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It can be upgraded any time by using the existing equipment as the basic structure. You will just
have to add more computers and/or more field recording equipment and maybe refine the software.
In the recommended basic configuration the total price is approximately 7.800 US$. This price
includes everything except a transmission mast.
The basic set-up is a small analogue-mixing console equipped with loud speakers, headphones and
microphones. The mixer is connected to a computer, which has substituted all other costly recording
and playback equipment such as tape recorders, CD players etc. It is, however, still possible to
connect such other equipment to the mixer and the computer. All equipment is 220/110 volts mains
supplied via an UPS 350 VA for voltage safety.
In principle it is possible to broadcast 24 hour a day from the Village Radio, but in the basic
configuration all programmes must be conducted live in the studio since there is only one computer.
For editing of programmes recorded in the field it is necessary to have a break in the live
programmes, unless one chooses to spend 1.500 – 2.000 US$ to upgrade to software, which enables
the producer to edit a programme on one part of the computer hard disc while another automatically
broadcasts music or pre-recorded programmes (see www.radiohost.com).
Fig. 16: User interface of the Radiohost software
To keep the cost at a minimum in the basic configuration it is recommended to use free software
like Winamp (www.winamp.com) for automated playing of music and pre-recorded programmes,
while the software that comes with the sound card is used for editing. All sound card manufacturers
provide some kind of editing software and most are absolutely okay for basic editing, but it is also
possible to upgrade to professional software such as Adobe Audition (www.adobe.com). This is
latest version of the programme Cool Edit Pro, which for years has been very popular in many
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