RadioBOSS lets users set up their own Internet radio station.
The program can send audio stream to a Shoutcast or Icecast server
to broadcast it out to listeners. The software reads the audio data
from a playlist and encodes it
on the fly. It's possible to set up any number of broadcasting
encoders.
To broadcast Internet radio,
follow the steps shown below:
1. On the top menu bar,
select Settings ->
Options...
2. In the Settings window, select Broadcast.
Enter the station name, description, URL and other parameters.
This is the global station information and is used for all
encoders. Any encoder can override this information if needed.
3. Click the "+" button
to add a new encoder.
4. The encoder window
will appear.
Here, you should fill in the required parameters:
Server address and password
- this is provided by your stream hosting provider (unless
you're using your own server). Usually you can find this
information in the control panel.
Metadata encoding - it
is better to leave the "Auto" setting, as it works in most
cases.
Sample rate,
Encoder type, Bitrate and Channels set the broadcasting format.
The stream hosting provider should inform you as to what format you
should use.
RadioBOSS will show an error message in the report (bottom left
corner) if the setup is incorrect. The error message usually states
what's wrong. The error message indicates the encoder number that
failed to start ("output 1" or any other number).
On successful connection, the message will be: Connected to server! (output N).
Most common error
messages:
Cannot start broadcasting (output
N): Error 2100
The specified password is incorrect. Please check the
password.
Cannot start broadcasting (output
N): Error 2
The server is not available or the specified server address is
incorrect. The problem is probably incorrect address or port
entered.
Other reasons: antivirus software or a firewall is blocking the
connection or no network connection is present.
The Station Info tab
allows you to override the global station information for this
encoder.
Once you have entered all the settings, click OK.
5. In the settings
window, click the checkboxes on all the encoders that you want to
use. Don't forget to click the "Broadcasting enabled" checkbox on
the top in order to turn the broadcasting on.
6. Click OK.
Once the broadcasting properties are configured, RadioBOSS will
broadcast whatever is currently playing via the Internet radio
station in real time.
More information:
Creating a music
library
Generating a playlist
Broadcast settings
