[microsound] a mo' better audio-cast?

[{ brad brace }]

thanks -- still looking around
found something called JetCast (from Cowon)
and this (PC) resource: http://www.oddsock.org/

/:b


On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Michael North wrote:

> there's a cheap mac alternative from rogue amoeba called nicecast and
> there is an apple product based on quicktime with the name of
> broadcast or something, just did a quick search and couldn't find it
> under that name but it's free but didn't look trivial to set up when
> i looked at it
> On 19-Jul-09, at 3:28 PM, A Stranger Paradise wrote:
>
> > It doesn’t seem a Shoutcast problem. The amount of pc resources for
> > running it is minimal on the CPU side, and I think the amount of
> > memory needed for each listener is something like 14k.
> >
> > Normally that diagnosis refers to a bandwidth problem (for six
> > listeners at the same time you need around 620kbps in continuum).
> > If you are broadcasting from your home, it depends of your internet
> > connection and ISP. Speed and stability. If you´re running a
> > server, or an online service is doing that for you, the same applies.
> >
> >
> > I’m hearing now the emission, and things seems pretty fine.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:53 PM, { brad brace } <bbrace at eskimo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I've been using Shoutcast for years but have noticed a
> > dramatic decrease in both the number of listeners (excluding
> > all the bots and spiders), and dependability of service
> > (connection errors).
> >
> > Is there a better (free/Mac) alternative?
> >
> > thanks for any suggestions...    /:b
> >
> >
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