Facebook App Player For Shoutcast And Icecast Audio streaming
Note: Facebook does not allow live audio streaming in the Timeline, this is an alternative to add a player to your Facebook page. *Note: This is not a ShoutCheap app, ShoutCheap published this article as information to Internet Radio Comunity. Any problems with this app you will need to contact the developer. Share your Online […]
Continue Reading...Emoji Domain Names???
No we are not kidding. The .FM TLD will offer emoji-based domains BRS Media, Inc, announced today that the .FM Top-Level Domain Registry, will launch Emoji based Domain Names. Emoji domain is a domain name with an expressive digital image or icon in it. Ok, We are sure that you will start to see […]
Continue Reading...What Is Internet Radio?
Internet radio is exactly that, you will transmit audio to millions using an internet connection instead of the air signals like terrestrial Radio Stations. How works? Option A – You are the source With this option, you will provide the audio stream directly from your computer to your listeners. You will need software to make […]
Continue Reading...Normalize Your MP3 Files For Better Audio Quality Experience
After you finally create your online radio station and you start to stream your music or audio the work does not end there. Another part of the job is the quality of the audio, and I am not just talking about each MP3 file having to sound good. You want all of the files to […]
Continue Reading...Mono vs Stereo
Mono or Stereo – Which is best? The distinction is within the number of channels (signals) used. Mono uses one channel while stereo uses two. In Mono sound, one single channel is employed and will be reproduced through one or more speakers, with all speakers reproducing an identical copy of the signal. In Stereo sound two channels are used. […]
Continue Reading...Is ICEcast a professional grade solution?
Very much so. ICEcast is an industry-standard platform used by thousands and thousands of radio stations all over the world. Its wide compatibility means people can listen with most players and operating systems. Listeners will be able to connect to your MP3 stream from all over the world, with all the popular media players including […]
Continue Reading...How do I include my SHOUTcast Stream in the SHOUTcast directory?
As long as your stream is public, it will automatically be listed in the SHOUTcast.com directory. You will just need to input the name of your SHOUTcast Stream and the Genre of the music you are broadcasting.
Continue Reading...What does ‘Bitrate’ mean?
Radio streams are encoded (compressed) to a ‘bitrate’. The bitrate simply refers to the audio quality of the stream, this is measured in computer terms in ‘kbps – kilobits per second’ or ‘k’ for short. As a rough guide; listening to a station in 128k stereo would sound like CD quality, whereas 24k would sound […]
Continue Reading...What is SHOUTcast?
SHOUTcast is a streaming server that allows radio stations to effectively broadcast audio online (this is known as webcasting). It is powerful and stable, meaning you can throw all of your internet radio traffic at it without having crashes or other problems. There are 3 stages to the broadcasting process. You don’t need any complicated or […]
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