hi guys, I am very new to encoding and streaming mp3s. I have recently installed icecast(1.3.7) with ices(beta 5) in LAN on Linux Redhat 6.2. It works perfectly fine with a bit rate of 128 kbps in LAN but somehow when i change the bit rate of songs to 16 kbps it gets stuck in the middle, all the time 'like someone is scratching the disk'. Earlier i thought it happens because the LAN speed is too fast for a 16kbps streaming, so i tried to put it on the server, wherein i face the same problem. Is it a problem with Ices beta 5 or is it some problem with the encoding technique. Also pls. if u can suggest me which is the best way to encode mp3's for 16kbps or less than that kind of bit rate. Thanks very much in advance. Parvez -- ---------------------------- Parvez Lanewala MUSICURRY http://www.musicurry.com parvez@musicurry.com ---------------------------- --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ icecast project homepage: http://www.icecast.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to 'icecast-request@xiph.org' containing only the word 'unsubscribe' in the body. No subject is needed. Unsubscribe messages sent to the list will be ignored/filtered.