Field notes
Writing
Notes from the overlap between broadcast engineering and software, written up when there's something worth working through in detail.
RadioFinder.ca: A Directory That Keeps Checking Its Own Data
Ownership verification, continuous stream monitoring, and why a radio directory that stops checking its own listings is finished the moment it launches.
SoundCast Streamer: a technical case study
Encoder architecture, DSP chain, codec and protocol support, and the backend infrastructure behind the listener dashboard.