Quality DJ Streaming: March 2016

This question is asked frequently so listed below is a list although not exhaustive by any means.

A list of a few broadcasting software that can be use to create your Internet Radio Station and are compatible with shoutcast and icecast systems.
If you know about any other software compatible with shoutcast and icecast please let us know Contact Us.

Winamp with the Nullsoft SHOUTcast Source plugin

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No, can be ran with Wine
Price: Free
Developer: Nullsoft
Website: http://www.winamp.com/

Winamp is developed by Nullsoft, the same people who develop SHOUTcast itself. We recommends Winamp if you are new to internet net radio streaming.

Winamp with the Edcast Source plugin for Icecast

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Free
Developer: Oddsock

SAM Broadcaster (Shoutcast & Icecast)

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: $299.00
Demo: Yes, 14 days.
Developer: SpacialAudio
Website: http://spacial.com/sam-broadcaster

Advanced radio automation software aimed towards professional internet radio station broadcasters.

SAM Cast (Shoutcast & Icecast)

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: $199.00
Demo: Yes, 14 days.
Developer: SpacialAudio
Website: http://spacial.com/sam-cast

SAM Cast allows you to connect to your SHOUTcast server and stream from your microphone, soundcard or line in.

StationPlaylist Studio (Shoutcast & Icecast)

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Standard $109/ €84 – Pro $239/ €185
Demo: Yes, lasts for 6 hours, terminates then allows for a further 6 hours.
Developer: StationPlaylist
Website: http://www.stationplaylist.com/studio.html

StationPlaylist Studio features general automation playback and live assistance tools for DJs.

StationPlaylist Creator (Shoutcast & Icecast)

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Lite $49/ €38 – Standard $109/ €84 – Pro $239/ €185
Demo: Yes, lasts for 6 hours, terminates then allows for a further 6 hours.
Developer: StationPlaylist
Website: http://www.stationplaylist.com/creator.html

StationPlaylist Creator is music and spot scheduling software. It is used to design your station format using rotations of music categories and spot groups (jingles, ads, etc).

Nicecast (Shoutcast & Icecast)

Runs on Windows: No
Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Single user $40 – 5 users $69
Demo: Yes, noise is overlaid on all broadcasts longer than 60 minutes.
Developer: Rogue Amoeba
Website: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/

Streams a mix audio from your microphone and optionally another media player like iTunes.

Butt – broadcast using this tool (Shoutcast & Icecast)

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
Runs on Linux: Yes
Price: Free
Developer: Daniel Noethen
Website: http://butt.sourceforge.net/

Zarastudio (Automation Software)

Runs on Windows: yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Free Vesion & Full Version: One license: $200.58/€165
Developer: Kero Systems S.L.
Website: http://www.zarastudio.es/en/

Is ZaraStudio designed to broadcast an Internet station?
ZaraStudio is not a program designed for that purpose, but it is a program that automates audio playback. Anyway, it can be used along with other programs to broadcast an Internet station. Some of those programs are OddCast or WinAmp with the Shoutcast plugin.

Virtual DJ Software (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)

Runs on Windows: yes
Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
Runs on Linux: No
Price: You can now download VirtualDJ Home for FREE.
VirtualDJ Home is free for non-commercial use. For commercial use, you will need to buy a commercial license.
Developer: Atomix Productions
Website: http://www.virtualdj.com/

Nextkast (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)

Runs on Windows: yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: $99 standard / $199 Pro
Developer: Winston Potgieter
Website: http://www.nextkast.com/

LadioCast (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)

Runs on Windows: No
Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Free
Developer: Yosirou Sawayanagi
Website: LadioCast

RadioDJ (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)

Runs on Windows: Yes
Runs on Mac OS X: No
Runs on Linux: No
Price: Free
Q: Shoutcast/Icecast streaming are available in RadioDJ?
A: Not directly. However, you can use third-party encoder plugins to stream to your shoutcast/icecast server, such as ALTACAST.
Developer: RadioDJ
Website: http://www.radiodj.ro/

Megaseg (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)

Runs on Windows: No
Runs on Mac OS X: Yes
Runs on Linux: No
Price: $99 standard / $199 Pro
Developer: RadioDJ
Website: Megaseg

Internet DJ Console (Shoutcast & “Icecast”)

Runs on Windows: No
Runs on Mac OS X: NO
Runs on Linux: Yes
Price: Free
Developer: Open Source
Website: Internet DJ Console

As a DJ myself, I would say that quality is supreme! Even before price, I would argue that the quality of the stream is of utmost importance!

Second to that, I would argue that customer service and tech support would even be more important that price.

Before our startup, we did a lot of research. It was surprising to us that many providers did not offer a phone number to be contacted. You would have to ask "what's up with that?"

With that said, we wanted to things right here at Quality DJ Streaming. Offering streaming at the best quality on servers that are secure. After surveying many providers and their prices, we put together many subscription packages that offer high quality at very affordable prices.

Oh, and yes, we have a phone. :)

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Sunday, March 6, 2016

What broadcasting software can i use to stream live audio with shoutcast and icecast?