PrivateRadio

PrivateRadio has been developed since 1999 and is very stable.

There are a lot of network jukebox systems. PrivateRadio's strength is it's radio station metaphor. Once station rules are setup, a station can be tuned in via the web interface. Each station (up to 200) has its own rules for generating playlists.

Channel rules can be setup in unique ways, for example, a station could play only music from the Pacific Northwest, or Britain, or by year of release, etc. The rule based system is virtually limitless. There's even a 'double-shot' option.

Another strength is its flexibility. Rigid enough 'out of the box' to be a solid stable jukebox appliance. PrivateRadio is robust enough to manage large collections of music, and flexible enough to be a complete multiple site streaming system with some easy php/perl/whatever scripting and configuration details. Install and share your experience.

Here are some key features of "PrivateRadio":

�￭ Control �￭ Sophisticated multi-pane web-based control/playlist interface (IE 6 or Mozilla flavors) �￭ Dynamic updating of control panes (see screenshots) �￭ Media can be output to soundcard or even soundcard on remote machines. �￭ Media can be streamed to client PCs via Windows Media Player, Winamp, XMMS, others. �￭ Very flexible system: can be run simply on one server or modules can be run independently on different machines on your network. �￭ Collection database �￭ Stores comments, pictures, year, classifications for artists and albums �￭ Playlists �￭ Automatic playlists on any combination of classifications and/or artist/album and random combinations, Auto DJ capabilities are very cool �￭ Infinite number of manual playlists �￭ Can be run in multi-user mode, allowing different users to create playlists, control jukebox, rate titles, comments, etc. �￭ 200 independent station queues can be controlled and maintained simultaneously �￭ Infinite flexibility �￭ Use a digital out on a soundcard and plug in into your hifi for a sophisticated on-demand jukebox �￭ Can be configured as a dedicated internet appliance �￭ Can run on a laptop/desktop as a windows service �￭ Can mix and match any of the modules on win xp or linux �￭ Easily customized �￭ Runs on a series of simple scripts that can be tweaked and tested easily �￭ Underlying database is fairly simple and easy to extend �￭ Example: pr-play-winamp.php �￭ Supported media files �￭ wav, mp3, ogg, flac �￭ mpeg, ogg and wma http streaming (mplayer required)

Requirements:

�￭ Apache web server �￭ MySql server �￭ PHP Version 4.3.x or 5 �￭ mplayer, Winamp, XMMS or other player, mplayer is recommended �￭ Custom scriptable to other players easily (simple winamp script example included)