​​Streaming Lab | Biosphere Open Microphones | Workshop Notes

​​SC + Biosphere Soundscapes |  24 June 2018 | Queensland Conservatorium | Brisbane Australia

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​​Login for the network
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​​Network name: ***
​​Network password: ***
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​​Building a streambox with Raspberry Pi

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​​EQUIPMENT

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​​— Raspberry Pi
​​— Power adaptor
​​— Cirrus sound card (or a different soundcard)
​​— SD Card
​​— Microphones
​​— USB Wifi adaptor
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​​— USB SD card reader
​​— Laptop
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​​— Maybe a 4G dongle to connect to mobile networks directly, eg
​​https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B011BRKPLE/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_2
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​​— Disk image to flash onto your SD Card (ARM6 for Pi v1; ARM7 for Pi v2)
​​http://locusonus.org/streambox/
​​[or from a local machine]
​​— Apple Pi Baker for flashing 
​​https://www.tweaking4all.com/software/macosx-software/macosx-apple-pi-baker/
​​— A Locus Sonus account (username and password)
​​http://locusonus.org/soundmap/dev/admin/login/
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​​STEPS

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​​SET UP AN ACCOUNT AT LOCUS SONUS

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​​— From the Locus Sonus login page choose ‘open a new microphone and join the Locustream SoundMap project’
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​​— Enter details for your stream name, password, name and email (You can change these later). Click Submit.
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​​— An email tells you your details and your stream should be validated quickly by a moderator.
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​​INSTALL SOFTWARE

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​​— Download Apple Pi Baker and download or copy the disk image for your Pi onto the laptop you will be using