Automatic live/airtime switching feature - IceCast Fallback Mount?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down G PotterG Potter
    Posts: 20Member
    Could Airtime and IceCast2 use a IceCast fallback mount to do the following?

    Airtime server is started, and begins broadcasting to /airtime so anyone who connects to a mount called /radiostream hears the /airtime stream.

    A live source connects to IceCast server on mount /live, the /radiostream mount point immediately "plugs in" to /live, so anyone who connects to /radiostream hears the live broadcast.

    When your live source disconnects from /live, the /radiostream mount point immediately falls back to /airtime (which continued playing though nobody could hear it).

    Basically looking for transitioning between live broadcasts and the airtime, with no silence or admin/operator needed in between.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down JimDogJimDog
    Posts: 7Member
    Hi

    This can be done with no problem at all, this is the setup we use for our station. It is all configured in /etc/icecast/icecast.xml

    You will want to make use of the allow-override feature of icecast to ensure your live stream cuts in correctly. If you define separate usernames for the live mounts it gives you an element of access control and you can also define a jingle to be automatically played when the jingle cuts in.

    For more info, do a search for 'icecast fallback' and there are a few tutorials out there.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Micz FlorMicz Flor
    Posts: 184Administrator
    hi jim,

    when you say "our station" - do you have a URL? here at sourcefabric, we are happy to hear about Airtime in action. and we are also collecting "testimonials" for our product page. so if you have something good to say about Airtime, please do: micz[dot]flor[at]sourcefabric[dot]org - or post it here Smile

    thanks,

    micz
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Martin KonecnyMartin Konecny
    Posts: 1,860Member
    Micz,

    Jimdog is one of the techs for the newly launched Catalyst Radio. We're very happy to have them as Airtime users !

    http://www.catalystradio.org/
    Airtime Pro Hosting: http://airtime.pro
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Albert FRAlbert FR
    Posts: 1,978Member, Airtime Moderator
    Hi can you explain how you do that for us please ?
    I think that's the really feature absolutely necessary into airtime for the next releases...
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    Je peux le faire ;) [Pour vous] / I can do it [For You] Gnu/Linux & Media Architect
    Co-founder NessRadio.com
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Paul BaranowskiPaul Baranowski
    Posts: 389Member, Administrator, Sourcefabric Team
    Check out this article:
    http://en.flossmanuals.net/airtime/stream-handover/


    Paul Baranowski
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    On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Albert FR <
    airtime-dev@lists.sourcefabric.org> wrote:

    > **
    > Hi can you explain how you do that for us please ?
    > I think that's the really feature absolutely necessary into airtime for the
    > next releases...
    >

  • Vote Up0Vote Down Albert FRAlbert FR
    Posts: 1,978Member, Airtime Moderator
    thanks
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    Je peux le faire ;) [Pour vous] / I can do it [For You] Gnu/Linux & Media Architect
    Co-founder NessRadio.com
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