How do the midnight replays work? [Archive]

monkeyhouse

03-15-2007, 03:59 PM

I've been listening  to Ron and Fez way since back when they were Ron and Ron. I love their show on XM but I can't listen during the day.  I have my myfi setup to record from midnight to three am. However, it seems like I never get complete shows and the pad data doesn't always match up. I never seem to hear the show intro ever either.    Does anyone know exactly how they're doing this now?  I hate to miss anything.

Hottub

03-15-2007, 04:01 PM

If you are missing portions, just leave a 5-10 minute buffer at the beginning and end of the show.

suggums

03-15-2007, 04:04 PM

love the name monkeyhousejust dont go spraypaintin it on earls house

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 04:22 PM

Welcome to the monkeyhouse, monkeyhouse. How much of the show are you missing? How long has this been happening? As for the pad data, I wouldn't expect too much on the replays.

Reephdweller

03-15-2007, 04:25 PM

They play em, you listen. It's pretty straightforward.

NortonRules

03-15-2007, 04:32 PM

If you are deleting what are labeled as commercials before listening (so you can fly conveniently through show content without interruption), you might be deleting show segments.  It's not your fault.  Earl just sucks.  Many many times the show segments are labeled with advertiser names and I've deleted those by accident.  Don't forget about daylight savings as well.  My Inno still has the wrong time.  BUT if I update it online, they will also disable the FM transmitter capabilities, so screw it.  Now I record from 11pm to 2am, instead of 12 to 3.  Not a big deal.

NortonRules

03-15-2007, 04:36 PM

Just to clarify, forget about the pad data.  Earl is a completely worthless piece of garbage.  I've never once had accurate pad data on the replay.  Everything is either a commercial or 'Ron and Fez' or 'XM 202'. 

midwestjeff

03-15-2007, 04:43 PM

i don't think that the midnight replay ever worked. he was always saying that he only had one more silver dollar.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 06:01 PM

Never had a problem with Midnight replays XM has still not fixed the DST problem though. So its off by an hour still

monkeyhouse

03-15-2007, 07:35 PM

drjoek wrote: Never had a problem with Midnight replays XM has still not fixed the DST problem though. So its off by an hour still  monkeyhouse rocks the phat ass :)  well, the DST was part of the problem.  i didn't even notice that till after this post.    i would say that i'm a retard but then i assumed that a company that can launch satellites into space could fix the time....  some of the replays just seem out of order and disorganized.  maybe it's just me.   the pad data thing kind of bugs me a bit.  every commercial is labeled properly.  how hard would it be to label the date and time of the replay?  i believe they do it on the O&A replays.   with the way the replays are organized i can never tell if i've heard a show or not till i've listened for three minutes all the way through the bumper music.

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 07:36 PM

NortonRules wrote: Just to clarify, forget about the pad data.  Earl is a completely worthless piece of garbage.  I've never once had accurate pad data on the replay.  Everything is either a commercial or 'Ron and Fez' or 'XM 202'.  Its not Earl's fault, it's a hardware issue. It's the same on O&A , except theirs say "Thursday Replay" for the whole show.

BabyLuvWhatley

03-15-2007, 07:43 PM

monkeyhouse wrote: drjoek wrote: Never had a problem with Midnight replays XM has still not fixed the DST problem though. So its off by an hour still   monkeyhouse rocks the phat ass <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" />   well, the DST was part of the problem.  i didn't even notice that till after this post.    i would say that i'm a retard but then i assumed that a company that can launch satellites into space could fix the time....  some of the replays just seem out of order and disorganized.  maybe it's just me.   the pad data thing kind of bugs me a bit.  every commercial is labeled properly.  how hard would it be to label the date and time of the replay?  i believe they do it on the O&A replays.   with the way the replays are organized i can never tell if i've heard a show or not till i've listened for three minutes all the way through the bumper music.  "i believe they do it on the O&A replays."nope, they are all in 1 long block as well.  I record every night from 7:30pm~2am and then listen to both shows the next day at work.  The problem there is that (today for example) sometimes R&F do a 2 hour block without commercials. That would be great except with my Airware I can't fast-forward / rewind within a track. so if you accidentally skip ahead half way through a 2 hr track you have to listen to the first hour again to get to what you skip.  Can anyone with an Inno/Helix/Nexus let me know if you can rewind within a track?  The tards at best buy had no clue.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 07:45 PM

monkeyhouse wrote:  the pad data thing kind of bugs me a bit.  every commercial is labeled properly.  how hard would it be to label the date and time of the replay?  i believe they do it on the O&A replays.   with the way the replays are organized i can never tell if i've heard a show or not till i've listened for three minutes all the way through the bumper music.  I think part of the point is that they want us to listen to the commercials. If they simplified it and made it clear We'd all delete the bumpers and commercials and plugs for other programming and only listen to RNF like it was tivo. Maybe they're doing it intentionally. My conspiritorial slant on things

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 07:46 PM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote:   Can anyone with an Inno/Helix/Nexus let me know if you can rewind within a track?  The tards at best buy had no clue.Yes and its a beautiful thing.

PapaBear

03-15-2007, 07:47 PM

NortonRules wrote: Just to clarify, forget about the pad data.  Earl is a completely worthless piece of garbage.  I've never once had accurate pad data on the replay.  Everything is either a commercial or 'Ron and Fez' or 'XM 202'.  I'm assuming you're using a nexxus or inno. Earl has NOTHING to do with the pad data problems on these units. It's the units themselves. I record on both a nexxus and a myfi. If I record the replay, the myfi is always PERFECT with the pad data, and the nexxus is always wrong.

BabyLuvWhatley

03-15-2007, 07:47 PM

PapaBear

03-15-2007, 07:48 PM

BTW... to fix the time zone issue, I just changed both my radios to Atlantic time.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 07:51 PM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote:  nope, they are all in 1 long block as well.  I record every night from 7:30pm~2am and then listen to both shows the next day at work.  The problem there is that (today for example) sometimes R&F do a 2 hour block without commercials. That would be great except with my Airware I can't fast-forward / rewind within a track. so if you accidentally skip ahead half way through a 2 hr track you have to listen to the first hour again to get to what you skip.  Can anyone with an Inno/Helix/Nexus let me know if you can rewind within a track?  The tards at best buy had no clue.No Its my pet peeve too. Hate when I accidently jump in the middle of a replayBut I do find that you can "edit out the content by sorting stuff by artist and deleting  everything thats not Ron and Fez the replays play in order without a problem. It would be great if they labeled the little show plugs as something a little diferent so they could be deleted too I end up with 20-30 bits to trim down then listen and it works fine

drjoek

03-15-2007, 07:52 PM

PapaBear wrote: BTW... to fix the time zone issue, I just changed both my radios to Atlantic time. Me too but keep an eye out for them fixing the time so you don't missout

drjoek

03-15-2007, 07:53 PM

BabyLuvWhatley

03-15-2007, 07:53 PM

drjoek wrote: BabyLuvWhatley wrote:  nope, they are all in 1 long block as well.  I record every night from 7:30pm~2am and then listen to both shows the next day at work.  The problem there is that (today for example) sometimes R&F do a 2 hour block without commercials. That would be great except with my Airware I can't fast-forward / rewind within a track. so if you accidentally skip ahead half way through a 2 hr track you have to listen to the first hour again to get to what you skip.  Can anyone with an Inno/Helix/Nexus let me know if you can rewind within a track?  The tards at best buy had no clue.No Its my pet peeve too. Hate when I accidently jump in the middle of a replayBut I do find that you can "edit out the content by sorting stuff by artist and deleting  everything thats not Ron and Fez the replays play in order without a problem. It would be great if they labeled the little show plugs as something a little diferent so they could be deleted too I end up with 20-30 bits to trim down then listen and it works fineI'm soo confused. I guess I could just call MyRadioStore.com and talk to an expert....

PapaBear

03-15-2007, 07:53 PM

drjoek wrote: PapaBear wrote: BTW... to fix the time zone issue, I just changed both my radios to Atlantic time. Me too but keep an eye out for them fixing the time so you don't missoutI thought about that. I dissabled the auto time zone feature, so I'm hoping that will take care of it.

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 07:53 PM

drjoek wrote: No Its my pet peeve too. Hate when I accidently jump in the middle of a replayI rewind and fast forward within a track all the time on my inno.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 07:55 PM

Ive had a Helix and I don't think I can I'll have to read the manual

BabyLuvWhatley

03-15-2007, 07:56 PM

DonInNC wrote: drjoek wrote: No Its my pet peeve too. Hate when I accidently jump in the middle of a replayI rewind and fast forward within a track all the time on my inno.Wheeww, do you have an Inno or a Nexus?  I don't need a live signal or color screen, so I was leaning towardes the Nexus...

PapaBear

03-15-2007, 07:58 PM

No rewind or fastforward on the nexxus.

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 07:58 PM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote: I'm soo confused. I guess I could just call MyRadioStore.com and talk to an expert....Sorry, I'm talking about the Inno. Shoulda mentioned that. From the user guide:Listening to Recorded XM Content(My Music)When you see “My Music” at the top of the display, you’re listening to XM content that youhave recorded and any MP3/WMA files you have transferred to your inno.1. To switch to “My Music” from “Live XM,” press the Mode button. 2. Press the up and down arrow buttons to view a list of songs that you have stored on inno.Highlight the song you want to listen to, then press XM ? Play to start playing from that song.3. You can press the right arrow button to skip to the next song. Press the left arrow buttonto skip to the previous song.4. While you’re listening to a song, you can also press and hold the right arrow button tofast-forward through that song. Press and hold the left arrow button to reverse throughthe song.? NOTE: In or

This message was edited by DonInNC on 3-15-07 @ 11:59 PM

BabyLuvWhatley

03-15-2007, 08:00 PM

Thanks for all the help, my wife is sick of her Ipod, and my Airware is pissing me off, so it looks like 2 new Innos this weekend.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 08:04 PM

DonInNC wrote: 3. You can press the right arrow button to skip to the next song. Press the left arrow buttonto skip to the previous song.4. While you’re listening to a song, you can also press and hold the right arrow button tofast-forward through that song. Press and hold the left arrow button to reverse throughthe song.? NOTE: In orThis message was edited by DonInNC on 3-15-07 @ 11:59 PM Thanks DonInNC I just grabbed my Helix and discovered a feature i never knew I had. I can now fast forward/repeat with my Helix. I always hit the forward button and it jumped to next song never looked any closer till just now<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" width="28" height="30" />I appreciate the help

monkeyhouse

03-15-2007, 08:05 PM

PapaBear wrote: NortonRules wrote: Just to clarify, forget about the pad data. Earl is a completely worthless piece of garbage. I've never once had accurate pad data on the replay. Everything is either a commercial or 'Ron and Fez' or 'XM 202'. I'm assuming you're using a nexxus or inno. Earl has NOTHING to do with the pad data problems on these units. It's the units themselves. I record on both a nexxus and a myfi. If I record the replay, the myfi is always PERFECT with the pad data, and the nexxus is always wrong.   actually i'm using a myfi too.  it never  says anything besides "Ron and Fez" or the titles of the commercials. for a while mine said "fez is sick" all the time.   how detailed is the pad data with the RF replays on your myfi?

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 08:06 PM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote: Thanks for all the help, my wife is sick of her Ipod, and my Airware is pissing me off, so it looks like 2 new Innos this weekend. Here's a tip I learned the hard way - the unit comes set up for 50% XM content 50% MP3. If you want to change it to 100% XM, do it before you record anything because you'll lose whatever you have saved.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 08:08 PM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote: Thanks for all the help, my wife is sick of her Ipod, and my Airware is pissing me off, so it looks like 2 new Innos this weekend. FYI with the Inno/Helix I reccomend that you also pick up antenna head phones if you intend to use it out and about. Sitting in its cradle it will get good reception but without the antenna the service is sketchy. I bought a set of antenna headphones and the service is decent though not perfect

Marc with a c

03-15-2007, 08:10 PM

How do the midnight replays work? i thought ron came back in studio and just read mikeys stenographers notes back to everyone.

PapaBear

03-15-2007, 08:11 PM

monkeyhouse wrote: PapaBear wrote: NortonRules wrote: Just to clarify, forget about the pad data. Earl is a completely worthless piece of garbage. I've never once had accurate pad data on the replay. Everything is either a commercial or 'Ron and Fez' or 'XM 202'. I'm assuming you're using a nexxus or inno. Earl has NOTHING to do with the pad data problems on these units. It's the units themselves. I record on both a nexxus and a myfi. If I record the replay, the myfi is always PERFECT with the pad data, and the nexxus is always wrong.   actually i'm using a myfi too.  it never  says anything besides "Ron and Fez" or the titles of the commercials. for a while mine said "fez is sick" all the time.   how detailed is the pad data with the RF replays on your myfi?  The replays always have "ron and fez". If you record it live, you get all the data as they change it.

drjoek

03-15-2007, 08:11 PM

Marc with a c wrote: How do the midnight replays work? i thought ron came back in studio and just read mikeys stenographers notes back to everyone.Ron has two radio showsIts not Ron its elves

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 08:16 PM

drjoek wrote: Thanks DonInNC I just grabbed my Helix and discovered a feature i never knew I had. I can now fast forward/repeat with my Helix. I always hit the forward button and it jumped to next song never looked any closer till just now<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" width="28" height="30" />I appreciate the helpYou're welcome. I think it took me a while to realize it as well.

monkeyhouse

03-15-2007, 08:23 PM

this is all good info.  i just adjusted my recording to start an hour later and run an hour longer.  that should do it for now till they fix the time. not being able to FF or RW on my myfi is somewhat of an annoyance.  i've accidentally hit the wrong button before and had to listen to an entire segment again. just to confirm, you can FF and RW through stored content on both Inno and the Helix?   The Helix is a bargain at $75.  Is it just as good as the Inno?  My wife has been eyeballing my myfi so this would make a good hand me down :)  it would be nice if the pad data at least said what day they were replaying.  if i could find a way to trick it to record in my car cradle i would just record the live one during the day.  i can't imagine it would eat much battery power in 3 hours.

PapaBear

03-15-2007, 08:27 PM

The fast forward would be great on my nexxus. When I listen in my car, I have to use the battery. If I use the cigarette lighter for power, the nexxus turns off when I turn off my car. When I start the car again, the segment I was listening to starts over from the beginning. Since I get in and out of my car about 10 20 times a night, it can be a real pain in the ass. The battery doesn't always make it through a whole work shift, either.

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 08:39 PM

monkeyhouse wrote: just to confirm, you can FF and RW through stored content on both Inno and the Helix?   The Helix is a bargain at $75.  Is it just as good as the Inno?  My wife has been eyeballing my myfi so this would make a good hand me down <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" />  Everything I've read says the Inno and Helix are exactly the same inside. As far as recording live in your car - There's probably a way to trick it, but the car kits are sold seperately, and even the live show pad data is messed up when you replay it on the Inno / Helix.

DonInNC

03-15-2007, 08:40 PM

PapaBear wrote: The fast forward would be great on my nexxus. When I listen in my car, I have to use the battery. If I use the cigarette lighter for power, the nexxus turns off when I turn off my car. When I start the car again, the segment I was listening to starts over from the beginning. Since I get in and out of my car about 10 20 times a night, it can be a real pain in the ass. The battery doesn't always make it through a whole work shift, either. That's gotta suck.

monkeyhouse

03-16-2007, 05:16 AM

why don't you adjust the power setting?  on most of these xm units you can adjust whether or not the unit turns off automatically with the ignition.  you should be able to leave it charging and have it still run when you turn the car off since you have battery power.  you will have to manually turn it off when you done listening though.    PapaBear wrote: The fast forward would be great on my nexxus. When I listen in my car, I have to use the battery. If I use the cigarette lighter for power, the nexxus turns off when I turn off my car. When I start the car again, the segment I was listening to starts over from the beginning. Since I get in and out of my car about 10 20 times a night, it can be a real pain in the ass. The battery doesn't always make it through a whole work shift, either.

ChimneyFish

03-16-2007, 05:23 AM

DonInNC wrote: BabyLuvWhatley wrote:   Can anyone with an Inno/Helix/Nexus let me know if you can rewind within a track?  The tards at best buy had no clue.Yes and its a beautiful thing. Indeed it is.Besides the wrong time, I don't understand how people are having trouble with the replays.It sucks for the Myfi, etc that you can't FF or rewind, but it's pretty straightforward as far as the pad data.I t doesn't change during the replat, becuse noone is sitting there to change it. From what I understand it has to be done manually.

ChimneyFish

03-16-2007, 05:24 AM

BabyLuvWhatley wrote: DonInNC wrote: drjoek wrote: No Its my pet peeve too. Hate when I accidently jump in the middle of a replayI rewind and fast forward within a track all the time on my inno.Wheeww, do you have an Inno or a Nexus?  I don't need a live signal or color screen, so I was leaning towardes the Nexus...I have one. One of the best things I've ever bought.