Icecast - Aug 2004 - Is it OK ?

Hi all,
I run a CVS version (i dont remember exactly when did i got it )of Ices2/
Icescast2 on a slackware Linux box .

I put this section into the Ices2 conf file :
[...]
<encode>
 <samplerate>22000</samplerate>
 <channels>1</channels>
 <quality>0</quality>
  <managed>1</managed>
      <nominal-bitrate>35000</nominal-bitrate>
      <minimum-bitrate>30000</minimum-bitrate>
      <maximum-bitrate>40000</maximum-bitrate>
</encode>
[...]

Original files are about 128-200 kbps and 44KHz
The problem is that the stream is 90% of the time 42Kbps ( when i listen to it 
over my LAN with xmms )

Is that normal ?

Among that , i would like to know (if you can help me) the lowest bitrate for 
that . I stream Music in mono ( 1 channel ) mode , and want to sample at 
22Khz . i juste want to know what is the lowest bitrate doable ... thank 
you .
And thanks in advance .

-- 
Rakotomandimby Mihamina Andrianifaharana
Tel : + 33 2 38 76 43 65
http://stko.dyndns.info/

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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
> <encode>
>  <samplerate>22000</samplerate>
>  <channels>1</channels>
>  <quality>0</quality>
>   <managed>1</managed>
>       <nominal-bitrate>35000</nominal-bitrate>
>       <minimum-bitrate>30000</minimum-bitrate>
>       <maximum-bitrate>40000</maximum-bitrate>
> </encode>
I don't know whether that syntax is valid anymore, I suspect it isn't. 
I
suggest the following in your <instance></instance> section:

            <resample>
                <in-rate>44100</in-rate>
                <out-rate>22050</out-rate>
            </resample>

            <downmix>1</downmix>

                        <encode>
                                <quality>-1</quality>
                                <samplerate>22050</samplerate>
                                <channels>1</channels>
                        </encode>

This should give you a stream around 24kbps.  Adjust to your liking.

Geoff.

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