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Apply audio from your automation server to the Instreamer www.barix.com This is reliable, and can be set to high streaming bitrates for better fidelity.
http://www.barix.com/products/instreamer_network_mp3_encoder.html
Harris also has their version of a Barix based Instreamer coming out:
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/product_portfolio/product_details.asp?sku=WWWMASTERLINK-IP
For less then $130.00 you can add exellent webstream audio processing:
http://www.behringer.com/DSP1424P/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Use the digital inputs and outputs of the Behringer DSP1424P from your local audio server computer (the one that normally would feed a transmitter) to the DSP1424P then to the Instreamer to your broadband internet connection.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=98636&g=live&sku=182485
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-ULTRAMIZER-PRO-DSP1424P-Processor?sku=182485
The DSP1424P can be a little tricky to set up, search for the best settings or pick the best preset.
 
SUPERCASTER said:
Apply audio from your automation server to the Instreamer www.barix.com This is reliable, and can be set to high streaming bitrates for better fidelity.
http://www.barix.com/products/instreamer_network_mp3_encoder.html
Harris also has their version of a Barix based Instreamer coming out:
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/product_portfolio/product_details.asp?sku=WWWMASTERLINK-IP
For less then $130.00 you can add exellent webstream audio processing:
http://www.behringer.com/DSP1424P/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Use the digital inputs and outputs of the Behringer DSP1424P from your local audio server computer (the one that normally would feed a transmitter) to the DSP1424P then to the Instreamer to your broadband internet connection.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=98636&g=live&sku=182485
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-ULTRAMIZER-PRO-DSP1424P-Processor?sku=182485
The DSP1424P can be a little tricky to set up, search for the best settings or pick the best preset.
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Do you have a price on the Barix or Harris Instreamer? The Behringer 1424P sounds too good to be true for that price point.

Great info. Thanks.

db
 
I just finished picking up a pair for a non-comm FM's backup STL and they work great! I know they're looking to purchase at least another set for another site. Great little box.

The only "flaw" (if you can call it that) is when it re-connects to the stream after losing its connection it announces the source IP address - this is not something you would want your listeners (or potential hackers) to know! Putting it behind a router helps, but it would be nice to have the ability to defeat this "feature".


Bill
 
dbdigital said:
The Behringer 1424P sounds too good to be true for that price point.
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I've played with one a little and liked some of the presets, especially the RMS compressor (that's the ear-friendly opto-like sound you get with an LA-3, for example). There may be better air chains for the web, but it's fairly amazing for under $100 at online sources like Musician's Friend.
 
My experience is that it's best left in the digital domain- hopefully the same box. As for the web, the only output we have is the cable modem. The analog output is used to feed our AM network via additional processing.

We use SAM 3 as automation, processor and encoder. One machine for all. I think we sound OK- yet, I am sure there are improvements we can make.

Our site is www.Surfside1640.com - click the listen tile in the left menu to listen.

Dave
 
Surfside said:
My experience is that it's best left in the digital domain- hopefully the same box. As for the web, the only output we have is the cable modem. The analog output is used to feed our AM network via additional processing.
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This is generally a good thought, except I've been to facilities that use low-grade hardware and the usual fact is something will fail - be it the streaming or the audio processing tasks - with an underpowered machine. Sure, you could use something like an Orban 1100 PC Optimod and have it do the processing, but some folks don't want to invest that kind of money into a stream. Many stations just take the output off the mod monitor and feed it into the streaming server.

On my own stream I do have one D to A and one A to D jump each. My audio goes to analog out of the automation into the console right up to the last box in the processing chain (which is a modified commerical broadcast processor) and then I take the digital output off that processor and feed it into the streaming server, leaving the server to only run the streaming related processes. I usually only reboot my streaming server once every four months and only if I feel a need (or the UPS runs out after a 5+ hour power failure).


Bill
 
Bill DeFelice said:
The only "flaw" (if you can call it that) is when it re-connects to the stream after losing its connection it announces the source IP address - this is not something you would want your listeners (or potential hackers) to know!
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You can turn the IP address announcement off. It's in the main menu somewhere, although it is a little hard to find. If I were to fault the device, it would actually be the instructions. They are a little hard to follow, unless you are very familiar with networking. Even then, they are a bit confusing. The good news is Barix has good on line customer support. Send them an email and you will get help.
 
Chuck said:
Bill DeFelice said:
The only "flaw" (if you can call it that) is when it re-connects to the stream after losing its connection it announces the source IP address - this is not something you would want your listeners (or potential hackers) to know!
Click to expand...

You can turn the IP address announcement off. It's in the main menu somewhere, although it is a little hard to find. If I were to fault the device, it would actually be the instructions. They are a little hard to follow, unless you are very familiar with networking. Even then, they are a bit confusing. The good news is Barix has good on line customer support. Send them an email and you will get help.
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Thanks Chuck. Since I didn't perform the install I got curious about this feature. It seems it's referred to as "SonicIP" which is a little more convoluted than it really needs to be. I dropped a note to the station using the box so they can perform the change themselves.
 
Bill DeFelice said:
Thanks Chuck. Since I didn't perform the install I got curious about this feature. It seems it's referred to as "SonicIP" which is a little more convoluted than it really needs to be. I dropped a note to the station using the box so they can perform the change themselves.
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Yep. That's it. It took me a while to figure it out, and I promptly forgot the nomenclature. Maybe someone needs to write the "Barix Instructions for Dummies." A "Captain Midnight Secret Decoder Ring" might be handy too.

The good news is once they are programmed properly, they work quite nicely.
 
I know the only problem the station that the one station using it is having is there seems to be quite a few disconnects with their system. They're using the same ISP and there's only two hops between locations - both on the same network. They're trying to work with the ISP to move then onto a private switch so they won't have to share traffic with everybody else. Other than that, the audio is greatly improved from what they had on their leased line. They are also considering it as a backup for their main transmitter audio as well, having suffered an STL failure some months back.
 
dbdigital said:
SUPERCASTER said:
Apply audio from your automation server to the Instreamer www.barix.com This is reliable, and can be set to high streaming bitrates for better fidelity.
http://www.barix.com/products/instreamer_network_mp3_encoder.html
Harris also has their version of a Barix based Instreamer coming out:
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/product_portfolio/product_details.asp?sku=WWWMASTERLINK-IP
For less then $130.00 you can add exellent webstream audio processing:
http://www.behringer.com/DSP1424P/index.cfm?lang=ENG
Use the digital inputs and outputs of the Behringer DSP1424P from your local audio server computer (the one that normally would feed a transmitter) to the DSP1424P then to the Instreamer to your broadband internet connection.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=98636&g=live&sku=182485
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-ULTRAMIZER-PRO-DSP1424P-Processor?sku=182485
The DSP1424P can be a little tricky to set up, search for the best settings or pick the best preset.
Click to expand...

Do you have a price on the Barix or Harris Instreamer? The Behringer 1424P sounds too good to be true for that price point.

Great info. Thanks.

db
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Well, since no one bothered to answer my question on the Barix Instreamer here's a price and dealer for it:

http://www.smarthome.com/7666.html

db
 
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