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Michel Lefebvre

started a topic over 9 years ago

I have just downloaded this software in order to create and broadcast a radio show.

What i dont understand, is that play it live broadcasts where and how?

Sam broadcaster and radio dj whi i recebtly tried to use where using shoudtcast i beleive

thanks

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Mark Hawkins said over 9 years ago

Michael, Taking the example of BUTT (as linked above), BUTT takes audio from a soundcard and streams to a Shoutcast or Icecast server. I've not used them, but for a few streams and experimentation there are free Icecast or Shoutcast servers (Google will find them). In the simplest form, take the audio from a soundcard fed by PlayIt Live and put that audio back in to a soundcard input which is the source for BUTT. A mixer in that loop would be useful if you wish to add a microphone.

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Mark Hawkins

said over 7 years ago

David,

From the setup in "Capture" the Icecast server seems to be inside a domestic network (in private 192.168.1.X IP address space) so nobody outside your network will be able to connect.

While it would be possible to make the Icecast server (and possibly the device it is running on) available on the public Internet I wouldn't recommend that. For more than private experimentation there are Icecast servers.

Not a recommendation but the first Google hit was https://www.internet-radio.com/servers/icecast/

Their website looks promising.

Once you have a publicly accessible stream you can have a link that invokes a player on a computer or other device.

David Howard

said over 7 years ago

I love 'Playit Live' and it works great. I have downloaded Icecast and set that up and it works, (it's a miracle) so the whole thing goes 'on air' no problem .. but ... we're an online radio station and want people to be able to click a link on our website and listen .. As I'm a complete dummy, please be gentle with me. My question is, ... What do I link to? and where do I find whatever I need?

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Mark Hawkins

said over 9 years ago

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Michael, Taking the example of BUTT (as linked above), BUTT takes audio from a soundcard and streams to a Shoutcast or Icecast server. I've not used them, but for a few streams and experimentation there are free Icecast or Shoutcast servers (Google will find them). In the simplest form, take the audio from a soundcard fed by PlayIt Live and put that audio back in to a soundcard input which is the source for BUTT. A mixer in that loop would be useful if you wish to add a microphone.

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Michel Lefebvre

said over 9 years ago

Hello Thank you for the information I am not an experr with technologie Is the addition of the encoder complicated, or us it simple I do not want to ger into some dufficult technologie issues Thanks I forgot After the encoder, what happens next?

Jason Allen

said over 9 years ago

Hi Michel,

It is not currently possible to broadcast directly from PlayIt Live to a Shoutcast server in the latest version (1.08). Work is currently in progress to develop a plugin for the next version of PlayIt Live to be released later this year. In the meantime, you will need to use an external encoder such as Broadcast Using This Tool (BUTT).

There is a solution answer here which will be kept up to date with the latest information: http://support.playitsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/5000620287

Jason