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MVT... it is possible, because I'm doing it right now thanks to Sledgie. I will give this a try.. but not for the $20, because it is tough to make it foolproof.
First, you need to download and install a few things.
1. Winamp version 5, find it here:
http://www.winamp.com/player/free.php
2. Shoutcast Winamp plugin, find it here:
http://www.shoutcast.com/downloads/s...2b-windows.exe
3. Shoutcast Streaming Server software to re-broadcast the stream:
http://www.shoutcast.com/downloads/s...-5-windows.exe
4. Of course, RealPlayer.. but I imagine you already have this.
OK, installing Winamp and the Shoutcast Winamp plugin is easy. Installing and configuring the Shoutcast Win32 server is trickier (made more tricky if you have a router at home).
To get the ball rolling, open the radio station in RealPlayer. Then open Winamp, go to preferences, and under DSP/effect, choose the Shoutcast server. This will open the Shoutcast Source control panel (which will stay open as you broadcast).
Click the input tab, select SOUNDCARD INPUT as the Input Device. As I mentioned in the last post, you have to configure your recording panel to use the "stereo mixer". To do this, click the "open mixer" button on the Shoutcast control panel, go into the mixer properties, choose recording, make sure the "stereo mixer" box is checked, then click OK. This will bring up the recording control, then check the box under "stereo mixer" to choose it as the input. (phew)
Back to the Shoutcast Source control panel... click the encoder tab, make sure that encoder 1 is set to MP3, 24kbps mono. Click the output tab, click the connect at startup box, click the Yellow Pages button and enter the information for your server (this will show up in Pockettunes). Then click the "connection" button, the address is localhost, the port is 8000, and the password is changeme (changeme is the default Server password, you can change this later), and choose encoder 1.
Now for the Shoutcast streaming server. Install and run the server program in C:\Program Files\SHOUTcast\sc_serv.exe. As soon as it's running, the Winamp shoutcast plugin should be able to connect. You'll know its working when the status of the plugin shows bytes being sent (if you are still playing the radio station!).
You are now streaming your soundcard output out over the internet!! If you don't have a router, you can now direct Pockettunes to your computer's IP address on port 8000, which should look something like this (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8000).
If you do have a router, you'll have to configure it to forward ports 8000 and 8001 to your computer, and you'll have to direct Pockettunes to your router's external IP address. If you are running a firewall (like the built-in firewall with WindowsXP SP2), you'll have to grant access to ports 8000 and 8001.
GOOD LUCK! I am loving it so far...
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Originally Posted by sledgie
