BatCrack Radio Delay App Reviews

Doesnt work. Emailed for support over a week ago. No reply.

Watching the Packers on TV I have two choices, listen to Joe Buck/Troy Aikman or put on the radio and enjoy Wayne Larrivee/Larry McCarren. For any Packer fan thats an easy call to make. Unfortunately there is about a 10 second delay between whats on TV and the live action of the radio. So you can imagine that finding this application was awesome! The interface can be a little odd at first, but it can be figured out in short order. The hardest part was finding a FM radio in my house that had a headphone output. you can fine tune the delay to the 1/100 of a second which should meet just about anyones needs.

Crashes on start on Mac Pro 10.8.3. No way to contact developer. Too bad, great idea!!!

I just found this and ive been looking for a very inexpensive way to sync it up. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

This app does the job. Nothing fancy about the interface, Id like the volume control to be designed better, but it works. I was able to listen to the home team radio call on WGN of the NHL Playoff game between the LA Kings and Chicago Blackhawks tonight while watching the broadcast on NBC-SN and the delay was 8.7 seconds. BatCrack Radio delay was easy to set up. I used a Griffin iMic for the input from a small portable radio and went from my MacBook Pros headphone jack to my stereo amplifier. The iMic wasnt necessary, but it lets you switch from a line level input to a mic level input. It might help avoid distortion. During the national anthem I had the TV sound on and could adjust the length of the delay until the radio and TV matched perfectly. You might not realize you must "turn" the volume "knob" on the screen using your mouse to bring up the volume or you will not hear any output. Also, the app hides the menu bar. You can quit with cmd-q or move your cursor up to the top of the screen and the menu bar will appear. I was pleased that the app did not fail during the entire game or loose the timing of the delay. Once the exact delay needed was set, I didnt need to touch it. I almost invested about $60 for a "SportSync Radio" to accomplish the same goal. This was a much better, and less expensive solution. Best of all, the Blackhawks won!

This works on my iMAC perfectly. But I need it to work on my MAC Book Pro. I have a USB sound card for a headset that will allow me t use it but it crashes on startup if I try it.

Works perfectly. Im using Soundflower as an intermediary to delay the Gameday Audio from the MLB site -- no FM radio necessary. Install Soundflower and restart. Then in the Sound panel in your System Preferences, set the Output to Soundflower (2ch). Then open BatCrack Radio Delay, pick Soundflower (2ch) as Input, Built-in Output as Output, turn up the volume and set the delay. The volume control is a bit fiddly to use -- otherwise its perfect!

Its hard to get this app to work correctly. Ive yet to do so, but Im faithful itll work eventually. However, even besides that, its poorly written and doesnt look that nice. It makes the manubar disappear for seemingly no reason, and theres no reason the delay should have to be input in such a weird way (You have to move a slider around when really all you want to do is type in a number. The developer says you can type it in instead of using the slider, but Ive yet to get this to work.) Overall, itll be an okay fix if it works. But its half-baked and tough to use.

What more needs to be said? I have an input signal based on the sound device in system preferences, but I have no output through the BatCrack Radio Delay app. in order to control the delay. It seems like a fairly simple app to write, but I suppose that’s not the case. I’m glad it was only .99, but at the same time, I wasted .99.

It took all of 15 seconds to get this setup and working. It takes a bit to find the correct delay time, but once its set, its nice to hear the radio feed, along with the game video. I’m using this with MLB.TV, NHL Game Center Live, etc…. Great little utility!!

I was trying to find a way to get MLB Gameday Audio to sync with postseason TV broadcasts, and this app does it brilliantly. I’d like to explain how to do this for users who may not have it completely figured out. First, you’ll need a copy of Sound Siphon to enable using your Mac’s system sound as an input for apps like BatCrack. Just get the demo version from the developer’s website; you only need the paid version if you want to pass through audio from specific apps. Passing through all of your Mac’s audio is totally free, even though you’ll get a registration prompt when you launch the app. Once you’ve started up Sound Siphon and switched it to “On,” hold down the alt/option key and click the volume icon in your menubar. Your output device should be set to “Sound Siphon.” Next, launch BatCrack, and set your desired delay either by clicking on the box and dragging or by clicking and then typing in your desired delay. Also pay attention to the volume slider in the BatCrack window – it’s muted by default, so if you want it to play your delayed audio at the same level you have your system volume set to, drag the slider all the way to the right. (When you do this, it should say 0.0 dB.) Make sure you have your “Audio In” set to “Sound Siphon” and your “Audio Out” set to built-in, or whatever output device you have plugged in to your Mac, if that’s relevant to you. Now you’re ready to go! Fire up Gameday Audio and your delay should be properly set up. If you’re having trouble with the volume, or if you’re hearing the non-delayed audio overlapping the delayed audio, alt-click the volume icon again to go to Sound Preferences and make sure the “Mute” box is ticked under for Sound Siphon in the “Output” tab. You can also adjust the volume slider for your internal speakers in this window (or for whatever output device you’re using) so it’s set to the preferred level. Just make sure you select “Sound Siphon” as your output again before you exit the System Preferences window. I highly recommend BatCrack for anyone who wants to sync TV and radio broadcasts for sporting events. The interface could be a little more user-friendly, but this is a great app that does just what it’s supposed to do!

The instructions from jollyLibtarian were very helpful but I couldn’t get past having the non-delayed audio overlapping the delay audio when I used SoundSiphon. I switched to Soundflower and had no problem. BatCrack is a great app!!!!!!

Bat Crack works perfectly, allowing me to listen to KNBR radio in sync to TV. I am using an older MAC laptop, sending AM radio output to MAC audio in jack and then sending audio out to external speakers. It just takes a minute to adjust, about 18-23 seconds in delay. Make sure you set the to volume high on the Bat Crack slider. GO GIANTS! (and goodbye Joe Buck) What a post season!!!

Very good - in fact, it’s great. Would be perfect if it had an EQ!

I would give this 50 stars if I could. It saved us from having to listen to Joe Buck drone on against the Giants, and gave us the pleasure of listening to our fabulous local broadcasters during the 2014 playoffs through the World Series. I followed the directions provided by the developer which were very helpful. But in case anyone else utilizes MLB At Bat, I’ll list my procedure I subscribe to MLB At Bat, so we used that as the audio source on a Mac hooked up to the TV. Select the appropriate audio stream Make sure SoundSiphon is active Make sure the audio out is muted Launch BatCrack Radio Delay. Adjust the audio level. Play with the delay until it is synced. I wish this was available for my iPhone. It would be easier to set it up there and listen to it on the stereo via Bluetooth.

would not make any change to my Mac Pro at all!

This app works incredibly well. I was searching for a device that did this very thing so I can watch my Broncos while listenig to the local radio during Super Bowl 50. I was ready to shell out $200 for a device that does what this app can do for a buck. The interface is clean and simple. I tested it out this afternoon and was able to delay audio by 75 seconds (I’m sure more, I just didn’t try) with no perceptible decrease in sound quality. The volume seemed to decrease sightly, but that’s it. I never write app reviews, but this one was too exciting to let go. Take heed the warning that many newer macs don’t have the proper headphone input, and an adapter may be required. What an app! Wow!