How to Stream your music in Second Life - You're Source client software than

Did you know that you can be that the music is streamed in Second Life with the same technology as Internet radio? You put the music on this new target group requires a shoutcast source client that sends your music on a streaming server, the window advertising your music to all listeners in Second Life.

This article lists the main decisions Shoutcast / Icecast source client. This source is the client software running on yourThe computer and connects to the music he plays with the streaming server.

What does

The Shoutcast / Icecast streaming source client accepts audio input from a hardware device or program that encodes it into a stream of media and send streaming media in a streaming server. Every step of this process requires configuration, and each program is different in the specifics of the place where you can find these settings. However, the settings are pretty selfuniversal.

Music Source

The entrance to the source client computer can be a media player such as iTunes, Winamp or Windows Media Player, or it can be your'm a hardware device for output - a mixer connected as a sound card or even a built-in microphone laptop. Your source client has chosen a list of possible items from which you can choose from, broadcast.

Coding

Some sourceCustomers may be able to encode in multiple media formats. But for compatibility with Second Life, you must use mp3. The Second Life Viewer on the laptop does not support end-WMA, AAC, Ogg, or other formats. You will notice that when you try to use the most pristine settings of MP3 encoding with the audience jumps in the flow of experience. The best thing is not greater than 44.1, use 64 kbps, stereo. You should be able to find these settings groupedtogether.

Specifies the streaming server

Finally, you must specify Shoutcast / Icecast streaming server to which the source client. This is in the form of a URL or an IP address, port number and a password. Some customers streaming, you can create a "library" of servers, each with its own URL, the port and password. This is useful if you regularly in a number of places. Each seat has its own server. So you can a, once configured, you simply select a location from a list of servers, and have all of the settings at once. If your source client does not have this feature, you must manually enter the data at any time and any place.

Criteria

For each of the streaming client software listed in the price list I have, where you get it, what platform is running, and other attributes. After reading this article, you should be ready to select a source of streaming> Client that meets your needs.

Before the electoral list, I first define what the various attributes.

Operating System (OS) - Find out which operating system of the Streaming Client is compatible with the source. There are options for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

Plugin vs standalone - Some Shoutcast Icecast source client "plugin" programs that work in others. One example is the Shoutcast DSP plug-inInstalled 'in' Winamp as a guest. Another source of customers in a separate window to run and offers all the features needed to.

Record function - Some customers will also record the source (or 'archive'), your power. The stream is sent to the streaming server, but also in a file written to the hard disk of your computer as mp3. This allows you to play your stream later.

Presentation of candidates

Butt (broadcast using thisTool)
Free
Linux, MacOS and Windows.
open source project hosted on Source Forge
Stand Alone
Video streaming and recording at the same time with different bit rates this relatively new offers all the features you would need or want. The fact that it is free and works on almost any computer, making it a good choice.

Winamp with Shoutcast DSP plugin
Free
Windows, Mac OS, Linux, UNIX, others
Winamp Winamp makes standard
Shoutcast Shoutcast agoDSP Plugin
Host Media Player plug-
N. built in the recording solution functionalityThis the pillar within Windows, especially since its price was.

Nice Cast
$ 40 (demo)
Mac OS
Rogueamoeba is the company behind Nicecast
Stand Alone
Stock functionFor years has been standard in this area Fully equipped Mac.

SimpleCast
$ 139
Windows
SpacialAudio product SimpleCast
Stand Alone
No registration built in functionalityThisThe selection comes from a company with a complete line of professional Internet radio.

Reaper with Shoutcast plugin
$ 60 (demo)
Windows
Cockos Reaper ago
Landoleet is where you can connect reaper_shoutcast.dll (this is NOT the same as the Shoutcast DSP plugin for Winamp)
DAW and plug-ins
Full multi-track recording capabilityReaper a complete DAW is worked by a company from the man who established the first technology invented Shoutcast. Extremely powerful, withComplexity per game.

EdCast
Free
Windows
Oddsock makes edcast
Both stand-alone or as a plug-in for Winamp or Foobar2000.
Not built-in recorder in.Both EdCast Oddcast and its predecessors from the developer himself, with a number of other useful tools, music (including a Stream recorder).

The envelope, please

If you start in just a second life in music streaming, I recommend you start down. SillyName, I know. Yet it is free do whatever you want to do it, and runs the same way on each computer that you probably have. In addition, an open source program, which means that its future is more or less secure.

Each of the other options would be the same. They all work pretty hiccup-free. If your needs are unique, may be preferable for any other reason to go head to head.

I myself am using Reaper with the Shoutcast plug-in. Reaper is a fully featured music production DAWas Pro Tools, Logic, Sonar, etc., in fact, was my first DAW to start streaming in Second Life. The fact that Reaper will vary depending on the type of guy, Internet radio (such as Winamp, Gnutella and other modern necessities) that is strong is invented by me.

Go ahead!

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