I know that the Hog III consol has the ability to play audio tracks from the built in cd rom drive. To my knowledge it is not available on the H3PC. I would like the ability to play any audio file from my H3PC. It would also be nice to not be limited to using the cd drive. I would like to store the audio files in the same folder as the show with the ability to back them up along with the show.
I have used the pps2 before and it works, but like Jon said, it just starts and runs.
I have a way that will allow you to hard sync an audio track with SMPTE / Midi. It requires a mac, midi device to run to your console (or a midi over Ethernet for hogpc which is a driver on both computers that connect to eachother) and a better audio output device if needed.
Also need a multitrack audio editor. I have the one below and works well. www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/amadeuspro.html
Install all of the programs, doing soundflower last since it needs to reboot. Use a multitrack editor to take the 2 channel audio file that you have, and add a 3rd track of SMPTE timecode. Assign the audio file to be left and right (front) and the timecode to center or something like that. I would allow a little bit of time code to lead before the audio starts so it can lock. Export the audio tracks to AIFF format.
Now open Qlab. Drag the clip into qlab. In the preferences, connect patch 1 to the soundflower 16 channel interface. In the cue list, select the newly added multi channel audio track. In the inspector under the levels tab, change the levels of the cross points to change what audio is going where. On Amadeus, 1 was the timecode (set to center when I encoded it) and 2+3 were left and right of the track. I assigned Left and right to 1+2 for playback and 3 for timecode.
Now open SMPTE Reader. Set the audio input to Soundflower 16ch and the stream to which ever channel the timecode track is being sent. Chose where the MTC will be sent to.
Now open up LineIn. Change the Input from to the soundflower 16ch then select your output device. Click advanced and assign the correct channels that the left and right stream are being sent through. Then click pass through.
You now have a hard synced timecode system. When you stop the track, SMPTE reader stops as well as the MTC. As you move around in the track, it will lock to where you are. It does take about a second to lock back in, but its still going to stay the same place every time. I also have 20 tracks of 20 minutes of smpte (hours 00 – 19) and 4 tracks of 30 minutes of timecode (hours 20 – 23).
I would be more then happy to share for anyone that wants them. If you get lost or need help let me know. There are a lot of steps, but once it is all done, it works nicely. You can also set up Amadeus to output to the soundflower as well so you can change the place in the song by just dragging the playback bar. Qlab is just a playback program. But the nice thing about it is that you can use it to start and stop certain tracks at specified times, or you can have midi control, which would allow the hog to start and stop it. Its really cheap for a midi license for it.
Also, the MOTU Midi Timepiece is a 1u box that will convert LTC to MTC, can also connect to your computer via USB. It is relatively inexpensive.
I have used the pps2 before and it works, but like Jon said, it just starts and runs.
I have a way that will allow you to hard sync an audio track with SMPTE / Midi. It requires a mac, midi device to run to your console (or a midi over Ethernet for hogpc which is a driver on both computers that connect to eachother) and a better audio output device if needed.
Also need a multitrack audio editor. I have the one below and works well. www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/amadeuspro.html
Install all of the programs, doing soundflower last since it needs to reboot. Use a multitrack editor to take the 2 channel audio file that you have, and add a 3rd track of SMPTE timecode. Assign the audio file to be left and right (front) and the timecode to center or something like that. I would allow a little bit of time code to lead before the audio starts so it can lock. Export the audio tracks to AIFF format.
Now open Qlab. Drag the clip into qlab. In the preferences, connect patch 1 to the soundflower 16 channel interface. In the cue list, select the newly added multi channel audio track. In the inspector under the levels tab, change the levels of the cross points to change what audio is going where. On Amadeus, 1 was the timecode (set to center when I encoded it) and 2+3 were left and right of the track. I assigned Left and right to 1+2 for playback and 3 for timecode.
Now open SMPTE Reader. Set the audio input to Soundflower 16ch and the stream to which ever channel the timecode track is being sent. Chose where the MTC will be sent to.
Now open up LineIn. Change the Input from to the soundflower 16ch then select your output device. Click advanced and assign the correct channels that the left and right stream are being sent through. Then click pass through.
You now have a hard synced timecode system. When you stop the track, SMPTE reader stops as well as the MTC. As you move around in the track, it will lock to where you are. It does take about a second to lock back in, but its still going to stay the same place every time. I also have 20 tracks of 20 minutes of smpte (hours 00 – 19) and 4 tracks of 30 minutes of timecode (hours 20 – 23).
I would be more then happy to share for anyone that wants them. If you get lost or need help let me know. There are a lot of steps, but once it is all done, it works nicely. You can also set up Amadeus to output to the soundflower as well so you can change the place in the song by just dragging the playback bar. Qlab is just a playback program. But the nice thing about it is that you can use it to start and stop certain tracks at specified times, or you can have midi control, which would allow the hog to start and stop it. Its really cheap for a midi license for it.
Also, the MOTU Midi Timepiece is a 1u box that will convert LTC to MTC, can also connect to your computer via USB. It is relatively inexpensive.
