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[Garth Erlam]

A mix of great music, No Guts No Galaxy podcasts, and some of the most hilariously awesome commercials you'll ever hear - HyperPulse Radio is a fantastic fan-run, non-profit 'MechWarrior radio station.

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Keep up the awesome work S3dition - I listen to it all day at work, every day. Yes, every. Day.

[S3dition]

Thanks Garth!

UPDATE (10/13/2015)
All timeslots should be playing music as of tomorrow (Monday, 10/12/2015). There is a problem with playback starting a song again halfway through. Still trying to sort that out (FIXED!). There are, overall, fewer songs. This is partially because I suffered a RAID failure on my backup machine and partially because those artists no longer publish to Jamendo. I have more music yet to upload, though, and will scour the interwebz once again for anything worthy of playing.

Meanwhile, anyone interesting in being a DJ should shoot me a PM. It does require some work, and I am going to look into broadcasting the audio of twitch streams (not hard, just need to run the free mixxx or some other DJ software alongside the regular streaming stuff).

Airtime has developed a huge amount of bugs since I used it last, and any sort of help is pretty much non-existent. The one person who tried to help died of a heart attack last spring, so the forum is literally a desolate wasteland of unanswered questions and bug reports. I have a line on other software, but it's (once more) a learning curve that requires time to sit down and sort out.

So far airtime is running fine and is stable. Let me know if you experience any problems.

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The idea: create an internet radio station that can broadcast music, news and updates for MWO/Battletech, and keep players updated on the MWO metagame (who controls what). This can even include broadcasting battles, fake ads and the like. This also includes radio shows if enough people are interested in them.

All the music uses the creative commons license, the equipment will run open source/GNU software and HyperPulse Radio will remain non-profit. Everyone can contribute material provided it is original (they own it and are willing to grant unrestricted permission for its use) and it fits the Battletech universe.

It is currently streaming about a dozen albums. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop me a line at hyperpulseradio@gmail.com.


The schedule is currently being revised

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Current Radio Schedule (All times in PST GMT -8):

!!!Temporary Music Schedule!!!
0500 - 0900: Morning Metal
0900 - 1300: Electronic Intermission
1300 - 1700: Afternoon Alternative
1700 - 2200: Sunset Rock
2200 - 0200: Electronic Sheep

4am - 6am: Dropship and Coffee - Great for listening to some music while warming your coffee on a fusion engine.
6am - 8am: Variety Pack - Does it belong in the ammo can or trash can? This is where we mix and match music for you to try out. Disclaimer: Not battle tested. Use with caution.
8am - 10am: Variety pack - Because getting through the the commute and into the battlefield takes more than a cup of coffee. Lock and load with some Heavy Metal.
10am - 12pm: Solaris Prime Time! Filling that stretch from the morning break to the lunch break. Hey, being a MechWarrior is no picnic, but it beats clerical work.
12pm - 2pm: Lunchbreak - Even MechWarriors get the munchies.
2pm - 4pm: Afternoon Dropship - Nothing is more satisfying than victory music on the dropship ride home. Unless you're taking the heads of your defeated enemies with you.
4pm - 7pm: Solaris 7 - Coming Soon!
7pm - 9pm: Dustoff - Every day is a good day when you're victorious!
9pm - 12am: Lost Transmissions - These guys have been bouncing around in space for a while.
12am - 2am: Midnight Metal - for the insomniacs out there. And the other side of the world.
2am - 4am: Alternative Beats - Rock without metal for softer listening.

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NOTE: the radio is currently in beta so may be erratic and can go offline without notice!

Directions for listening:

Web Player (currently in Beta):

Click here!

Windows Media Player (not recommended)
1. Open WMP.
2. Right click next to the bottom control panel to bring up the option menu.
3. Select File > Open URL.
4. Copy and Paste or type in

tps.greenrivertech.net/hpr

VLC - Streamlined and low weight media player. Exceptionally good at video play back.
1. Open VLC
2. Select Media>Open Network Stream
3. Copy and Paste or type in

tps.greenrivertech.net/hpr

Winamp - great for organizing and playing all types of media. Very feature rich and customizable.
1. Right Click inside Winamp
2. Select Play>URL...
3. Copy and Paste or type in

tps.greenrivertech.net/hpr

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Live DJ's

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Current List of Artists (updated 01/09/2012)

Celestial Aeon Project
Charles Fenollosa
David Guillaume
Electric Bipeds
Epic Soul Factory
Esgi
Fortadelis
Grim ****
MuzaOla
Razvan Veina
Sketchy Logic
Vladimir Sterzer
Zero-Project
Anthares
Demo-Noid EP
No Guts No Galaxy
Tunguska
D-Alternative
JAGS77
Kamix
Mad Mav
Cybarasta
Sion
Stefano Giardiniere
Entheos
PhRey Music
Sekshun 8
Peer Grynt
Heavy Machine Gun
Secret Side
NeXuS
Algorythm
Entheos
Falling Blind
Liquid Kitchen
Mandate of Heaven
Quantum Cellar
ARTSumerville
Out of Orion
Death by Hula (Kaemon)
NoCreeps
Fresh Body Shop
Pornophonique
Bezed'H
Carlos Saura
Milo Fungus
Josh Woodward
Too Many I's
Ruined Machines
Stellar Vector
Larry Crowell

Jingles - These are free to download under the creative commons license:
Jingle 1 - S3dition
Jingle 1a - S3dition
Jingle 2 - Surn
Jingle 3 - Atlas3060
Jingle 4 - Atlas3060

Commercials - fully edited commercials contributed by our members:
FedBoeing - Atlas3060
Solaris Beer - George Ledoux
SubZero - George Ledoux
Honest Bob's - George Ledoux

News - Latest happenings inside the Innersphere:
FRR Factory Production - Skiwsgar Skwigelf
IS News 12/9/3048 - Hanyit Greyhame

Edited by S3dition, 13 October 2015 - 11:01 AM.

[Kaemon]

S3dition,
Do you have any standard formatting for commercials, jingles, etc for the station? My voice sounds like a cat stretched over hot coals, but I can probably get some friends to read some stuff (whether I write it or yank it out of the old battletech mags).

I figure you guys are still looking filler, yes?

Oh and also, there has to be some peeps in bands in here, those could fall into free to play, I'm surprised someone hasn't offered actually.

Edited by Kaemon, 15 December 2011 - 05:35 PM.

[Jaroth Corbett]

Will you guys have a reggae station?

[S3dition]

Kaemon, on 15 December 2011 - 05:34 PM, said:

S3dition,
Do you have any standard formatting for commercials, jingles, etc for the station? My voice sounds like a cat stretched over hot coals, but I can probably get some friends to read some stuff (whether I write it or yank it out of the old battletech mags).

I figure you guys are still looking filler, yes?

Oh and also, there has to be some peeps in bands in here, those could fall into free to play, I'm surprised someone hasn't offered actually.

By formatting do you mean file types? If so, then mp3, wav, or ogg are fine. I can convert them, and generally do some editing in audacity before uploading.

I'm always look for good BattleTech content. Feel free to send any of your material to hyperpulseradio(at)gmail(dot)com.

Nobody has offered up any music just yet. If someone is interested, there is the 12 Days of BattleTech Christmas that would fit the season

Jaroth Winson, on 15 December 2011 - 08:53 PM, said:

Will you guys have a reggae station?

Well, we only have one station, but I can definitely add some reggae to the variety pack. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Jaroth Corbett]

Need any songs?

[nano]

Thanks for putting this on the air. I even like the music! Its good to see creative individuals excited about MechWarrior again. Its been a long time.

Edited by nano, 22 December 2011 - 06:54 AM.

[Kaemon]

Seems like the station is down atm. If you need someone to check in everyone in awhile and give it a kick if it's not working let me know.

[S3dition]

Kaemon, on 07 January 2012 - 01:55 PM, said:

Seems like the station is down atm. If you need someone to check in everyone in awhile and give it a kick if it's not working let me know.

Sorry about that everyone. I was slammed over the holiday season with work and guests. I'm back at it again, though. There are a few changes happening on the radio station:

Everyone welcome Evernigh, a new scheduler that will be helping me out with content.

I'm changing the NGNG podcast marathon so that there will be music during those hours. Stay tuned for scheduling information.

I'm also adding more bands to increase the variety of music. I haven't had any luck with Reggae, but I'll keep looking!

And we're still looking for people to help with scheduling, even if it's only a couple shows a week. All you really need is internet access, the rest is super easy. Send me a PM if you're interested.

EDIT: I updated the main post with new bands and shows.

Thanks for listening, everyone!

Edited by S3dition, 09 January 2012 - 02:10 PM.

[S3dition]

We're currently working on nesting a player into the new NGNG website. The station may pop on or off as we stick screw drivers into places best left alone.

We'll let everyone know when it's ready to go

[phelanjkell]

Oh yeah baby!!

[S3dition]

We're getting slammed here in Western Washington. We just got power back up, but it's still flickering, and could go out at any time. PSE is working in 560 locations, and 230,000 people are currently without power with temperatures dropping to 29 degrees.

We've been watching transformers explode all over the city (and I have to say it looks absolutely awesome ^^). The server will be down until I know that the power is going to be stable.

Currently, everything is incased in ice, including vehicles, plants, and probably people:

[Cattra Kell]

Whats that? Ice... BAH THAT IS NO EXCUSE! Be like BIG STRONG CANADIANS and politely ask the ice to please go.... please?

No in all honesty that picture is awesome and I remember back to some ice storms and the problems they cause and because of this I wish you to stay safe if you are in that area.

[Amarus Cameron]

Wow just listened to all the jingles commercials and such...that is really sweet! Can anyone make one?

[S3dition]

Well, current weather forecasts are apparently Wrath of God with chance of Armageddon. Just regained power... again. This is one of the worst winters we've had in a while. Radio will be back up soon.

Amarus Cameron, on 20 January 2012 - 04:13 AM, said:

Wow just listened to all the jingles commercials and such...that is really sweet! Can anyone make one?

Yup, anyone is free to record. Just email it to me at hyperpulseradio(at)gmail(dot)com.

[pesco]

damn, are you guys still frozen over? i get connection timeouts. your concept sounds awesome, so i was eager to listen.

[Lina Thoren]

Ditto. I'd listened regularly, then I got distracted with building my new gaming comp...and when I checked yesterday, you were gone.

[S3dition]

Sorry about that everyone. The truth is, I'm unable to keep up with program scheduling along with everything else. It was simply taking too many hours to find songs, sample songs, build playlists and schedule them.

So, I've re-worked the system. The radio now feeds off of winamp, which runs through all the music on random. This means I can just drop songs into the media folder and winamp will automatically load them. It also opens the door for live broadcasting, though I haven't configured that yet. Also, I'm working with jplayer for a web based player that you can stick onto a website. I have it working internally, so I'll probably need some people to help test it in a couple days 8).

The link has changed to CORRECTION!

http://sunforged.net/hpr

I also added music from one of our own members: Kaemon and his band "Death by Hula."

Edited by S3dition, 01 July 2013 - 09:01 PM.

[S3dition]

Whoops, my mistake. It should be

http://sunforged.net/hpr

That was my muckup.

Okay, the web player IS ready for beta testing. You can find it here.

Aaaaand the live broadcaster is now working . Maybe Bombadil can get Brian to give a shoutout from the GDC booth

Edited by S3dition, 01 July 2013 - 09:01 PM.

[ZnSeventeen]

Ahh, sweet. I like this station, then multiply it times six!