Subj : Re: (none)
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Feb 04 2022 19:11:00

-=> On 02-02-22 06:55, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 pF> Youtube is great for background tracks. I've listened to the TNG
 pF> background, Voyager, coffee shops, rainy cabins, all help block out the
 pF> distraction of background noise of a busy open office.

Good for source material, but not for use in my application - too much manual
intervention.  My system fires up a cron job to play a loooooooong MP3 at a
specific time, and kill playback at a suitable time in the morning.  There's
also logic to get a rough indication of ambient temperature (from an on board
sensor) and abort playback if it's too hot (it's not needed under those
conditions as I have a fan running then that does the same job), to avoid the
risk of overheating the CPU.  There's also logic to detect the audio device to
use - normally an external USB device, but the on board sound for backup).  I
can also use the device detection to restart the playback process to blindly
attempt restart anytime during the playback period.  That has been useful at
times.

To be compatible with my system, the audio file needs to be a compatible format
(MP3/M4A/FLAC, etc) and at least 11 hours long in playback time - looping a
shorter file may create disturbances that interrupt sleep.


.... I'm an optimist... I'm positive things are going to go wrong. ;)
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