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  Public Ticket #3152034
How to use icecast
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  • Antoine started the conversation

    Hello, there is no clue on how to use and icecast server to have the player running a live audio stream. Using the Wordpress Sonaar theme and the podcast player provided with.

    the URL of my audio server is like icecast.domainname.com/live.mp3

    How does it work ?

  •  1,114
    Max replied

    Hi, 

    What is your real icecast stream url? 

    You need to create a playlist and add it in the custom field. 

    Thanks,


    Max from the Sonaar.io Crew

  • Antoine replied

    My icecast stream URL is icecast.ramdam.fm/live.mp3. Since the radio has not started yet, the stream is not continuous for the moment. I launch it when I start testing.

    I tried using a playlist and putting the URL in the "External audio link" using "Stream" setting, But it does not work too.

  •  1,114
    Max replied

    In order for me to test it, let me know when it will be live. the link is down atm: icecast.ramdam.fm/live.mp3

    Also, please provide me access to your wp-admin

    Thanks,


    Max from the Sonaar.io Crew

  •   Antoine replied privately
  •  1,114
    Max replied

    Please give me administrator role

    Thanks,


    Max from the Sonaar.io Crew

  • Antoine replied

    Forgive me I thought podcast manager would have been enough, it is done

  •  1,114
    Max replied

    Please check now, it should work but make sure the live stream is working with sound.

    I disabled this option: https://d.pr/i/8W54f5

    Thanks,


    Max from the Sonaar.io Crew

  • Antoine replied

    Thanks for you help, it's working now. 

    But I think the player is not well optimized for live streaming. Because of the waveform, we can go back in time and have an offset between the listening and the real live. And visually, seing the progress going back and forth is not that good. 


    I would suggest to maybe not having the progress bar and having the waveform moving (like it's the sound going up and down). And also when we doing pause and play on the player, it comes back to the realtime live. (refreshing the audio stream)


    I don't know if it's the good place make suggestion, but I wanted to tell you this.

    Thank you for your help and availability

  •  1,114
    Max replied

    Perhaps you would want to use our MP3 Audio Player Pro which is a standalone plugin and allow you to disable the waveform.

    Thanks,


    Max from the Sonaar.io Crew

  • Antoine replied

    How convenient it is to offer one solution that cannot offer exactly the use experience expected to sell another product...

  •  1,114
    Max replied

    Hello Antoine, 


    The MP3 Audio Player Pro has  more feature than our theme's built in player. It's a different product and is suitable to be used with any wordpress themes. 


    You can check all the features we offer here https://sonaar.io/mp3-audio-player-pro/features/

    Thanks,


    Max from the Sonaar.io Crew