CookbookChapter00
Contents
- [#50.2C000_Foot_View 1 50,000 Foot View]
[#Rivendell_Block_Diagram 1.1 Rivendell Block Diagram]
- [#A_Station_is_a_.E2.80.9CService.E2.80.9D 1.2 A Station is a “Service”]
- [#Audio_Tracks_are_Organized_by_.E2.80.9CGroup.E2.80.9D 1.3 Audio Tracks are Organized by “Group”]
- [#Audio_Tracks_are_Stored_in_the_Library 1.4 Audio Tracks are Stored in the Library]
- [#.E2.80.9CPlaylists.E2.80.9D_are_Played_by_RDAirplay 1.5 “Playlists” are Played by RDAirplay]
50,000 Foot View
The beginning of a Rivendell journey.
Rivendell is, at its core, a set of computer tools for automating the acquisition, playing, and disposition of audio. Rivendell achieves this through a coordinated set of applications which are tied together with a database containing configuration details, audio metadata, and historical records; a storage volume containing audio files (sometimes called “audio assets”). It is most commonly used in broadcast and Internet [/index.php/Stations_using_Rivendell radio stations].
After you obtain Rivendell, you start with a “blank slate”. That is, you get all the tools, and you must configure them for your station. This article is a brief guide to getting from “Zero” to “Playing” with links to necessary details.
The article assumes you have already installed Rivendell on a computer dedicated to running only Rivendell apps.
This article was originally written in August, 2020. Some of the links may be out of date or simply not work. The [/index.php/User:DKlann original author] intends to keep this article and the others in this “Cookbook” up to date.
Rivendell Block Diagram
This block diagram shows roughly how (some of) the various Rivendell applications work.
[/index.php/File:50000-foot-view.png ] [/index.php/File:50000-foot-view.png ]High-level Application Block Diagram