Setup for Icecast2 broadcasters

General Information and Links

• Complete stream server index (Annuna.NET Homepage)

Important Hint:
Our Icecast2 streaming servers are configured to stream Ogg / Vorbis format and not MP3. If you prefer streaming in MP3 format, please fetch one of our SHOUTcast streaming servers. Therefore you need to make sure that you configure your streaming software correctly to broadcast using the Ogg / Vorbis encoder. Streaming MP3 format will make it impossible for your listeners to connect to the stream.

How to setup your broadcasting software

Please find the following short configuration manuals for several broadcasting programs. If you are missing a particular software or if you can help us with a configuration description for your favourite broadcasting program which is either not included in this documentation or not explained completely, please let us know.

--Jabba 14:48, 7 June 2007 (CEST)

Setup for Traktor DJ

On the main screen of the Traktor DJ software there is a button Preferences in the upper right corner which opens the following window. This screenshot displays an example configuration.

The information displayed in the part IceCast Server Settings is mandatory whilst the IceCast Metadata Settings is only optional and will not be read by the Second Life client software.

The music URL for the media tab of your SL parcel for this example would be:
http://stream04.annuna.net/ABCD123456.ogg

Setup for SAM Broadcaster

(Sidenote for Beginners: professional DJs often use SAM Broadcaster (Streaming Audio Manager by Spacial Audio Solutions, LCC) as this is a full featured software package delivering professional sound with crossfading, gap killer, beat matching, volume normalization and 5-band compressor/limiter.)

Most of you DJs only streamed MP3 formatted streams to shoutcast servers before. Give Icecast2 and its marvellous Ogg / Vorbis stream format a try. It is an open source CODEC which is used to compress an audio stream into an Ogg stream that can be broadcastet over the internet. This is quite similar to MP3. The difference is the bandwidth used and the sound quality of the stream. Lower bandwidth, higher sound quality. Sounds unreal? Well, give it a try!

SAM can easily be configured to broadcast Ogg / Vorbis stream format to its connected broadcasting server. The details can be found here. Best option is to use a streaming quality of 0, which will result in an upstream of about 60-80 kbps. Please keep in mind that the Ogg / Vorbis stream format generally uses less bandwidth for a higher sound quality. There is no need to broadcast a 128 kbps MP3 upstream as a 60-80 kbps Ogg / Vorbis formatted stream will have the same sound quality. Btw, Second Life, the standard Winamp and Videolan players, they all can play Ogg / Vorbis streams without any special configuration. People don't even notice the difference, some only appretiate the lower bandwidth requirements.

The manual page for the Icecast2 server settings for SAM can be found here. You only need the following parameters:

• Server IP: ( = stream.bicc-in-sl.com)
• Server Port: ( = 8888)
• Password: (will be provided by the 'stream package' you buy)
• Mount: (will be provided by the 'stream package' you buy)

Setup for Winamp Player using Oddcast plugin

Easiest way to get started with streaming is using the Winamp player. Most of you will already know this software. You can download Winamp here form the Winamp website. Nullsoft (the company who developped Winamp) offers different version of this famous player software. If you like the free version, think about supporting their concept by buying a full-featured version later.

As the Winamp is only a player software and you want to broadcast, you will need a tiny broadcasting solution - a plugin for winamp. Such a plugin broadcasting in Ogg/Vorbis format is the Oddcastv3 plugin. After you downloaded and installed it, you should start Winamp. The plugin is started automatically, then.

For configuration you have to add a new encoder first. Use the appropriate button as shown in the plugin screenshot below. Thereafter right-click the newly created encoder (marked with a red frame in the pic below) and select 'configure' from the context menu.

In the configuration window (as shown below) you have to enter the information you will receive when buying / renting a broadcasting stream from one of our vendors in Second Life.

The server IP and port number (marked with red circles below) are always the same as they are describing our station hardware. The stream you eventually bought comes with the specific information like your streams mountpoint and the encoder password (marked green). Please copy this information carefully as a typo will result in connect problems.

The item you receive from our vendors will display the necessary information after the stream was set up automatically. You will see the stream URL - e.g. http://stream.bicc-in-sl.com:8888/IOS123123.ogg and a password. For setting up the mountpoint you only need the trailing part of the URL as the server name and port number are entered in the fields above.

When all configuration is done you return to the initial plugin window by clicking the 'OK' button. Now you can start your stream by starting Winamp with your favourite music and simply press the 'Connect' button in the plugin window.

Now your friends are able to listen to your audio stream as long as you are broadcasting. Simply enter the full length URL you received from the vendor item in your lands media tab (Musik URL) and press enter. Your friends (as they are standing with you on the land you own) will have to press the play button on their screens once in order to receive the stream. Please also note that you rent the stream for a specific number of people and a defined time. If you rent a stream for 3 people, only 3 people will be able to connect to your stream. The forth person on your land will not be able to listen to your music. And - obviously - after the time is over you rented the stream for - you will not be able to connect to the server for broadcasting any more.

Take the time to think a moment about what you are broadcasting. You are responsible for the sound files you use.

If you have read all this and there are still some problems you cannot solve or some questions left unanswered, please contact me ingame. Thanks for reading and hope you will like the experience of broadcasting personal streams in Second Life.

Important Hint!
There is a seldom occurring fault when using the oddcast plugin: If you have double-checked all configuation data and you are still unable to connect to the streaming server, please reinstall the plugin (first remove it, then re-install). Especially after having switched a few times between oddcast and shoutcast plugin this blocking situation may occur. In very tricky situations it may be necessary to re-install the whole Winamp player software in order to remove the blockage.

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