Hi guys! I have returned!

(PART 1)

Perfect SAM4 configuration - gap and crossfading (PART 2)

CROSSFADING:

Enable fade out - Uncheck
Curve - S-Curve
Time - 0,0 sec
Level 100%

Enable fade in - Check
Curve - S-Curve
Time - 0,1 sec
Level - 100%

Crossfade:
Auto detect (dB level)

Fixed crossfade point:
Time - 0,0 sec

Crossfade point detection:
Trigger at -40 dB
Min. fade time - 0 ms
Max. fade time - 0 ms

Do not crossfade or fade 45 seconds or less in duration - Uncheck

GAP KILLER:

Enable gap killer - Uncheck

Remove sillence from beginning of track -45 dB - Check
Remove sillence from end of track -40 dB - Check

Detect and skip blips of 10 ms or less - Check

Trigger end of song if more than 15 seconds or silence is detected - Check

ENJOY!

What music format are you playing/

Pop & Rock

Just don't drink cola at the same time.

Hey, now! Stop scaring the children.

It's okay, kids. You're not gonna 'splode.

= Second method =

This is better than the first one ...

CROSSFADING:

Enable fade out - Check
Curve - Linear
Time - 5,0 sec
Level 98%

Enable fade in - Uncheck
Curve - Linear
Time - 0,0 sec
Level - 100%

Crossfade:
Auto detect (dB level)

Fixed crossfade point:
Time - 5,0 sec

Crossfade point detection:
Trigger at -20 dB
Min. fade time - 100 ms
Max. fade time - 6000 ms

Do not crossfade or fade 45 seconds or less in duration - Uncheck

GAP KILLER:

Enable gap killer - Check

Remove sillence from beginning of track -40 dB - Check
Remove sillence from end of track -35 dB - Check

Detect and skip blips of 10 ms or less - Check

Trigger end of song if more than 7 seconds or silence is detected - Check

ENJOY!

Stil using these settings.
Give it a try !!
Crossfading
Gap killer

I reckon believing in a »perfect« setup someone else made and that you can simply copy is kindergarten because there is no such thing as a free beer.

If one runs a »radio« station, one should either know about how such things like Compressors, Expanders, Limiters work or at least have a good audio engineer that does. SAM offers astounding flexibility in setting up for a »good sound«. (And is unfortunately delivered with a default setting that would just barely be enough for some »oomph, oomph« type of music.)

Now what’s a good sound? That depends very very much on the formats you play (as superalternative rightly mentioned). And of course depends very much on the original quality: an old shellac disc on a turntable needs other settings as a Heavy Metal CD that’s been mastered near all limits. And I’ve seen so many »radios« playing pirated bad-quality 32 or 64 kbit/s CBR MP3s and expecting wonders to come out the other end. So it’s very definitely »garbage in—garbage out« like everywhere else.

Good (auto-)crossfading is a story of its own: I use very different settings depending on what I play—you simply cannot play AOR or CHR formats with the same settings as, say, Trance or Jazz. My best recommendation here: Have a good hearing and check your own stream archives, or have a pro listen in and help.

Still it’s sometimes nice to see what others have set up.

Cool. I'm usingit now!

And, is it perfect for all music genres you stream on you station, or do you broadcast just one music genre?
I mean, is it better than the default setup, and if so, why?
Thanks.