Music @ V17 Options

[Patryn]

doesn't latrobe have the microwave link to melbourne uni like the rest of the unis? xD but anyways, getting access to that stuff is hard.

[SirSquidness]

doesn't latrobe have the microwave link to melbourne uni like the rest of the unis? xD but anyways, getting access to that stuff is hard.

Yes. La Trobe. Not Respawn. If we could, we'd have been using it by now.

[Zardoz]

Hi,

1. ADSL2 is so unfeasible it's just not funny. 5KM of copper.. and then getting permission to get it installed... then finding an ISP (which, incidentally, is perhaps easily done in this case)....

2. 3G services are very expensive and we'd required a dedicated link for this that isn't shared by gaming or media streaming.

3. Re: La Trobe, we do get access to this link however this is delivered via a single 768Kbit/sec connection. This is at the very least half the speed of most peoples' broadband and it needs to supply the entire venue with Steam authentication. There's no system that currently allows us to get more bandwidth through this service although as soon as there is - and if it's sensibly priced, then we'll be able to do things (hint: Universities get free peering with Internode anyway but the University needs to be able to distinguish between free and paid traffic so they can on-bill this saving to us which they cannot currently do).

[Hintswen]

Could do this using SHOUTCast (it's easy to set up) and a DJ Panel. DJ Panel allows requests to be submitted vie a web interface. You can tune in via windows media player, winamp, iTunes or a flash based player on a web page.

It's super easy to set up. I've got all the files on my HDD so I can probably set it up if someone reminds me.

[Jagster]

why don't u just put a list where players can write down a song and people can play it like how people ring a radio station and request songs allow the players to request songs and if the admins don't have it ask the player them selves who requested the song see if they have it if they do transfer it to the admins. that way people will get a wide range of music and no on can really complain cause then they can choice a song them selves

[Redback]

People could just listen to whatever they want to on their headphones.

The venue is noisy enough as it is, dont need to add to it with music that will always be too loud or drowned out by the noise in the room.

[oohms]

Back in the days when there was background music at respawn it was awesome

But it is just that, background music... stuff like elevator music or generic trance/electronica at low volumes to give some ambience

[xbox_girl]

Back in the days when there was background music at respawn it was awesome

But it is just that, background music... stuff like elevator music or generic trance/electronica at low volumes to give some ambience

I always knew you liked elevator music oohms

[Redback]

richard cheese!

[Amebix]

Alternativly, leach my metal folder, place into winamp, ???, profit.

[Chopz]

Alternativly, leach my metal folder, place into winamp, ???, profit.

That is strictly against Respawn Policy, they do not allow copyright material to be "leeched" at any respawn event

[xbox_girl]

Hmmm so we are going to need a DJ with a CD Player and a crapload of cds... If everyone brings one CD then we should be right for the weekend, even if there are double ups

I choose to bring my Hanson CD

[Amebix]

I'd much rather the relaxing sounds of some World/instrumental music like we had at the last lan.

[deano]

As long as there is no retarded commentating (THIS should have been streamed ffs) or ridiculously not funny/repetitive youtube garbage filling the hall at 2am in the morning, i'm all for it.

If anything you should just bring a radio with an output you can plug into the PA system and put it on a decent radio station. I personally quite like the ABC digitial radio station (No ads or wanky disk jockeys and mostly tolerable music.) If you wanted to bring in a dicky little digital TV tuner, some bunny ears and some AV/patch leads you would have something up and running in minutes with minimal mucking about and maintainance, with music that would cater to most tastes.

As for loudness, as long as it is just below the ambient noise of the hall, it should be tolerated by all?

[oohms]

Triple J allllll night long :3

There is an antenna socket in the hall.. thats how we have done the TV streaming in the past - but i think its just the same as playing mp3's - everyone will have an opinion about it one way or another

[priorax]

Simple, radio, vote on the intranet forums every hour or so for what station

[Redback]

John Cage - 4'33

[I.esus]

If people want to listen to music they should do it on thier headphones.
I know I don't want to listen to random ass crappy music over the entire hall.

Half the time it's already hard enough to hear in games with general human noise, let alone with music as well... especially crap like Muse, which I think I remember hearing last LAN.

[Maelstrom]

If people want to listen to music they should do it on thier headphones.
I know I don't want to listen to random ass crappy music over the entire hall.

Half the time it's already hard enough to hear in games with general human noise, let alone with music as well... especially crap like Muse, which I think I remember hearing last LAN.

I thought that was the point of shoutcast, so that people could tune in their media players to the network media server and listen on their headphones too. Obviously it's not a huge step to go from there to an admin doing the same thing through the speakers, but it's not a requirement to have music going over the PA system the whole time.

[Jen]

I think to be honest it's something I've suggested that we feed the PA into a shoutcast server. This way people in official games etc, can still hear announcements. SirSquid and his band of merry men wrote the Respawn Announcer tool to try and help out too.

Reading this thread lets summarize:
1. People wont like others music
2. Sillyheads will pre-queue deliberately irritating music (even hanson got mentioned)
3. People will complain its too loud/too soft

Long and the short of it, Respawn is between a rock and a hard place!