KUBE Radio

Keele University Broadcasting Enterprise (KUBE) is an award winning student run radio station based at Keele University in Staffordshire, UK.

Production script

#!/usr/bin/liquidsoap
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set("log.file.path","/home/liquidsoap/logs/main.log")
set("frame.size",4704)

################
# Sources
studioInput = input.alsa(id="studioInput",bufferize=false)
sustainList = playlist("/home/kube/kube-music/sustain/play.m3u")
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################
# KUBE Settings
kubeHost="localhost"
kubePort=8000
kubeUser="source"
kubePassword="OMITTED FOR SECURITY"
kubeGenre="Student radio"
kubeUrl="kuberadio.com"
kubeDesc="Keele University student radio"
#################

studioInput=rewrite_metadata([("artist", "KUBE Radio"),
                        ("title","LIVE Stream,TEXT the studio from kuberadio.com OR TXT KUBE followed by your message to 60300")],studioInput)



#################
# Processing
sustain = nrj(sustainList)

radio = fallback.skip(strip_blank(threshold=-35.,length=15.,studioInput),sustain)
radio=mksafe(radio)

################

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# ICECAST MOUNTS
output.icecast(%mp3,radio,mount="kube",id="kubeMP3",name="KUBE Radio HIGH bandwidth",quality=8,bitrate=128,
                    host=kubeHost,port=kubePort,user=kubeUser,password=kubePassword,genre=kubeGenre,url=kubeUrl,description=kubeDesc)
output.icecast(%mp3,radio,mount="kube-low",id="kubeMP3Low",name="KUBE Radio LOW bandwidth",quality=5,bitrate=64,
                host=kubeHost,port=kubePort,user=kubeUser,password=kubePassword,genre=kubeGenre,url=kubeUrl,description=kubeDesc)
output.icecast(%vorbis, radio,mount="kube-low.ogg",id="kubeOggLow",name="KUBE Radio LOW bandwidth",quality=2.,
                    host=kubeHost,port=kubePort,user=kubeUser,password=kubePassword,genre=kubeGenre,url=kubeUrl,description=kubeDesc)
output.icecast(%vorbis, radio,mount="kube.ogg",id="kubeOggHigh",name="KUBE Radio HIGH bandwidth",quality=8.,
                    host=kubeHost,port=kubePort,user=kubeUser,password=kubePassword,genre=kubeGenre,url=kubeUrl,description=kubeDesc)
output.icecast(%vorbis, radio,mount="kube-archive.ogg",id="kubeOggLow",name="KUBE Radio Archive stream",quality=10.,public=false,
                    host=kubeHost,port=kubePort,user=kubeUser,password=kubePassword,genre=kubeGenre,url=kubeUrl,description=kubeDesc)
#################

output.alsa(id="officeOutput",bufferize=false,device="hw:0")

Development script

#!/usr/bin/liquidsoap
# KUBERadio.com script

set("frame.size",4704)
set("log.file.path","/home/liquidsoap/new/log/kube.log")


###########################################
# SOURCES
jingle = single("/home/liquidsoap/new/media/jingles/main.mp3")
news = single("/home/liquidsoap/new/media/news/news-01.mp3")
jingleTop=single("/home/liquidsoap/new/media/jingles/top/week1.mp3")
advertFirst=single("/home/liquidsoap/new/media/adverts/firstBuses.mp3")
sustainList = playlist("/home/kube/kube-music/sustain/play.m3u")
input=input.alsa(bufferize=false)
input=rewrite_metadata([("artist","KUBE Radio"),
                            ("title","LIVE Stream"),
                        ("comment","http://kuberadio.com")],input)
news=rewrite_metadata([
                    ("artist","KUBE Radio"),
                    ("title","NEWS")
                    ],news)
topOfTheHour=sequence(merge=true,[
                            news,
                            advertFirst,
                            jingleTop
                    ])
sustain=sequence(merge=true,[
                        jingle,
                        sustainList
                ])
####


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# PROCESSING
topOfTheHour=smart_crossfade(fade_out=0.5,fade_in=0.5,topOfTheHour)
sustain=nrj(sustain)
#####

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# TRIGGERS

def isTopOfHour ()
            if 59m30s then
                    system("date >> /home/liquidsoap/new/triggers/topOfHour")
                    true
            else
                    false
            end
end

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inputTrigger=input
sustainTrigger=sustain


main=fallback.skip(
        strip_blank(threshold=-35.,length=15.,inputTrigger),
                sustainTrigger
)

def getTop()
        add([
        sequence(merge=true,
                [
                        blank(duration=30.),
                        topOfTheHour
                ]       
        )])
end

altSw=switch(track_sensitive=true,[(isTopOfHour,getTop())])
radio = fallback.skip(
                        strip_blank(threshold=-35.,length=0.2,altSw)
                        ,main)
radio = mksafe(radio)
##Outputs omitted for security