The sound goes on & off

davman · 14th January 2002, 00:22

Hi,

I know this may sound a bit stupid but I'm asking it anyway. When I log into ShoutCast and it starts playing whats there I can hear music for 15 to 20 second intervals. It is working but I cannot hear the whole song for it goes on and off in the sound as it is buffering. I am not behind a firewall and use this only at my home. I have a 56k modem that connects at 45000 to 49000kbps upon just about everytime I long on line. Can someone please tell me what I need to do to cause this to stream at a steady pace? I am completely new to this. I have been using Morpheus for a long time. So many of my friends have convinced me to use Winamp becouse it is so much better all the way around. I like Winamp but I would love to listen to it on a steady stream if you know what I mean. Thank you for whatever help anybody may be able to offer me.

Davman

14th January 2002, 03:28

You do not have enough bandwidth, listen to streams of 32kbps or less and don't do anything else online at the time

DjSeaBass · 14th January 2002, 22:15

sawg is completly right!
Try setting your stream to a lower speed as 56k modems don't provide too much badnwidth. I suggest you set it to 32kb/s
Thanx!

14th January 2002, 00:22	#1
davman Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1	The sound goes on & off Hi, I know this may sound a bit stupid but I'm asking it anyway. When I log into ShoutCast and it starts playing whats there I can hear music for 15 to 20 second intervals. It is working but I cannot hear the whole song for it goes on and off in the sound as it is buffering. I am not behind a firewall and use this only at my home. I have a 56k modem that connects at 45000 to 49000kbps upon just about everytime I long on line. Can someone please tell me what I need to do to cause this to stream at a steady pace? I am completely new to this. I have been using Morpheus for a long time. So many of my friends have convinced me to use Winamp becouse it is so much better all the way around. I like Winamp but I would love to listen to it on a steady stream if you know what I mean. Thank you for whatever help anybody may be able to offer me. Davman

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14th January 2002, 03:28	#2
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	You do not have enough bandwidth, listen to streams of 32kbps or less and don't do anything else online at the time

14th January 2002, 22:15	#3
DjSeaBass Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 12	sawg is completly right! Try setting your stream to a lower speed as 56k modems don't provide too much badnwidth. I suggest you set it to 32kb/s Thanx!