Pausing live radio - possible?

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wmsxw16

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Thanks for that, is the file you refer to specific to BBC radio and is there any fix possible?

| Tue 25 Apr 2017 16:59:19 #31 |
grahamlthompson

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No the file is created by the humax from the contents being written to the time shift buffer irrespective of content (you also get a .nts with a recording which is why recording it and playing back the ongoing recording works).

Done some experimentation and the channels that live pause have a slightly different format.

eg Heart FM (which works)

Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 2
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 4

Radio 4 (which doesn't live pause)

Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 2
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : Intensity Stereo + MS Stereo
Codec ID : 3

Chances of a software update would seem to be zero especially as a very simple workaround exists.

| Tue 25 Apr 2017 17:05:22 #32 |