What is the best Kbs and Khz to broadcast at?

31st July 2000, 21:22

What is the best Kbs and Khz to broadcast at? I am currently using 64Kbs 22Khz and I have the Codec to broadcast at higher settings across a T3 line. Any suggestions to be the best sound for the most users, current setting is 32 users. Thanks.

djderricke · 31st July 2000, 23:51

In my opinoin, it's a waste to go any higher than 56k. Depending on what type of music you're broadcasting, that may even be wasteful. Until everyone has DSL, Cable, or fiber coming straight to their house you are still going to have people with 56k modems who won't be able to even hear 3 seconds of your stream at 64k without rebuffering. So I guess what I'm saying is that it depends on how many people you want to attract. I broadcast at 24k to get more users to listen to my stream and so I can support more users on my main stream. (I only have 144k up and down on my IDSL) It doesn't sound bad for most dance music, but I've heard people complain with types of music with lots of highs. I played around with a couple of different settings before I settled on 24k.

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31st July 2000, 21:22	#1
Newbie Guest Posts: n/a	What is the best Kbs and Khz to broadcast at? I am currently using 64Kbs 22Khz and I have the Codec to broadcast at higher settings across a T3 line. Any suggestions to be the best sound for the most users, current setting is 32 users. Thanks.

31st July 2000, 23:51	#2
djderricke Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Schaumburg,IL,USA Posts: 194	In my opinoin, it's a waste to go any higher than 56k. Depending on what type of music you're broadcasting, that may even be wasteful. Until everyone has DSL, Cable, or fiber coming straight to their house you are still going to have people with 56k modems who won't be able to even hear 3 seconds of your stream at 64k without rebuffering. So I guess what I'm saying is that it depends on how many people you want to attract. I broadcast at 24k to get more users to listen to my stream and so I can support more users on my main stream. (I only have 144k up and down on my IDSL) It doesn't sound bad for most dance music, but I've heard people complain with types of music with lots of highs. I played around with a couple of different settings before I settled on 24k. ------------------ DJ Derrick E. djderricke@djderricke.com www.djderricke.com listen.to/djderricke