How to broadcast in SHOUTcast ?
To transmit show you just need to have Winamp installed and download and install the DSP plugin. There are other software assistive technologies for broadcasting in SHOUTcast system such as SAM Broadcaster , VirtualjDJ or AIMP with unofficial SHOUTcast plugin (v1).
We will focus on broadcasting with the standard configuration (Winamp / DSP Plugin ) .
If you have services subscribed with the NewAirHost.com all the necessary information you will find in the "BROADCASTING DATA" tab of DJ panel .
Genre - type of music played on the radio.
AIM / ICQ / IRC - these fields are not currently used by the SHOUTcast 2 server in any way so there is no need to set them up .
Encoder Type - this is broadcasting data format . There are two options to choose from: AAC or MP3 . Please note that this format must match the format of the server.
Current Bitrate - kbps value - this is a quality in which we want to broadcast ( kilobits per second). Select a value between 32kbps and the value specified by the server ( the offer) . In the case of services purchased on newairhost.com never exceed the amount determined by service subscription ! Otherwise, the server shuts down whenever an attempt is made ​​to transmit higher quality !
Titles ( settings related to the transfer of title to the shoutcast server ) In order to properly display the show name and the collection of valid DJ statistics, option ' Follow Winamp 's title updates' should be always selected.
If these fields are completed with required data we can move to set up sound source .
To do this, click on the 'Input' tab in DSP plugin .
Now depending on your preferences , select sound source 'Input Device '.
Winamp - choose this item if you want to give the basic configuration which is what recreate in Winamp will hear on the radio .
We already have a properly configured plugin. Left yet to see the volume levels (levels are best kept in the range from - 22dB to - 1dB ) .
DO NOT EXCEED of - 1dB because then the quality of the transmitted sound can drastically decline because of distortion and produce a characteristic ' crackle ' for this phenomenon.
The last thing you press the 'Connect ' in the 'Output ' DSP plugin . If all the data has been correctly entered , hence it give to live .
We will indicate the elapsed time in the 'Status' section.