clustering .mp3 and .wma

dj001 · 4th June 2008, 18:23

The Audiorealm yp does not have my genre, so my preference is to keep all my webradio directories like Windows Media and iTunes feeding on my flagship SHOUTcast 96kbps .mp3 stream, which is #1 in my genre usually 18 hours a day.

Originally, Windows Media told me to write an .asx file for them, including my .mp3 stream. But now, they are saying they will only continue promoting my station (which is a Featured Station and Editor's Pick) on their Radio page if the underlying stream is .wma. (Typical MS control-freakism!)

So, if I capitulate and encode a new 96kbps .wma stream, can I ask my streamhost to cluster it with my existing 96kbps .mp3 stream? If this is possible, then my clustered 96kbps stream can remain in the #1 spot in my genre in the SHOUTcast yp.

Greg_E · 4th June 2008, 18:37

Ummm.... Will Shoutcast serve WMA encoded streams?

Sawg · 4th June 2008, 18:58

You can only create a "cluster" in the SHOUTcast directory of the same stream, including bitrate and all that jazz. That and SHOUTcast doesn't support WMA

djSpinnerCee · 4th June 2008, 19:07

A cluster also implies a single source program [one station] -- that means content type (audio/mpeg, audio/aacp) and other stream properties (like bitrate, samplrate, etc...).

4th June 2008, 18:37	#2
Greg_E Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,687	Ummm.... Will Shoutcast serve WMA encoded streams? Your mileage may vary!

4th June 2008, 18:58	#3
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djSpinnerCee Forum King Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollis, Queens/The Bronx, NYC Posts: 3,555	A cluster also implies a single source program [one station] -- that means content type (audio/mpeg, audio/aacp) and other stream properties (like bitrate, samplrate, etc...). /* v2 HTML5 / Player test pages DigitalMixNYC, DigitalMixNYCbx \| DNAS Status: Now Playing js codes (scaststatus_X.php) \| PortForward.com \| Upload/Download Speed Test \| No-IP.com: Free Dynamic DNS \| In the YP \| dnasDir */

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4th June 2008, 18:23	#1
dj001 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Who's asking? Posts: 452	clustering .mp3 and .wma The Audiorealm yp does not have my genre, so my preference is to keep all my webradio directories like Windows Media and iTunes feeding on my flagship SHOUTcast 96kbps .mp3 stream, which is #1 in my genre usually 18 hours a day. Originally, Windows Media told me to write an .asx file for them, including my .mp3 stream. But now, they are saying they will only continue promoting my station (which is a Featured Station and Editor's Pick) on their Radio page if the underlying stream is .wma. (Typical MS control-freakism!) So, if I capitulate and encode a new 96kbps .wma stream, can I ask my streamhost to cluster it with my existing 96kbps .mp3 stream? If this is possible, then my clustered 96kbps stream can remain in the #1 spot in my genre in the SHOUTcast yp.