Icecast¶

Icecast is a popular system to stream audio over the Internet. It is supported directly by software such as MIXXX and Traktor . Additionally, programs such as butt allow one to stream nearly any audio source.

NOTE: This source does not support Oldest mix mode.

NOTE: Support for Icecast is very experimental.

Instructions¶

Open Settings from the What’s Now Playing icon
Select Input Source from the left-hand column

Select Icecast from the list of available input sources.
Select Icecast from the left-hand column.

If necessary, change the port from 8000 to another port, such as 5001. (Hint: port 8000 appears to be used on macOS.)
Click Save
If you changed the Icecast port, restart What’s Now Playing

Settings For MIXXX¶

NOTE: MIXXX allows for significant screen customization. These images come from the ‘Late Night’ setting. Your display may be different.

Configure What’s Now Playing as above
In Preferences, go to Live Broadcasting

Under Server Connection: #. Set the address to 127.0.0.1 for the same machine, otherwise change to the IP address of the machine that is running What’s Now Playing. (HINT: IP Address is visible on What’s Now Playing’s Webserver setting page) #. Change the Port to match the port in What’s Now Playing’s Iceast settings page.
Under Encoding, change the format to be 32 kbps, Ogg Vorbis, Mono.
Select ‘OK’ to exit Preferences
Back on the main MIXXX screen, activate Icecast broadcasting:

Click the ‘On-Air’ option. It may appear as above or as an antenna.
It should change to a solid color, usually green. On error (there is usually a pop-up window), double check all settings in What’s Now Playing and MIXXX to make sure they match.

Settings for butt¶

Under Audio, be sure that Ogg Vorbis is selected:

Under Stream, if using the ‘Update song name from application’, be sure to use ‘Title - Artist’ mode.