Setup for Shoutcast broadcasters

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How to set up a broadcasting station for connecting to a Shoutcast server

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. If you want to broadcast MP3 streams using a SHOUTcast server, you should download the SHOUTcast DSP Plug-In for Winamp 5.x. This is a plug-in for Winamp that gives users the ability to broadcast anything they're playing through a SHOUTcast server. To enable this, simply start Winamp and press CTRL+P then select "Plug-Ins" --- "DSP/EFFECT".

• On the right side, select "Nullsoft SHOUTCAST Source DSP", and you'll see the plugin activate. Hit close on the winamp preferences screen.
• Select the Output Tab.
• Now you have to enter the address (e.g. stream.bicc-in-sl.com - without the 'http'), port number and password of the shoutcast server (fetch this information from the stream rental box you purchared).
• Select the Encoder tab, and select a bit rate for broadcasting. (use 64 k for a start)
• Press CONNECT on the Output Tab
• If you are broadcasting from another source other than Winamp, select the input device (such as Line In), and make sure your levels aren't too high.

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.

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