SoundJam MP allows you to stream music from your computer to anyone on the Internet. This is accomplished by sending the music to a re-broadcaster which supports Flycast, ShoutCast or IceCast.
Note: Not all re-broadcasters support all of SoundJam’s broadcast options. See the list at the bottom for more details.
Broadcasting requires three steps:
1. Establish an account with a re-broadcaster which supports Flycast, Shoutcast or Icecast.
2. Set up SoundJam by entering the re-broadcaster’s address, port information and password into SoundJam MP’s stream broadcast window.
3. Click the “Start Broadcasting” button.
If you are not sure where to start we recommend you get an account with Live 365 then set up SoundJam with that account information.
How to establish an Account at Live 365
1. Go to www.live365.com
2. Sign up for a broadcasting account by clicking on the “Sign Up Now!” You must have your browser set to accept cookies in order to use the Live 365 web site.
3. Follow the directions making sure to remember your user name and password.
4. After submitting your application you will receive a confirmation email directing you to a link to activate your account. Click on the link and log in.
5. Click the Broadcast button which is located at the top of the screen.
6. Click on the text “sign up to broadcast for free”.
7. Select “Broadcast Live” then click the “Next” button.
8. Click the “Other Tools” button which is located at the middle of the screen.
9. Write down the Address and Server Port. Note this page contains the options to turn off the server or Reset the Broadcast.
Setting up SoundJam MP
1. Launch SoundJam MP
2. From the Window menu select “Stream Broadcaster”
Options Tab
3. Type in the Address, Port number and password from your re-broadcaster.
4. Fill in any stream information you wish to be associated with your stream. Please keep in mind that some re-broadcasters, such as Live 365, do not support all this information.
Name: The name of the music stream.
URL: The web page you want associated with your music stream.
Genre: Self-identifying Genre information (such as Classical, Pop, or R&B).
If you have IRC, ICQ and or AIM internet chat accounts then you can also provide this information.
IRC: Internet Relay Chat. IRC is a multi-user, multi-channel chat system that is run on a Network.
ICQ: I Seek You. ICQ lets you find your friends online in real time.
AIM: AOL Instant Messenger. AIM is a way to talk to your friends on the Internet.
Track Tab
This information is passed along with the stream (if the re-broadcaster supports it).
Broadcast Track Information
Title: Use the pop down selection icon to the right to select the song information format which will be included in the broadcast stream.
Add an URL and/or message you want associated with your broadcast.
Now Playing
This information (Title, Album and Artist) will automatically be filled in by SoundJam and sent to the re-broadcaster. It is up to the re-broadcaster as to whether the information is actually part of the broadcast.
Use the “Configure” button to select the desired bit rate, number of channels and sample rate. If you aren’t sure what to choose just enter the bit rate and close the configure window. SoundJam will evaluate your settings and offer to adjust them as necessary. We encourage you to accept SoundJam’s recommendations.
In order to ensure that users with slow modem connections to the internet can listen to your music we encourage you to keep the bit rate fairly low. Start with 24kbps or 56kbps.
Start Broadcasting/Stop Broadcasting will start or stop broadcasting. Anything you play from SoundJam while broadcasting is turned on will be broadcast over the Internet.
Listening to your stream
1. Launch SoundJam or any other application capable of playing MP3 streams.
2. From SoundJam you would select “Open URL...” from the File menu. Type in the Address followed by a colon and the server port number. For example, if the address is 123.23.345.456 and this port is 8000 then the address to type in is “123.23.345.456:8000”. Do not put in any spaces.
3. If you want your friends to hear your broadcast just send them the IP and port number, for instance 123.23.345.456:8000
