Silence callout "device"

[boiseengineer]

(Pardon me if this gets double posted. Keep going in circles when posting a new thread)

Seem to remember there was a software solution that would take either a contact or audio and call out (POTs) when there was a closure or silence.
Need it to call the PD and/or APD for that station only.
Maybe 3 groups of numbers assigned to 3 different closures.

Or maybe someone knows if Autopilot 3 can do that with a script?

 

[bradgoehl]

I use an older variation of this Broadcast Tools box feed off an aux output from the console to call the programing staff. As far as autopilot goes, you can sure set them up to get an email on separate lists but as far as call out I don't think so.

http://broadcasttools.com/view_product.php?pid=224

 

[Lazy J]

Pira.cz has a free software silence sensor. But it only sends email, it doesn't make phone calls.

http://pira.cz/eng/silence.htm

 

[boiseengineer]

We want it to get the PD's a$$ out of bed @ 4AM or 7PM on a Sunday.
Maybe a seperate device for each PD?

 

[boiseengineer]

Looks like the BCTools VAD-4 will work!
Thanks

 

[Unregistered]

We want it to get the PD's a$$ out of bed @ 4AM or 7PM on a Sunday.
Maybe a seperate device for each PD?

Silence can be cause by engineering issues as well as operational issues. Don't forget a device for yourself (what time would you like to be called?).

 

[awsherrill]

For all those times when dead air is created by action (or inaction) of a human being, rather than legitimate equipment failure, it would be extraordinarily useful to have a separate device that calls that human's supervisor...instead of annoying the engineering person unnecessarily.

There is no point in waking an engineer at 6AM when a board op doesn't show up. Been there, done that way too many times, got the whole wardrobe.

 

[Bill_981]

I kind of have that. My logger is looking at the output of the board, and is running the Pirra CZ Silence Detector. It will send a text and E-mail to me and the PD if it detects silence. My remote control will alarm on the Arbitron PPM Monitor. If there's no audio, then there's no code, and after a 3-minute delay, it complains, and I get a text from the R/C. If I get both, I'm 99% certain the problem is either with the automation or the board op. At least so far, it's been 100% right. The PD has remote access to the automation and the virtual mixer (Logitek), so he should be able to fix whatever it wrong. If it is a problem past the output of the board, no Pirra alarm (PD doesn't know), just the PPM, so it's most likely a technical problem.