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Musicstrands

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:42:16 CDT

Musicstrands
A new service that uses its own free player software (for Windows and Mac OS X), it will track what you play and generate recommendations. It is helped by descriptive “tags” that users attach to songs they like.

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Creating Your Own Web Radio

Webdj — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:54:25 CDT

To create your own Internet radio broadcasts, there are two things you need to know: The Rules and The Tools.

Do you have your own Internet radio? Share tips and tricks!

The Rules

Audio copyrights are complicated and legally protected in special ways in the digital world. On February 1,1996, the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act (DPRA) went into effect and gave the copyright owners of sound recordings (usually record labels) certain “public performance” rights for digital transmissions, so everyone can get paid fairly for their work.

But don’t let that stop you. Here is some explanation from the Recording Industry Association of America:

“There have been recent amendments to the copyright law regarding webcasting of sound recordings. These new provisions allow webcasting under the terms of a statutory license, as a way to help webcasters get permission without having to go to each sound recording's owner. The statutory license, however, has strict requirements that you must follow. Some of these requirements include the payment of license fees, limitations on the number of songs from the same album or artist that may be played in a three hour period (called the sound recording performance complement); a prohibition on publishing advance playlists; and a requirement to identify the song, artist and album on the website. There are other requirements as well. The Recording Industry Association of America provides quite a bit of information on copyright law as it applies to webcasting, and both ASCAP and BMI have created license agreements that they are willing to grant to webcasters that they believe conform to the provisions of the new copyright rules for webcasting. For additional information on the statutory license and other aspects of webcasting, please visit the following sites:

The U.S. Copyright Office

The Recording Industry Association of America

ASCAP

Also check out the official license for small webcasters:

http://www.soundexchange.com/licensee/licensee_nwbs.html#rates

The Tools

Live 365
Live365, the world's largest independent Internet radio network, provides a "one-stop shop" for individuals to broadcast their music legally over the Web.

SHOUTcast
Nullsoft's free Winamp-based streaming audio system. “Thousands of broadcasters around the world are waiting for you to tune in and listen.”

Mercora
Mercora is a popular social music network providing software for members to legally stream their music online and to interact with other listeners and DJs.

SWCast Network
Provides low-cost music licensing plans for SHOUTcast stations.

Wavestreaming
Provides remotely hosted SHOUTcast and Windows Media servers, plus many other useful internet radio tools.

Pirate Radio software
This packaged software ($29.95 plus $10 shipping) promises “all you need is a Windows-based PC, sound card and a connection to the Internet and something to blast out to reach listeners all over the Internet.” A dedicated PC for broadcasting is recommended as broadcasting can be CPU-intensive.

* Real radio stations use advanced software tools to put their broadcasts online, including Sonixtream and Streamaudio.

See also:

"How To Start an Internet Radio Station"
Wavestreaming.com How To Start An Internet Radio Station

How It Works

Webdj — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:53:56 CDT

Two-Minute Tutor

Understanding how Internet radio works just takes a little bit of math. You always hear about “bits per second” as if it’s just technical jargon -- but when you’re talking about music, those seconds actually mean seconds of music.

The first commercial digital music was put on compact discs in the 1980s. CDs use 1,411,200 million bits of digital information to describe every second of music! Another way to say that is about 1.4 megabits per second.

It’s easy for that many bits to move that quickly from a disc in your CD player to your stereo. But moving that much data that fast through the Internet was a problem at first. Early modems could receive just 14 or 28 thousand bits per second. They couldn’t grab information about the music fast enough to play music, without pausing for it to download.

Two things happened. Companies like Real Networks, Microsoft, and Fraunhofer (the developer of MP3) figured out ways to describe audio using far fewer bits, mostly by eliminating redundant digital information. A song that has been run through an MP3 encoder can deliver one second of nearly CD-quality audio using just 128 thousand bits, or 128 kbps. That’s a lot less data to move in order to make beautiful music.

Meanwhile, broadband Internet services like DSL and cable arose, receiving data at speeds of at least 128 kilobits per second. Voila! Now you can click your mouse and begin hearing music immediately. The flow of bits, behind the scenes, is fast enough that each second of music arrives before you hear it, and the music plays without interruption or any “download” waiting time.

On the receiving end (your computer), the “player” software instantly decodes the bits it receives and through the computer’s sound card, turns them back into music. In fact, because digital music transmission involves COding and DECoding the audio, the software that handles this process inside an Internet radio player is called a “codec.”

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What You Need

GRIEVANCE

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John Trudell.

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Welcome to the Rez.

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A Web FM Primer

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Within Temptation.

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Streamaudio

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Web FM wiki - About Us

chevmasta — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:35:14 CDT

What is Web FM wiki?

Web FM is a wiki created as a resource for music lovers of all ages -- a user-generated community source for anyone who wants to tune in to Internet radio.

Anyone can contribute – from Bach aficionados to metal heads who love to hear live riffs. The invitation to participate is extended to all people who love music, whether it’s the latest house spins from an up-and-coming DJ or the intricate layering of a Mozart chorale. Adding your knowledge and experience to the cause enhances what we hope will be a vital resource for this emerging technology.

We welcome you to tune it in, turn it up and tell others!

What is Wetpaint?

Web FM wiki is powered by Wetpaint. Wetpaint provides free hosting and tools for the creation of websites like this one, featuring the community-building elements of wikis, blogs, and forums. It’s an exciting new tool for communication and content creation that’s focused on ease of use, enabling anyone, regardless of his or her technical abilities, to easily collaborate and connect with others who share a common passion.

How do I get started?

The best way to get an overview for how to use and contribute to this site is to view the demo. For answers to more technical questions, check out the Web FM help section. We've also written a code of conduct to help frame guidelines for appropriate and respectful community participation.

For a more human touch, reach out to one of the site moderators or another community member if you have a question or require help. You can find the moderators in the “Meet the Moderators” section in the bottom right-hand corner of most pages.

Stations: Terrestrial

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:11:26 CDT

Drift Music FMEach week more traditional radio stations put their signals online for Internet listeners. Regular radio is free anyway -- web radio just gets them (and their advertisers and sponsors) wider exposure.

Search and add to a growing list of International, Music, Sports Talk, and Talk Radio stations. Or:

Add a new genre by clicking "Add a new page" at right.

For a list of online-only stations, click here.

More radio station listings:

http://www.radiofreeworld.com/page14.html

http://www.radio-online.com/stations.htm

Live Net Music
Weekly listings of times for 100 live sessions and recorded concerts - indie and rock - on BBC, XFM, Fabchannel, AOL, WXPN, KCRW and European radio stations

See also:

Kofi FM

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Join him round the clock for discussions and home music.

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