Re: Using winamp to stream metadata to an Icecast server?

  • From: Bob Kanish <bkanish@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 17:02:18 -0700

HI there. Nope, I don't use SPL. I know people love it, and it is a
great program, but I personally don't see the point in paying all that
money for SPL when I've got a really good sounding setup using winamp.




On 6/4/11, Lino and Louie <lino.morales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>      Well, I run my own station or else I'd let you test this on my
> server, but got a DJ starting his show at 7 PM EDT. I thought you used SPL?
>
> On 6/4/2011 5:24 PM, Bob Kanish wrote:
>> HI all. this is a bit of a technical question so please bear with me.
>> I use two instances of Winamp when I do Internet broadcasting: one
>> that just plays the music, and one that actually handles the
>> compression and streaming. Now, since the instance of winamp that
>> handles the streaming is not the instance that plays the music, the
>> broadcasting instance can't stream the artist and title information to
>> the server. Fortunately, Shoutcast servers can accept separate streams
>> for the audio and metadata, then serve them both to the listeners at
>> the same time. So, in the instance of winamp that plays the music, I
>> use a plugin that streams only the metadata to the Shoutcast server,
>> while the broadcasting instance streams the audio.
>>
>> What I am wondering is if Icecast servers can do the same thing. Can
>> an Icecast server accept separate streams for the audio and metadata,
>> then serve it to the listeners? If the answer is yes, is there a
>> plugin for winamp that can stream just the metadata to an Icecast
>> server? thanks in advance for any information you can give me.
>> -Bob
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