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Normalizing audio levels (or, what happens when you assume…)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:20:54 +0000

A long time ago... in a digital media file library far away... I was SURE that I had gone through my entire library and performed level 'normalization'.

Follow us on Twitter!

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:43:15 +0000

You can now follow updates to the Dreamland Blues Radio blog on Twitter. Our twitter ID is 'dreamlandblues'.

I have other ideas about what to include in the Twitter stream but I'd love to hear your ideas. Drop a comment or an email to dreamlandblues at frontierdigital dot com.

C U on the bitstream.

New site template

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:40:22 +0000

I've change a few things about the site layout today.

New site template - This one is called 'Music' and is available here.
Added Live365 'now playing' badge. - I've done away with the 'now playing' widget I was using and replaced it with an o-fish-al badge widget from Live365. It includes cover art for the currently playing track, track title and artist as well as links to play the stream.

Happy Christmas!

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:09:33 +0000

It has been far too long since I last posted -- Life gets in the way of your hobbies sometimes. ;-)

Lots to talk about so let's get to it.

Changes, they are a comin’

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:39:40 +0000

These days 'Change' is all the buzz and Dreamland Blues is no exception. Over the next few days I'll be making some significant changes to the station; I hope you'll all approve.

- Increase the bitrate to 128kbps. This will result in a dramatic increase in the sound quality of the station at the cost of increased internet bandwidth. The majority of you that have 'broadband' (cable modems, FiOS, etc.) connections should have nothing to worry about. If this renders the stream unlistenable for you please let me know.

Dreamland Blues back on the air

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:21:12 +0000

Sorry about that folks -- Live365 did a bit of system maintenance and it brought down my stream.

All better now!

Sweet Suzi & The Blues Experience / Unbroken

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:44:32 +0000

Wow! (Yes, I do say that a lot) This is another of those wonderful surprises I get now-and-then. The latest from NYC based Sweet Suzi Smith, Unbroken, came across my email inbox today.

New playlist!

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:05:25 +0000

I've just finished uploading the last of 584 new tracks into the Dreamland Blues Radio playlist. This is a complete rebuild of the playlist from scratch.

I've re-encoded all the tracks and 'normalized' the levels. What this means to you, dear listener, is a consistent volume level of all the music tracks. I can't speak for the 'ads' because I don't control those.

Take a second and let me know what you think! I value your input!

Thanks for listening!

‘Now Playing’ list in reverse order

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:40:18 +0000

Yes, I know the Now Playing list is in reverse order. ;-)

I've just been too busy to have a look at fixing it. This 'serial startup artist' stuff is really time-consuming, sleep-depriving work!

Atomic Fireballs / Torch This Place

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:47:48 +0000

WOW! I was lead to the Detroit group Atomic Fireballs by a post on one of the 'geek news' sites I frequent. I thought it odd that they would post something like this so it must be impressive. Wow.

Arsen Shomakhov / Dangerous

Sat, 12 May 2007 17:56:35 +0000

I receive submissions for airplay consideration a few times a week. I do listen to all of them but the vast majority don’t tickle that part of my brain that flags tracks for play on Dreamland Blues.

The one is different.