grrrrr winamp stops playing for no reason

[global_groove6]

For the third day in a row I woke up only to find no data being sent to the shoutcast server. At first I thought the DSP had disconnected but then I realized it was winamp that had stopped playing byitself. This is really starting to annoy me. I can't find any rhyme or reason why winamp is behaving this way. It seems to happen after 5-6 hours of playing. any ideas? my setup is:

winamp 2.81 --> sqrsoft ---> spacialaudio DSP stacker --->multiple shoutcast DSP 1.8.0

[FesterHead]

Are you playing a playlist? Is it set to repeat?

[global_groove6]

yes its on repeat but it was nowhere near the end of the list anyways.

[FesterHead]

It was a shot

Here is another long one: Is the Winamp/DSP combo on the same machine as the DNAS?

[global_groove6]

nope I stream to a server in another location. system specs are:

P4 2.53ghz, 512 MB PC1066, audigy 2 platinum, ATI9700pro, latest directX drivers.

The problem seemed to have started after switching to DSP 1.8.0 from 1.8.2b (awful encoders) and then installing my own codecs from the latest nimo codec pack. Are there any other players that I can use Shoutcast DSP 1.8.0, sqrsoft and spacialaudio stacker with? That combo seems to give me the best quality sound out of everything I've tried so far.

[FesterHead]

Have you tried the Radium Fraunhofer (professional) codec?

Remember, once you install a codec, you most likely need to re-order them make it active.
(I'm trying to do this from memory)

1. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Sounds and Multimedia
2. Click "Hardware" tab
3. Double Click "Audio Codecs"
4. Click "Properties" tab
5. Order your codecs appropriately.

If you use the Radium codec, you want that #1.
Then, you SHOULD have the Fraunhofer (advanced). Make that #2. (I think this comes with WMP)
Then, use whatever.
Make sure to not only re-order, but make sure the "use" radio button is selected. Not the "do not use" radio button.

[global_groove6]

Ok according to the shoutcast DSP I can choose either MPEG Layer-3 or the Cyberlink MPEG 1 layer 3 codec to encode with. However I'm not quite sure which stream is using which codec. the 24kbps or the 96kbps because although I set MPEG layer 3 with the 96kbps feed and the Cyberlink MPEG with the 24kbps feed both streams appear to be using the same codec (cyberlink MPEG) according to shoutcast after returning to the format selection menu as shown here:





Here are all the codecs in my system. Should I move the MPEG layer-3 Professional Codec to number 1 and the Cyberlink to number 2? What about the windows media codec? Damn this is confusing, why do I have so many codecs? lol:

[FesterHead]

I don't know Cybelink, what is that?

Here's something to try...
Codecs:
1. MPEG Layer 3 Professional CODEC
2. Windows Media Audio
3. Windows ADPCM Audio CODEC

DSP:
MPEG Layer 3

Note: Codec messing isn't something I like to do.

You have to narrow the problem down.
Was your stream working well with 1.8.0? Before or after the Nimo pack?
Was your stream working well with 1.8.2? Before or after the Nimo pack?

[global_groove6]

The Cyberlink Codec came with the mp3 converter plugin that I picked up for windows media player. The problems seemed to have started after installing and then uninstalling the Nimo pack. I think something else may have uninstalled that wasnt suppose to because I can't even watch dvd's anymore. I'm doin a complete format right now. god i hope this fixes it!

[Swiftie]

Just out of interests if you managed to fix this??

:s

Brgs

[global_groove6]

I moved to SAM2. Can't be bothered with winamp anymore for streaming anyways!