[SOLVED] Simultaneous arecord instances

ctkroeker · 09-12-2011, 08:42 AM

Hi,

I have a server running an arecord every two hours via cron, basically it logs audio 24/7 in two-hour blocks. What I want to do, on the same server, have a separate arecord script doing short 15 minute recordings at a specific time.

My problem is that the arecord is already running when the 15min arecord starts, and fails. What would be a viable way of getting this to work?

Two-hour arecord

Code:

/usr/bin/arecord -f S16_LE -c1 -r22050 -d 7195 | lame -h - /home/server/recordings/$(date +%m-%d_%H.%M).mp3

15min arecord

Code:

/usr/bin/arecord -f S16_LE -c1 -r22050 -d 900 | lame -h - /home/server/podcast/"noticias-"`date +"%d-%m-%Y"`.mp3

Server is running Ubuntu 8.04LTS. Thanks!

kbp · 09-13-2011, 06:59 PM

I'm guessing you can't have simultaneous access to the same audio device, you may need to set up another device and use the '-D' argument on the 2hr and 15m jobs to ensure they use different devices.

ctkroeker · 09-14-2011, 07:25 AM

I guess that would be possible... But really to much work. So I just use cutmp3 in a script to copy those 15min. and save them in a seperate file. works great. Thanks for your help!