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cFortC:
For some years I've been using the scheduler to record a concert program that runs past my bedtime, so I can listen the next day.
There seem to be phases of JRiver releases where this works fine, and other periods of time when the releases consistently start failing to complete the recording.
The Record Stream URL detects some error and stops recording mid-stream.
For a while (perhaps for some version of JRiver), I could work around this by continuing the audible playback of the same URL (turned off the power amp when I went to bed).
This workaround is not working for the current JRiver version.

Some history: I didn't see this problem for quite some time. The later in the year version JRiver 30 started showing it again. When JRiver 31 came out, the problem went away for most of the year, but in the past approximately one month the problem has returned.

The URL being recorded is: http :// streaming.azpm.org/kuat192.mp3
(I have seen the problem on another URL but this is the one that I listen to most of the time).

I have attached the log, as saved after the most recent occurrence (yesterday evening). I have deleted zillions of entries before and after the issue in order to reduce the size of the log to an attachable file.

I realize the URL stream itself would of course be suspect. This is a very high quality stream and during audible playback I can tell that it is smooth going for weeks at a time.

Please take a look. Are other JRiver users seeing any similar problems with Scheduled Record Stream?

JimH:
It's possible you're being disconnected by the server.

cFortC:
I realize that the server is the first suspect. As noted, this stream seems to be a very reliable, high quality source and any such disconnects are not evident during the times I am audibly playing the stream.

What I'm hoping is that the log analysis could turn up either a cause, or further troubleshooting steps to nail this down.

cFortC:
Here is some additional information on my configuration that might be relevant.
JRiver is running on a "headless" PC (Dell micro-form factor) controlled from my laptop via Remote Desktop Control.
It is a known "feature" of RDC that normal music streams are terminated on the target machine if the RDC session is closed.
That is why I've always used the ASIO drivers and interface for the DAC -- ASIO continues to play in this situation.

Back to this issue: it seems that the Scheduled Record stream doesn't fail while I've got the RDC session active.
In all recent occurrences of the issue, the stream has failed SHORTLY AFTER I closed the RDC session as prerequisite to sleeping the laptop. This circumstantial connection between closing the RDC session and the failing of the Scheduled Record stream, while implausible, is certainly possible since we are dealing with the vagaries of Microsoft Windows here.

As a test, yesterday evening I kept the laptop on and the RDC active for four hours. The Scheduled Record stream stayed operational the entire time.

Does this failure syndrome ring a bell with anyone who may have struggled with Windows audio?

If there is actually a connection, then the workaround would be as simple as it is onerous - just keep the RDC session up and running.

JimH:
Or use a different remote desktop solution.

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