Icecast Streaming Media Server

peepo · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 88

Hello, I currently have a dedicated windows server with Icecast server installed. I run the fallback mount on this server in this way.

The playlist plays in vlc.
Simplecast is connected to the Icecast server.
And the server soundcard set to 'stereo mix/what you hear' so simplecast can pick up what is played from VLC and send to Icecast server on the same machine.

This fallback mount runs all days so it is ready for DJ's loggin on & off to do their shows throughout the day.

Soon I will be moving to a new server company and the new server does not have a soundcard installed. Is there anyway I can have a fallback mount on the server that doesnt use a soundcard?

Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks

karlH · Code Warrior Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 5476 Location: UK

The fallback mechanism works with a stream, how/where that stream is created does not matter to icecast. a source client with a playlist would suffice.

karl.

peepo · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 88

Hello, thankyou for the reply.

And how can I get Icecast to show the name of the track playing in playlist?

At the moment all it shows is the information specified in Simplecast config (station name / url / genre etc). It does not show the names of tracks in playlist.

Could I acheive this by taking simplecast out of the equazion & sourcing some software which streams a playlist directly to icecast, like VLC for instance which has a streaming capability.
Thanks

karlH · Code Warrior Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 5476 Location: UK

It is up to the source client to provide that information which it can do via the /admin requests, icecast will not guess the name of the track from decoded music. Ask yourself, how would simplecast know the name of the track in question and does it pass that information to icecast? a check of access log for admin requests will tell if it is doing so currently.

karl.

peepo · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 88

Hello, thankyou for the reply. No, simplecast does not take that information from incoming audio so it cannot be passed on to Icecast. Do you know what software Icecast can receive track names from?
Or maybe some other radio station owners here can recommend some playlist software which can stream track titles to Icecast?
Thanks

karlH · Code Warrior Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 5476 Location: UK

The mechanism to inject title into icecast is trivial, a simple GET request, I would be surprised that simplecast cannot do it but if it does not know what the track is (eg just reads from dsp) then it is not surprising to see no titles appearing. Obviously these questions should be asked of the people supporting those products.

karl.