Rowbot Radio - Episode 1
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 4:00 AM MST
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Here we are at last: the first edition of Rowbot Radio. On this issue, Andrew and I discuss minor league contracts, potential free agent options, as well as the way the Colorado Rockies bench is shaping up before we get into Spring Training. Keep in mind that this segment was recorded on Saturday, and took place before the Melvin Mora signing was official, as well as before Orlando Cabrera was Cincinnati bound.
For the time being, the podcast will only be available as a direct download from the site manually, until we get a working RSS feed that an MP3 player can sync up to.
I'd like to thank Hollidayrain for the use of his music, oo_nrb for the excellent Rowbot Radio logo, and of course the staff at Purple Row for expanding the blog into the audio sphere.
Next time, Andrew and I will answer some audience questions from all you Rowbots out there. You may leave questions here in this post in the comments section, or e-mail them to me by next Saturday.
The link to the file is below. Please leave any comments and questions you have have in the comments section, and we'll address them as we can. Enjoy!
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I like the enthusiasm to put this up - 4am mountain time!
Okay, I know that’s the auto-post system, but I will choose to imagine you both getting drunker and drunker and eventually, in the middle of the night, letting your terrifying opinions loose on an unsuspecting world…
(am just cuing it up now…)
Hah - I only have a working right earphone and a working left speaker and the podcast is in stereo
So I am listening to RMN in my ear and WM from the other side of the desk :)
P & C report on February 18th
Only 17 days to go. Here is a link to important MLB dates.
Is it Opening Day yet??? See you at Coors.
Forgot the colon ":"
Woohoo figured out this posting thing for now….
Is it Opening Day yet??? See you at Coors.
yeah, I had an issue with this as well
I normally listen at work with only one earphone in so this will have to wait until I get off work .
Any way we can adjust this for next week?
Attention Whore.
once wolfie wakes up, we'll make it work somehow.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 1, 2010 8:57 AM MST up reply actions
I can try.
The program is set up to record that way, and I actually prefer it personally, but I understand the occasional necessity of listening out of one side. Only problem is, the program may not be able to change this recording style, and if it can’t, it may add a significant amount of time to my post-production that I just don’t have. I’ll see what I can do.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 9:04 AM MST up reply actions
download Audacity
and then just mess with it through that
then upload
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 1, 2010 9:05 AM MST up reply actions
I already use Audacity to edit the podcast.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 9:09 AM MST up reply actions
can't you bring both channels into the center with Audacity?
it’s been awhile since I played with it, but I remember doing this.
Attention Whore.
Yes.
It’s not a problem of figuring out how to do it, it’s the fact that editing with two channels is much easier than editing with four. I may be able to do my edits as recorded, THEN merge them later. If so, that wouldn’t be a problem.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 9:31 AM MST up reply actions
One of my favorite pieces of sound freeware
"CarGo had to make some repairs to it. They called it a kitchen accident, but he was performing surgery. On teh lazor."
Hollidayrain Music
by Hollidayrain on Feb 1, 2010 10:38 AM MST up reply actions
http://www.iconarchive.com/icons/benjigarner/softdimension/256/Audacity-icon.png for the image.
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Dude.
Not cool.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
wat
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 2, 2010 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
You both sound very experienced with this setting
Good sound quality, though will you argue more next week? I can find Redhawk and request an appearance to add some debate
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 1, 2010 8:36 AM MST reply actions
Franchise26 vs blamb. Win.
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 1, 2010 8:56 AM MST up reply actions
READ and F*(*#$ LEARN MUTHAF)*#%@& Edition
Attention Whore.
by Muzia on Feb 1, 2010 9:14 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
this
2009 Colorado Rockies - Greatest comeback in MLB history to win NL WildCard
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Carmelo Anthony- Smoothest Shotmaker in the NBA - 2010 MVP
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
yeah good luck with that
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by Andrew Martin on Feb 1, 2010 8:56 AM MST up reply actions
I don't think I could beat RMN in an argument.
Once we start having guest commentators, perhaps hardcore arguing will occur.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 9:05 AM MST up reply actions
blamb
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 1, 2010 9:42 AM MST up reply actions
The sound quality was better than displayed on the test.
The recording software I used for the test version exploded on me two days before recording, so I had to rush and find a trial version of another program to try. I downloaded and tried like ten, but only one worked. Thankfully, it seems to be better than the previous program.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 9:32 AM MST up reply actions
In which cases?
I did mute my audio a couple of times during the editing, simply because I was talking over RMN and you couldn’t hear him.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
Sorry, I didn't note when
I just noticed that you became gradually fainter for a few secs, then louder again – maybe there was another reason for it, I’m not sure, but it didn’t sound as sharp as it was 95% of the time.
totally agree with comments about Eric Young Jr.
I have a nagging feeling that he’s getting the looks because he’s a Legacy. He hasn’t impressed me yet.
On a happier note, I really enjoyed the podcast. Great job guys. And the logo and music is terrific.
Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
He's young and he's new and he hasn't had that many plate appearances yet. He deserves a while longer (though I'm not super high on him either)
Comparatively, I wonder how much goodwill Dex earned with his first PA home run (I’m not imaging that, am I?)
Yes and no
He hit a home run in the first plate appearance of the second game of his second season. So…close?
by controlled_slide on Feb 1, 2010 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
Great job, guys!
And how did you guys figure out SB Nation’s big 2010 plans (re: zapping SBN ads into your dreams)?
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Damn.
You must also have my plans for world domination.
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Just finished listening
Very nice job sirs.
by controlled_slide on Feb 1, 2010 10:03 AM MST reply actions
hahaha this stereo effect is trippy!
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Sounds good guys! And agreed, no thanks on K. Gregg and O-Cab, haha. Gregg was pretty damn good con los Angeles Angeles de Anaheim but he’s been nothin short of fugly the last couple seasons.
"CarGo had to make some repairs to it. They called it a kitchen accident, but he was performing surgery. On teh lazor."
Hollidayrain Music
We should look into reducing the audio quality and the filesize
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Better yet
Do both. Kinda like what they do for hi-res/lo-res images. For those who have a fat download pipe, let them download the high quality version; and for standard low-to-medium band connections make the lo-res version available. I think you can use the hi-res version to make the lo-res (???)
Don't hate the player, hate the game, except all Yankees players.
31 MB takes about 2 minutes to download, even on my awful connection.
I can’t say I’m enthused about the idea of exporting twice (a process that takes about 20 minutes). I think I’ll have to put my foot down and say it’s either going to be low quality audio and small, or the way it is now.
by Greg Stanwood on Feb 1, 2010 6:23 PM MST up reply actions
If they're using Audacity
you can lower the export bitrate of the mp3 to something unnacceptable…errr…lower (yeah, I’m an audiophile, lol) relatively easily. Something like 96 kbps should probably work.
"CarGo had to make some repairs to it. They called it a kitchen accident, but he was performing surgery. On teh lazor."
Hollidayrain Music
Great Podcast
Great summary of the past weeks news on the Rockies front as well as some insight on how contracts are structured in an organization.
Is it Opening Day yet??? See you at Coors.
Just finished this
great work, everyone. Music, discussion, graphics, it was all very professional and made for an enjoyable listen. Kudos all around, I can’t wait for the next one!
Attention Whore.
very Impressive
Liked your guys discussion this week. Can’t wait til next week. Really would like to hear what ya’ll think about Jeff Francis and how everything is going with him. Might be a good debate topic to see what ya’ll think he will do in 2010
WOW!!!
That was completely AWESOME!!!!
Can’t wait to listen during the season.
Way to go guys!!!
TGFPR!!
As everyone else has already said...great job, guys!
I thought Andrew was especially good.
SQ was better than lots of non-professional podcasts I listen to. I wouldn’t change a thing in that area.
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Good job guys
Great stuff. Easy to listen to and I really enjoyed it. Always looking to add something to my Rockies media coverage. You guys should really team up with the guys over at 3up3downpodcast.com. One of the hosts of that show is a die-hard Rockies fan. All in all…great stuff
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