#NICECAST MAC HOW TO#
#NICECAST MAC FOR MAC OS X#

The hostname where your server is running. The password for the mountpoint, or if none configured, the global source client password. This is the Username you are using to login with a Source Client to Icecast, if you have not configured a specific mount username, this is usually source. Select Icecast 2 here, as you are probably using Icecast 2. (Useful if you have more than one Server) To create a new Server connection settings entry, click on the + Button, which should create a new List entry and select it:Ĭan be nearly anything, this is just so that you remember what Icecast Server these Settings are for. It should show up a Window with Servers like the following: To configure the Icecast server details, click on Window > Show Server:

Description: A short description of your stream/program.

AIM: This field is actually not used by Icecast so you can just leave it empty.

This is not the URL of your Icecast Server or Stream URL!

URL: An URL where more information about the stream broadcasted can be found.

Note that this should not contain Metadata like currently playing Artist/Title.

Name: The name of your Stream, usually a short title of the program you are broadcasting.

Here is a brief description for what each field is:

Now we need to enter Stream Information, to do so click on Info to switch to the Stream Info Settings Panel.

If you are running a standalone Icecast Server on the same machine you start Nicecast, it can happen that Nicecast will kill the stand-alone Icecast Server and you will need to restart it!įirst you need to set the Audio Source, this is, where the audio comes from that should be streamed to Icecast.

#NICECAST MAC HOW TO#

As we do not provide any support regarding this feature, this guide only covers how to Stream to a stand-alone Icecast Server. Nicecast is special, as it has a built-in Icecast Server, allowing for one-click Streaming. It can be obtained from the official Website, which provides a limited Demo version (which inserts noise on all broadcasts longer than 60 minutes) One of it's special features is that it works with a lot of VST/Audio Unit plugins.

#NICECAST MAC FOR MAC OS X#

Nicecast is a commercial Icecast Source Client for Mac OS X developed by Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC.

2.3 Configuring the Icecast Server details.

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