LiveIce
LiveIce can work in 2 modes, it can pass a playlist to Icecast or can pass live audio from the soundcard.
After untaring and reading the README concerning building the package, make sure you have mpg123
installed and available as LiveIce requires it.
There are two ways of configuring LiveIce editing the config file with vi/emacs/or whatever or by using the
TK based configuration tool, which is a pretty way of editing it :)
The best place for describing the internals of liveice.cfg can be found at LiveIce's homepage where Scott
covers all of the options.
This is a copy of my config file with LiveIce set to mixer mode (stream from a list of MP3's)
NOTE: I've added comments to the file, so if you cut and paste make sure the comments haven't wrapped
around to a new line otherwise LiveIce will not work :)
# liveice configuration file
# Automatically generated
SERVER megajukebox # Your server name * MUST BE THE NAME THE SERVER RESOLVES TO *
PORT 8000 # The port Icecast is running on
NAME Megajukebox # Information regarding the name of your server which is sent to MP3 players, and
# to directory servers.
# Examples 'Sarah FM' or 'ThisTown: Loud and Heavy Jazz − Internet Radio 24/7'
GENRE Live # Information regarding the genre. Examples 'Talk' or 'Dance'
DESCRIPTION # Information regarding the station. Example 'The best for reggae in the North'
URL http://megajukebox:8000 # The URL and port of the server.
PUBLIC 0 # Set this to 1 if you want Icecast to announce your station and list it's details
# on a directory server, otherwise leave 0
XAUDIOCAST_LOGIN # can be either ICY_LOGIN or X_AUDIOCAST_LOGIN. X_AUDIOCAST is better.
MOUNTPOINT /techno # Sets the mountpoint name of the stream for Icecast. Only used if X_AUDIOCAST is used
# otherwise defaults to icy_0
PASSWORD hackme # Icecast's admin password
SAMPLE_RATE 44100 # The sample rate of the stream
STEREO # Can be MONO or STEREO
NO_SOUNDCARD # See below
HALF_DUPLEX # Sets the soundcard duplex mode. Can be HALF_DUPLEX or FULL_DUPLEX
USE_GOGO # Sets the encoder to use. Check the README for the list
BITRATE 128000 # Sets the bit rate of the stream (see below)
VBR_QUALITY 1 # Sets the variable bit rate quality.
MIXER # See below
The Linux MP3−HOWTO
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