[BC] technical difficulties with automation

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/11/2005 8:42:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jyrussell at academicplanet.com writes:

>    Not all automation systems do this... some do all the mixing inside the 
>  PC and play the finished product out a single pot on the console.

This is how our AudioVault works. I consider this to be more of an asset than 
a liability, simply because it does make it impossible to fire multiple 
sources at once. Ours runs *everything* through one single pot. The satellite audio 
feeds through the sound card, thus, any time a local audio cut fires, the 
satellite is instantly muted for the duration. It's an either-or situation in 
every case. The next audio cut can not play until the previous one finishes. You 
can't do segue's that way, but we don't use our AudioVault for music, anyway. 
Just spots, liners, jingles, and long-form programs. We only have one "live" 
daily program and a few 2 minute newscasts. The rest are all "tape-delayed" 
from the Bird during the overnight hours. It's a very robust system and I am very 
pleased with it.

Willie...