But only the Theora codec is supported (and if you just said "What the heck is theora" you can imagine how many videos we'd have people encoding in that format), documentation is sparse, and the forums don't seem to show anyone having luck streaming using it. Icecast2 supports video, which is what ds106radio runs on. I had began researching open source options but seemed to hit one roadblock after another. Both services charge upwards of $350/month to go ad-free, which clearly puts the service in a completely different demographic than the community of DIYers we've built here. The biggest hangup of the whole endeavor has always been the amount of ads placed on several popular streaming services like Ustream and Livestream. You'll recall perhaps that I experimented with this earlier on and even have a dedicated site for it. The idea of livestreaming and setting up a TV station for ds106 has been back on my mind a lot recently in light of the video assignments. Stability: very stable))) taking into consideration the absence of features and functionality.As is quickly becoming tradition (at least for Jim Groom and I), I decided to broadcast some karaoke tunes to ds106 on Friday. Usability: Hard to use some hiden very deep from common users Icecast2 feaures. But today it's not enough.Īppearence: nothing changed since fist versions It's like an iPhone firmware 1.0: it was really cool in 2007, letting you make calls, write sms (no mms) and scroll contact list. Let's mention that we' chosen macs for their ease of use and intuitive interface. I believe, somewhere in logs there should be an info of max listeners, but again it's a kind of voodoo magic to find and organize this information. Nicecast shows only current number of connected listeners. More and more windows software provides great statistics about listeners: max/min/avg of all connections and unique listeners per hour/day/week and so on, geographical location of listeners and other stuff. No! Wrong! Built-in Icacast2 server supports it's features, but to use them you should perform some dark rituals like openening application's contents and editing configuration files with coding and changing scripts. Nicecast supports some Icecast2 server features like intros and some others. Nicecast does not have this feature also. Multistreaming gives people a choice in desired sound quality. I'm watching at '2013' on my calendar now. Icecast2 server got AAC streamming support in 2004. But nowadays people prefer HE AAC streams (32 or 64 kbit/s) for listening on mobile devices with expensive traffic. But now, as it was mentioned above, Nicecast is now out of trend. Nicecast was really an exciting application. Nicecast is perfect for every type of audio broadcasting - try it out today.īy Anonymous reviewed on January 28, 2013 Want to broadcast your band's next gig? Just plug in a cable from the mixer to your laptop, and run Nicecast. Broadcast events live or host a call-in show - anything you can plug into your Mac can also be broadcast out. Radio on your Macintosh has never been this easy or this much fun. The included VoiceOver effect lets you insert radio-style commentary, right between songs. You can use an audio player like iTunes to DJ hour after hour of your favorite music or just to let your friends hear that new song you've been working on. All you need is a streaming MP3 player and you'll be grooving to your favorites all the time. Nicecast can help you create your own internet radio station or allow you to listen to your iTunes Music Library from anywhere in the world! By setting up a Nicecast stream broadcasting iTunes, you can listen to your music from anywhere in the world, on a Mac, a PC, or even a Linux machine. Broadcast to the world, or just across your house. Nicecast is the easiest way to broadcast music from OS X.
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