[grc] Profanity Philter...

[al davis]

On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:25:13 -0800
Lanny Cotler via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> We’re hoping to purchase our phone hybrid system soon. Since our station wants to spring for a two-caller rig, where the host can put two callers on the air at the same time, we’ve been warned that we MUST HAVE A PROFANITY FILTER.
> 
> Is this discretion the better part of valor? Is this necessary? I ask since I’ve been told this will cost over $2000. True?


First, I am not convinced that you need it.  What is much more
important is due diligence.  If you have the delay unit and don't use
it, or most of your people don't know how to use it, that's a bigger
problem than not having it.

If you really think you need it, you can do it with a space-junk
computer and software.  Just "record" what comes in, then play it back
10 seconds delayed.  It's ok that you start playing before it has
completed recording.  It just keeps running until you stop it.

A variant of this might be available as a side-effect of streaming or
your STL.  Let the stream software be your delay.  Originate a stream
locally and play it.

I once set up a dumper based on the station's STL.  The STL was using
stream software (darkice, icecast, mplayer), so there was an inherent
delay in the STL.  So, just mute the transmitter.  The mute takes
effect immediately, even though the audio is delayed 10 seconds or so.
Technically, it worked quite well, but nobody at the station was
willing to use it, or anything really, even though they pressured me
for it.

So that goes back to the first paragraph of my reply.  It's all about
your station's culture, including knowing how to prevent it, and how to
handle it.  No equipment can fix that.