CND Sound System ?'s

[RexDameon]

I've got some questions about the CND Sound System. Mostly for NEVERDIE to answer.


How does it work?
How do you play things onto it?
What options do you have?
What can you play?
If i wanted to be a DJ for a night could i do so from home?

What plans are there for use of the Sound System?
Will it be run like a radio station?
Will there be scheduled programs comming?
Will audio commercials be run?

[Slick]

Interesting questions...I too am curious.

It must be a fairly simple system, as he piped the live wedding into it yesterday using his laptop (I would assume it was his laptop).

[mrproper]

A normal streming application works like this:

Media playing client > Casting server > Listening client

There are optional components between the three.

In our case

ND's laptop > MA's CND sound system server > EU client users

Anyone can connect to the server and upload streams if they are allowed. The server can also play default or preselected content if no active streamers are connected. The clients can connect by thousands to the server, this requires sufficient bandwidth for all. If not, optional proxies can be used as clients, and the listening clients connect to them. However, only one sound source is used, so the stream caster needs just a decent internet connection, and so do the clients.

Problem is, only ND can host weddings, this is because:
- He owns the space resort
- He is authorised to use the sound system
- He has the required client software

Do you want to find out how it works and play with such software? Go to http://www.shoutcast.com/download/ and click the appropiate link!

[Zulu]

I'm pretty sure EU is using a shoutcast cousin of sorts. I strongly feel ND doesn't have to go through an auth layer to stream music. I think he simply puts in the address of the stream he'd like to relay, and he's already plugged right into the stream and from there, EU relays and streams accordingly.