If you are a gamer or something of the like and you would like to setup a quick online radio, for you and your friends to enjoy the same music while playing, this is the tutorial for you.
If you want to play music for people on Teamspeak or something, just keep reading.
After trying several tools, I came to the conclusion that presently, the easiest way to setup an online radio is by using the Shoutcast + Winamp combo.
Install Winamp
First, get and install the latest
Winamp .
Install Shoutcast
Now here comes the catch: the latest Shoucast does not bring a graphic interface. If you want to do this easily, and not have to mess around in files, get an older version. You can get it around the web. Search for
Shoutcast 1 9 8 . Try this download
link first, it's where I got it.
Install it. Shoutcast is ready to broadcast to port 8000. No configuration required. Easy so far.
Install Shoutcast DSP
Finally, you will need to install the Shoucast DSP for Winamp, for the two, Winamp and Shoutcast, to communicate. Again, an older version is better here, for compatibility purposes and for better integrated mp3 support.
I used version 1.90, so search the internet for
Shoutcast DSP 1 9 0. Try this download
link first.
Install the DSP. Open winamp and the DSP menu should appear. If not, find it inside Winamp options.
Using it
All you have to do is to put files playing on winamp, and tell your friends to open the address on their media player. Most players will be able to do this easily.
For example, put a playlist playing, tell them to open http://yourIP:8000 .
In some cases the default 8000 port will not work, so change that in the Shoutcast settings.
