MODStream behavior with overlays
Posted: 01 Feb 2023 18:36
We have some questions about the behavior of the MODStream player with the Overlay player.
We have 2 instances running ProppFrexx:
* A "non-stop" playing 24/7 and streaming to multiple internet streams
* A "live studio", only in use when doing live radio shows.
Right now we are routing audio from the live studio to the non-stop using a direct LINE input on a soundcard. This works fine but this setup does not work when building a second studio on a different location.
That is why we want to switch to using the MODStream player, but this has some issues with overlays. We use overlays on both ProppFrexx instances to insert advertisements, such that they run to the time they are scheduled and are not skipped by any live dj.
The default behavior is that when an overlay is played while the MODStream is active, it interrupts the MODStream and resumes right after. We don't want this as our live studio has it's own overlay player with the same advertisements.
We fixed this by enabling "Manual Live Assist" when a MODStream player is active, thus preventing Overlays from playing on the non-stop while live and interrupting the show. This works fine but has an issue: when an overlay is visible on the non-stop the "Start With Next Track" option does not work and the MODStream keeps waiting for a free player.
Is there a way to make sure the MODStream does play when the track finishes, while an overlay is also visible? Or is there a different method to prevent overlay interruption?
Maybe an extra argument "MODSTREAM_WATCHER_START" to the modstream player to disable overlay breaks and play after the next track when an overlay is visible could also solve this problem?
Thank you in advance!
We have 2 instances running ProppFrexx:
* A "non-stop" playing 24/7 and streaming to multiple internet streams
* A "live studio", only in use when doing live radio shows.
Right now we are routing audio from the live studio to the non-stop using a direct LINE input on a soundcard. This works fine but this setup does not work when building a second studio on a different location.
That is why we want to switch to using the MODStream player, but this has some issues with overlays. We use overlays on both ProppFrexx instances to insert advertisements, such that they run to the time they are scheduled and are not skipped by any live dj.
The default behavior is that when an overlay is played while the MODStream is active, it interrupts the MODStream and resumes right after. We don't want this as our live studio has it's own overlay player with the same advertisements.
We fixed this by enabling "Manual Live Assist" when a MODStream player is active, thus preventing Overlays from playing on the non-stop while live and interrupting the show. This works fine but has an issue: when an overlay is visible on the non-stop the "Start With Next Track" option does not work and the MODStream keeps waiting for a free player.
Is there a way to make sure the MODStream does play when the track finishes, while an overlay is also visible? Or is there a different method to prevent overlay interruption?
Maybe an extra argument "MODSTREAM_WATCHER_START" to the modstream player to disable overlay breaks and play after the next track when an overlay is visible could also solve this problem?
Thank you in advance!