Radio Streaming
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Overview
Radio streaming is where you select the music to be played and manage the station in internet radio. Before you start streaming radio, you need to figure out how to do Radio Serving with Icecast. We are going to be streaming radio with MuSE.
Getting Started
MuSE must be installed first before
apt-get update apt-get install MuSE
Setting up MuSE
Hit the "Let's Stream" button in the top left corner and a window will appear where you can configure MuSE.
At the top of the configuration page you can specify things like the audio quality. You must set this to a level that your internet connection can handle, and also consider the audience. You can also choose between MP3 streaming and Ogg Vorbis streaming.
The host field will be whatever your streaming server's IP address or DNS is. If you're not sure, set this to 127.0.0.1.
The port will be the port number you specified in the icecast.xml configuration file.
The mountpoint will determine the URL of the radio station. If the host was radio.blagblagblag.org, the port was 8200 and the mountpoint was /blag, the URL would look like this:
http://radio.blagblagblag.org:8200/blag
The name determines the name of the stream that the listener will see in their player.
The description will also be seen in the player.
The login type will depend on what streaming server you are using. If you set up icecast, choose icecast 2.
Finally, you will have to put in the password you specified as the source-password in your configuration file.
Now hit the connect button! Hopefully, you'll get a 'started streaming on ...' message in your main MuSE window. Otherwise, check the error message and go back and figure out what's wrong.
Adding Music
Right click the white space in your MuSE window and select 'Add File'. Now you can add MP3's or Ogg's, depending on what type of stream you are using. When you're ready, double-click a track to play it, or hit the play button.
Using your microphone with MuSE
To use your microphone with MuSE, plug it into the 'Microphone' jack on your computer (not the line-in one!), and open the Volume Control. Make sure microphone is set to record. Then hit the line-in button in MuSE and talk away!
Tips
Select continuous from the drop-down menu in the bottom right hand corner of MuSE to make all of your music play continuously.
Credits
Stephen Clement
