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Softpedia Editor's Review for SHOUTcast DSP Plug-In for Winamp
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Adds broadcast ability to the Winamp software
Written by Bogdan Popa on March 14th, 2012
Setting up an online radio station might sound like a very difficult job, but with SHOUTcast tools this should be a matter of a few mouse clicks.
In essence a simple plugin, SHOUTcast DSP Plug-in is able to convert the Winamp powerful media player into an advanced streaming app that can let other users connected to the Internet listen to your music.
Setting it up can be a bit more difficult, but keep in mind that you might have to enable the plug-in from Winamp's preferences if you haven't done so during the installation procedure. Also, it only works with Winamp 5.5 or newer, so having the latest version of the player is a must.
The most difficult part of getting the SHOUTcast DSP Plug-in to work is setting up the correct configuration in the 'Output' tab so it can successfully connect. It comes with a non-legacy mode for SHOUTcast v1 server compatibility but if you have the right address and the port is not blocked by your firewall or ISP, things should work fine.
There is an option that enables you to make the server public, so that other users can tune-in and listen to your music. During our tests we used as input sources for SHOUTcast DSP Plug-in Winamp as well as the soundcard input. The latter has several mixer control options that give you a better command over the available functions.
All in all, SHOUTcast DSP Plug-in is more than a simple add-on for this popular media player and in case you're looking into setting an online radio station, this one could easily be a top pick.
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SHOUTcast DSP Plug-In for Winamp description
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Requirements: - A reasonably fast (300Mhz or faster) PC running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or ME. Windows 3.x is not supported.
- Winamp 5.5 or greater
- Added support for multiple instances of the plug-in so as not to mangle the settings (ini name is now based on the plug-in dll name)
- Added blocking of station names with only punctuation in them from being allowed to connect (matches YP-side) and updated illegal list
- Added displaying of the metadata and artwork currently present in Winamp when that is the selected mode on the input tab
- Added reporting of the 'type' of the artwork on the Winamp metadata panel (generally requires Winamp 5.64+ to work correctly)
- Added double-click to view file in explorer on the Winamp metadata panel
- Added Winamp v5.64+ safe mode support
- Changed how loading of the dialog is handled to try to improve it to appear on top of Winamp if set to load on startup
- Changed selecting appropriate input fields to select all text in the field (makes it quicker to enter new port values, etc)
- Changed handling of the UI tabs to reduced memory usage where possible
- Changed default playing artwork to use j...
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