CurryCaster II 2.4.12

A better green room. Your guests can hear the show while they wait to come on, like a radio station's off-air feed. And the green room tells them if you are there, and that you know they are waiting.

1. Waiting guests hear the show

A new switch is in the Guests tab, under In the room: Waiting guests hear the show.

When it is on, a guest in the green room hears what your guests on the air hear: you, your clips and the other guests. Their page shows a line called The show, with its own volume. They can hear the conversation before they come on, and they come in on time.

• Nothing goes from the waiting guest to you. Their microphone is not sent until you press Let them in. Your guests on the air do not hear them.
• When you let them in, the show feed stops and their normal line starts.
• The switch is saved with your show. It is off at first.

Before you turn it on: anyone with your guest link can listen while the switch is on. If the link got out to the wrong people, use New link first.

2. The green room tells your guest where you are

A waiting guest now sees one of these:

• The studio is open. The host has been told you are waiting. Your desk shows them, and says so.
• The studio is not open yet. Your guest room is closed. They stay on the page and go in when you open the room and let them in.
• The studio lost its connection for a moment. Your desk dropped off the internet for a short time.

This works for every guest from today. "The host has been told" needs 2.4.12 on your computer. With an older version, your guest sees "The studio is open and can see you are waiting".

How to update

Open CurryCaster II. A blue bar at the top offers 2.4.12: press Download, then install it as you did the first time. Or download it here:

Your shows, carts, recordings, settings and guest-room key stay as they are.

Earlier release: 2.4.11: choose your mic input, a PHONES fader, carts you can move.

Questions? adam@curry.com