sam9s
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Hi All,
Me again
. with another project of mine which I was working for like 3,4 months now. Since the day I learnt that you can have your own personal radio station using ICEcast I wanted to have one for me as well.
I had my old laptop lying around and all else it needed was RnD, time and effort to start your own.
INTRO ::
Please remember ::::The objective of this station is not a professional take on providing any high class services. ... I just wanted to experiment and see how this would work plus showcase how can one use DS413j web services in yet another way.
My request and expectation from my fellow members here is that they use it, extensively, and see how it goes, like, if the streaming is constant, any breakups etc etc plus make suggestion, which I might try implementing if its in my technical hand.
The bit rate currently is set to 64kbps keeping in mind that my broadband upload is mere 512kbps-800kbps. I might increase it at a later stage if I change my ISP. SEE POINTS IN RED AT THE BOTTOM
WEBSITE :: you can access the radio from below address
www.sam9sradio.in
Few things to note before you click on the link. To make it a bit more interesting I have included below few services on my RadioStation
1. Song Request
To make it a bit more intuitive I have included a Song Request feature, now when I say song request its not exactly and entirely a free song request. What I have done is that if you click on the Request Song link what it does it, it would open a window showing all the songs that have been lined up in my RadioStation player playlist. YOu can request any song from that play list, by just clicking on the request button. It would lined by in the request Q and would be played according to the numerical order. Only few restrictions apply.
1. You can not request more then 3 songs from the same IP (computer)
2. Recently played songs (within 30 minutes) cannot be played.
The password to the request song page is samradio
Currently playing ::: The Best and the best of 2000-2013.
2. Radio Chat
A small chat room also has been included, so if like couple of hifi members are logged in on sam9sradio.in they can chat amoung themselves ....
3. Song and Server status
Apart from this I also have provided a link on the same sight that would provide a small pop up window, which would give tiny information, like which song is been played, total users online, max users that were online etc etc ..
TO CONCLUDE ::::: IMP :::: Just keep this in mind this is an amateurish attempt and is not in any way a professional radio station. So the experience might/will not be as fluid as it might be. Like for example ......
1. My broadband connection upload is just 512kbps-800kbps, so streaming on a very slow connection like 2G, tata photon, reliance dongle might not be as smooth
3. Max users that can simultaneously stream is set to max 10. Plus since I am opening the gates for all users, I still am not sure how the server will behave if loads of requests pour in.., but it would be fun to see how it goes.
If it goes more then 10 with a max upload of around 700kbps and a bitrate of 64kbps, server would not be able to accommodate and I am sure people listining will have a stutter in there streaming..:sad::sad::sad: Blame Airtel, that gives such a poor upload, with even a 16mbps connection.
But this would be an experiment, till the time I have a better ISP with better uploads. Do try and tell me how many were able to smoothly run the stream and how many were not.....
Try to enjoy ...
Regards
Sammy
Me again
. with another project of mine which I was working for like 3,4 months now. Since the day I learnt that you can have your own personal radio station using ICEcast I wanted to have one for me as well.I had my old laptop lying around and all else it needed was RnD, time and effort to start your own.
INTRO ::
Please remember ::::The objective of this station is not a professional take on providing any high class services. ... I just wanted to experiment and see how this would work plus showcase how can one use DS413j web services in yet another way.
My request and expectation from my fellow members here is that they use it, extensively, and see how it goes, like, if the streaming is constant, any breakups etc etc plus make suggestion, which I might try implementing if its in my technical hand.
The bit rate currently is set to 64kbps keeping in mind that my broadband upload is mere 512kbps-800kbps. I might increase it at a later stage if I change my ISP. SEE POINTS IN RED AT THE BOTTOM
WEBSITE :: you can access the radio from below address
www.sam9sradio.in
Few things to note before you click on the link. To make it a bit more interesting I have included below few services on my RadioStation
1. Song Request
To make it a bit more intuitive I have included a Song Request feature, now when I say song request its not exactly and entirely a free song request. What I have done is that if you click on the Request Song link what it does it, it would open a window showing all the songs that have been lined up in my RadioStation player playlist. YOu can request any song from that play list, by just clicking on the request button. It would lined by in the request Q and would be played according to the numerical order. Only few restrictions apply.
1. You can not request more then 3 songs from the same IP (computer)
2. Recently played songs (within 30 minutes) cannot be played.
The password to the request song page is samradio
Currently playing ::: The Best and the best of 2000-2013.
2. Radio Chat
A small chat room also has been included, so if like couple of hifi members are logged in on sam9sradio.in they can chat amoung themselves ....
3. Song and Server status
Apart from this I also have provided a link on the same sight that would provide a small pop up window, which would give tiny information, like which song is been played, total users online, max users that were online etc etc ..
TO CONCLUDE ::::: IMP :::: Just keep this in mind this is an amateurish attempt and is not in any way a professional radio station. So the experience might/will not be as fluid as it might be. Like for example ......
1. My broadband connection upload is just 512kbps-800kbps, so streaming on a very slow connection like 2G, tata photon, reliance dongle might not be as smooth
3. Max users that can simultaneously stream is set to max 10. Plus since I am opening the gates for all users, I still am not sure how the server will behave if loads of requests pour in..
, but it would be fun to see how it goes.If it goes more then 10 with a max upload of around 700kbps and a bitrate of 64kbps, server would not be able to accommodate and I am sure people listining will have a stutter in there streaming..:sad::sad::sad: Blame Airtel, that gives such a poor upload, with even a 16mbps connection.
But this would be an experiment, till the time I have a better ISP with better uploads. Do try and tell me how many were able to smoothly run the stream and how many were not.....
Try to enjoy ...
Regards
Sammy
