Newbie can't display Song Titles

11th June 2000, 21:46

Ok, I know I must be screwing up somewhere OBVIOUS, but it sure ain't obvious to me.

When I start broadcasting, I have the Shoutcast Source plugin set for AUTO in both the song title and URL directly below, but nothing appears to outside listeners except the station name. Am I missing a config setting or something? There's about 500+ MP3's in a subdirectory tree (i.e., not all in the Shoutcast/CONTENT directory, but THAT shouldn't be the reason, should it?? Is there a more detailed how-to available somewhere to the dang "now playing" and play history can have some content??
Ray

P.S.: Here's something else that may give a clue... I added my ICQ number, and although the server shows it's transferring out in an icy line, it doesn't appear on yp.shoutcast.com! FWIW, I *did* upgrade to Winamp 2.64, DCAS 1.666.1, and am still using the 1.50b2 Shoutcast plugin. Halllp!!

[This message has been edited by CityHunter (edited June 13, 2000).]

10th October 2000, 00:43

I am having a problem with Title streaming as well, which is strange as I had it working for months with no problem before. Unfortunately, I don't remember when it stopped working, it may have been when I upgraded the Shoutcast server to 1.70 (may have been before that). I'm using 1.7.1 now, and Shoutcast 2.64 I believe (I'm not at home, and I have a different version on every machine). If I ever figure out WHY it stopped working, I'll post what it is.

I'm thinking I'm missing something obvious too... (Winamp is set to "Auto" "Auto" for song title/URL, and the shoutcast.ini has just %s for it's Title setting).

plucky

dkiehl · 12th October 2000, 15:47

I think you hit the nail on the head... It would be my guess that you still have the semicolon ; in front of the %s (in the INI file)... which comments it out.

If so, remove the semicolon...

Good luck.

18th October 2000, 07:03

To put an end to this one, I may have posted it in a different thread, but it was the fact I was using the MuchFX2 plugin stacker. This plugin was what was preventing it from streaming the titles

I have since changed the stacker I'm using to "DSP Stacker", which is working just fine so far (a week straight so far?), and streaming the titles properly! Woohoo!

plucky

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

11th June 2000, 21:46	#1
CityHunter Guest Posts: n/a	Ok, I know I must be screwing up somewhere OBVIOUS, but it sure ain't obvious to me. When I start broadcasting, I have the Shoutcast Source plugin set for AUTO in both the song title and URL directly below, but nothing appears to outside listeners except the station name. Am I missing a config setting or something? There's about 500+ MP3's in a subdirectory tree (i.e., not all in the Shoutcast/CONTENT directory, but THAT shouldn't be the reason, should it?? Is there a more detailed how-to available somewhere to the dang "now playing" and play history can have some content?? Ray P.S.: Here's something else that may give a clue... I added my ICQ number, and although the server shows it's transferring out in an icy line, it doesn't appear on yp.shoutcast.com! FWIW, I did upgrade to Winamp 2.64, DCAS 1.666.1, and am still using the 1.50b2 Shoutcast plugin. Halllp!! [This message has been edited by CityHunter (edited June 13, 2000).]

10th October 2000, 00:43	#2
plucky Guest Posts: n/a	I am having a problem with Title streaming as well, which is strange as I had it working for months with no problem before. Unfortunately, I don't remember when it stopped working, it may have been when I upgraded the Shoutcast server to 1.70 (may have been before that). I'm using 1.7.1 now, and Shoutcast 2.64 I believe (I'm not at home, and I have a different version on every machine). If I ever figure out WHY it stopped working, I'll post what it is. I'm thinking I'm missing something obvious too... (Winamp is set to "Auto" "Auto" for song title/URL, and the shoutcast.ini has just %s for it's Title setting). plucky

12th October 2000, 15:47	#3
dkiehl Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 8	I think you hit the nail on the head... It would be my guess that you still have the semicolon ; in front of the %s (in the INI file)... which comments it out. If so, remove the semicolon... Good luck.

18th October 2000, 07:03	#4
plucky Guest Posts: n/a	To put an end to this one, I may have posted it in a different thread, but it was the fact I was using the MuchFX2 plugin stacker. This plugin was what was preventing it from streaming the titles I have since changed the stacker I'm using to "DSP Stacker", which is working just fine so far (a week straight so far?), and streaming the titles properly! Woohoo! plucky