Buffer Rate & Bitrate Problem/Question...plz respond

bon_vonbon007 · 18th July 2001, 18:51

Hi, I'm a newbie to broadcasting and so is my friend all the way across the world in Spain.

My question is do i have to encode my files to the same bitrate as i broadcast. Currently I have mostly 192 kbps files and i broadcast at around 22kbps @ 22Hz.

My friends station and mine have been both buffering the stream longer than it should (as told by other listeners) and we too can vouch for the overly long buffer time. Plus once it has buffered the stream, at about 3 - 4 seconds afterwards it has to rebuffer.

Stats: My connnection is a 56k modem, but come fall i will be broadcasting from my university with a T-1, and my friend across the world has ADSL from his webhosting offices...my OS is Win98, 500 MHz AMD-K6 Processor, with 64 MB RAM (i know probably too little).

I have searched high and low across the boards here and haven't found any answers, please respond in kind to a newbie, thanks!

~bon_vonbon007~

kbi · 21st July 2001, 07:22

nope you don't have to. dnas should automatically encode it to proper bandwidth, if i can name it that way.

DuaneJeffers · 21st July 2001, 08:00

Yes, the SHOUTcast Source for Winamp automatically converts your MP3s to the proper bitrate. But if you need to know what bitrate to use, use the On-Demand Audio Mp3 Conversion Table.

Have Fun Broadcasting,
Duane Jeffers
Developer; On-Demand Audio

21st July 2001, 08:00	#3
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	Yes, the SHOUTcast Source for Winamp automatically converts your MP3s to the proper bitrate. But if you need to know what bitrate to use, use the On-Demand Audio Mp3 Conversion Table. Have Fun Broadcasting, Duane Jeffers Developer; On-Demand Audio Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

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18th July 2001, 18:51	#1
bon_vonbon007 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 1	Hi, I'm a newbie to broadcasting and so is my friend all the way across the world in Spain. My question is do i have to encode my files to the same bitrate as i broadcast. Currently I have mostly 192 kbps files and i broadcast at around 22kbps @ 22Hz. My friends station and mine have been both buffering the stream longer than it should (as told by other listeners) and we too can vouch for the overly long buffer time. Plus once it has buffered the stream, at about 3 - 4 seconds afterwards it has to rebuffer. Stats: My connnection is a 56k modem, but come fall i will be broadcasting from my university with a T-1, and my friend across the world has ADSL from his webhosting offices...my OS is Win98, 500 MHz AMD-K6 Processor, with 64 MB RAM (i know probably too little). I have searched high and low across the boards here and haven't found any answers, please respond in kind to a newbie, thanks! ~bon_vonbon007~

21st July 2001, 07:22	#2
kbi Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Poland Posts: 81	nope you don't have to. dnas should automatically encode it to proper bandwidth, if i can name it that way.