how to allow multiple sources

roti · 29th October 2004, 13:54

hello,

i'm new to shoutcast so here is want i'm searching for (and i hope i can do it with shoutcast):

I want to allow several people in LAN to be able to queue music on one computer.
So I am hoping to configure shoutcast to allow mutiple sources which send to the same channel and the music is beeing queued.

Thanks,
roti

angst · 29th October 2004, 14:16

i'm not exactly sure what u mean,

you want more then one user to send data to the server for streaming?
this can't be done.

roti · 29th October 2004, 14:48

well as I understood there is a shoutcast server (which is a independent application) and there is a plugin for winamp called a shoutcast source which sends data to the server.
any other user which connects its winamp to the server will listen to the source's music, right?

well i want more than one sources to send data to the server, and more than that: the track's are queued for playing. if shoutcast cannot do it then maybe you know another way to achieve this.

roti · 29th October 2004, 15:02

and if two users at the same time cannot send data for streaming to the server then why are the server and the source not the same entity?

decapitator · 29th October 2004, 16:15

The server and dsp are two completely different things.

You cannot send 2 streams to the same server, however what you could do i suppose, is to use different broadcasting platforms.
You would still want to connect through shoutcast so i dont think that would work at all.
The server can only handle one stream at a time from the dsp. As stated as i understand it, you cannot make than one stream at a time.

You can have as many bandwidth selections as you want, dependant on the dsp theorectically.
If you want to cue music, then you need to get a program that will cue them up for you, unless you do this manually. ...i am not the expert here, but read the forums for what your looking for, you should find something similar, and the answer should lie between the two.
Hope this helps.

Subtropolis · 4th November 2004, 11:32

I understand what he wants to do. I had this same thought. You would want two streams if you had two DJs who were each broadcasting from a different location and you wanted them to be able to have an online conversation about a track, for example.

I wonder if in the future multiple streams could be added as a feature.

ddominey86 · 5th November 2004, 00:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Subtropolis
I understand what he wants to do. I had this same thought. You would want two streams if you had two DJs who were each broadcasting from a different location and you wanted them to be able to have an online conversation about a track, for example.

I wonder if in the future multiple streams could be added as a feature.

goto www.icecast.org, their streaming server already supports multiple sources, and it works very well, very similar to the aol ultravox servers

Subtropolis · 7th November 2004, 00:53

Actually, I am using Linux and am new to it. I looked at icecast but was more confused than I have been in some time. But thanks for the suggestion.

Vchat20 · 7th November 2004, 03:22

i dont know what kind of programs there ae available for linux, but a very simple solution for windows is to use a voip program like free world dialup, skype, or the numerous voice chat programs and use that to get the 2 djs talking. then have the first dj simply set up his dsp for soundcard input, set the mixer to stereo mix recording and you should be set. the dsp will now pick up everything including the microphone and the voip feed.

shoutcast101 · 7th November 2004, 08:41

You cannot have more than one source unless you run more than one copy of the server. to find out about this do a search.

or you can just use icecast.

arkadas.amereeh · 7th November 2004, 18:31

Icecast supports multiple streams and even fallback!
Besides that, you can force user to move to another stream.
This feature could be used to solve your problem...

regards,

Arkadas Amereeh

Blue Lightning · 7th November 2004, 22:06

SAM2-built websites produce 'Request Song' links next to every track in the station site's playlist, and clicking this automatically queues it on the sources machine (as the IP is linked to it). This could be used as an internal way of multiple users queueing tracks from one Shoutcasting source.

29th October 2004, 13:54	#1
roti Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	how to allow multiple sources hello, i'm new to shoutcast so here is want i'm searching for (and i hope i can do it with shoutcast): I want to allow several people in LAN to be able to queue music on one computer. So I am hoping to configure shoutcast to allow mutiple sources which send to the same channel and the music is beeing queued. Thanks, roti

29th October 2004, 14:16	#2
angst Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Toronto, Canada! Posts: 545	i'm not exactly sure what u mean, you want more then one user to send data to the server for streaming? this can't be done. SiX - what's reality compared to me... www.remixwars.com - free mp3's for download! free shoutcast scripts: http://dev.irn.ca

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29th October 2004, 14:48	#3
roti Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	well as I understood there is a shoutcast server (which is a independent application) and there is a plugin for winamp called a shoutcast source which sends data to the server. any other user which connects its winamp to the server will listen to the source's music, right? well i want more than one sources to send data to the server, and more than that: the track's are queued for playing. if shoutcast cannot do it then maybe you know another way to achieve this.

29th October 2004, 15:02	#4
roti Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	and if two users at the same time cannot send data for streaming to the server then why are the server and the source not the same entity?

29th October 2004, 16:15	#5
decapitator Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 28	The server and dsp are two completely different things. You cannot send 2 streams to the same server, however what you could do i suppose, is to use different broadcasting platforms. You would still want to connect through shoutcast so i dont think that would work at all. The server can only handle one stream at a time from the dsp. As stated as i understand it, you cannot make than one stream at a time. You can have as many bandwidth selections as you want, dependant on the dsp theorectically. If you want to cue music, then you need to get a program that will cue them up for you, unless you do this manually. ...i am not the expert here, but read the forums for what your looking for, you should find something similar, and the answer should lie between the two. Hope this helps.

4th November 2004, 11:32	#6
Subtropolis Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3	I understand what he wants to do. I had this same thought. You would want two streams if you had two DJs who were each broadcasting from a different location and you wanted them to be able to have an online conversation about a track, for example. I wonder if in the future multiple streams could be added as a feature.

7th November 2004, 00:53	#8
Subtropolis Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3	Actually, I am using Linux and am new to it. I looked at icecast but was more confused than I have been in some time. But thanks for the suggestion.

7th November 2004, 03:22	#9
Vchat20 Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,273	i dont know what kind of programs there ae available for linux, but a very simple solution for windows is to use a voip program like free world dialup, skype, or the numerous voice chat programs and use that to get the 2 djs talking. then have the first dj simply set up his dsp for soundcard input, set the mixer to stereo mix recording and you should be set. the dsp will now pick up everything including the microphone and the voip feed.

7th November 2004, 08:41	#10
shoutcast101 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK Posts: 287	You cannot have more than one source unless you run more than one copy of the server. to find out about this do a search. or you can just use icecast.

7th November 2004, 18:31	#11
arkadas.amereeh Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 65	Icecast supports multiple streams and even fallback! Besides that, you can force user to move to another stream. This feature could be used to solve your problem... regards, Arkadas Amereeh

7th November 2004, 22:06	#12
Blue Lightning Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 16	SAM2-built websites produce 'Request Song' links next to every track in the station site's playlist, and clicking this automatically queues it on the sources machine (as the IP is linked to it). This could be used as an internal way of multiple users queueing tracks from one Shoutcasting source.