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Sending A/XE Streams to SHOUTcast Compatible Servers
It is easy to send an MP3 or AAC encoded stream to a SHOUTcast compatible server.
When you define the encoder, create an output stream by selecting the “Send to SHOUT-
cast server” option. You will be presented with the following dialog:
1. Fill in the friendly stream name in the first text box. This is the name used internally to
store the stream information and for display purposes so you can use any name here. The
name may contain letters, digits and the space and underscore characters. Do not use
other special characters in the stream name.
2. Select a metadata source that will be used to “tag” the stream. A/XE will insert the tags
received into the stream so that they may be displayed by compatible players.
3. Enter the server address and port number where the address and port are separated by
a colon character. For example, if the address is 192.168.1.25 and the port is 8000, you
would enter 192.168.1.25:8000 in the address field.
4. Enter the server password in the password field.
5. Next, enter the stream name and the genre to be sent to the server.
6. Click the Save button.
The stream output definition is complete. When you start the encoder, A/XE will attempt
to connect to the SHOUTcast compatible server and deliver the encoded stream to it.
SHOUTcast Compatible Streaming Servers
Following are the specific set-up details for Steamcast and general information about
alternate server possibilities. The website associated with each provides a wealth of informa-
tion, including user forums and other resources.
Steamcast
We’ve had the most experience with this server. It runs on both Windows and Linux, does
all that usually needs to be done, and is very efficient with regard to both CPU and memory
usage.
Steamcast is a freeware streaming media server that extends the capabilities of the Icecast2/
SHOUTcast framework. The creators of Steamcast intend for the project to be format/co-
dec agnostic and want to support as many encoding, listening and client systems as possible.
Steamcast is currently available for Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD, and Linux.
Steamcast was created by Jay Krivanek of Radio Toolbox and was first introduced in 2004.