excessive buffering somewhere in the chain?

rich_ms · 21st March 2002, 00:06

Im trying to use shoutcast to stream my MP3 collection to me at work over my 128k connection, I am encoding at 96kbps, and its streaming fine, but there is a 30-60 second lag between me clicking change track via remote desktop and the resultant change at the other end. Is there anyway to make this perform more like say netmeeting where it is in realtime? I have the streaming buffer in the winamp that Im playing it at work set to 16k which should give me only a little over a second?

Where is the remaining audio being buffered, and how can I adjust it. I am using the latest shoutcast DSP plugin, the GUI server, and the null output plugin on the home machine on winamp 2.78, and winamp 2.666 at work to playback

21st March 2002, 00:11

That sounds about right. Shoutcast is NOT real-time and you should expect a lag of about a minute or two. Between the DSP and the DNAS there is a set 1MB buffer. Also, between the client there is a variable pre-buffer set in the MPEG Audio Decoder configuration.

rich_ms · 21st March 2002, 02:28

Can I diable it in the shoutcast server? Alternatly, can anyone recommend an alternative that will stream via HTTP (As all access goes via a proxy here)

21st March 2002, 03:38

1) Nope
2) www.icecast.org

21st March 2002, 00:06	#1
rich_ms Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6	excessive buffering somewhere in the chain? Im trying to use shoutcast to stream my MP3 collection to me at work over my 128k connection, I am encoding at 96kbps, and its streaming fine, but there is a 30-60 second lag between me clicking change track via remote desktop and the resultant change at the other end. Is there anyway to make this perform more like say netmeeting where it is in realtime? I have the streaming buffer in the winamp that Im playing it at work set to 16k which should give me only a little over a second? Where is the remaining audio being buffered, and how can I adjust it. I am using the latest shoutcast DSP plugin, the GUI server, and the null output plugin on the home machine on winamp 2.78, and winamp 2.666 at work to playback

21st March 2002, 02:28	#3
rich_ms Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6	disabling the 1 meg buffer? Can I diable it in the shoutcast server? Alternatly, can anyone recommend an alternative that will stream via HTTP (As all access goes via a proxy here)

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21st March 2002, 00:11	#2
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	That sounds about right. Shoutcast is NOT real-time and you should expect a lag of about a minute or two. Between the DSP and the DNAS there is a set 1MB buffer. Also, between the client there is a variable pre-buffer set in the MPEG Audio Decoder configuration.

21st March 2002, 03:38	#4
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	1) Nope 2) www.icecast.org