Robert Chadwell
2006-Sep-19 05:46 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Format_MP3 appears to play MOH files starting at the beginning of each file, using the .wav file format, making for some repetitive hold music unless you alter the file itself to begin somewhere in the middle. Solution: One stream that all users connect to - giving dynamic hold music (tried and tested in A1.0x using mpg123 with some success, and Icecast or Slimserver or Shoutcast) Format_MP3 doesn't seem to stream, and the wiki is wrong about streamplayer being used to play streams, as it is only used to play raw TCP streams. There are many questions in forums on the web with no answers about how to solve this dilemma, How do you get users connected to a constantly-changing stream of music instead of streams starting from the beginning (regardless of whether Linux counts them as one stream or not where the processor is concerned)? Hopefully, at the end of this thread, I will have enough information to go back to these web-forums and post the answer. To get it started - here is what I have tried that hasn't worked. In most all cases the response is "Music on hold started", immediately followed by "Music on hold stopped" with no sound in any case. ;[classes] ;mode=custom ;application=/usr/bin/streamplayer 194.158.114.67 8000 ;format=ulaw ----------- Straight From The Music On Hold Wiki ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy -@,http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=7733&filename=pla ylist.pls ----------- From the Nerd Vittles Tutorial with the -@ added because mpg123 seemed to ask for it since the file was a .pls ;default => mp3:http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- From a forum of someone using mpg123 to stream SlimServer (installed mpg123 v0.60 with no success here) [default] mode=files directory/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried a 1.2 format ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://193.251.154.243:8000/ ---------- Thought maybe it was SlimServer - so tried to stream the top Shoutcast station ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried to stream Slimserver using the old format Thank you in advance - I have been at this for a week now. How did you make it work in Asterisk 1.2x? Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060919/68e921aa/attachment.htm
Asterisk [Submusic]
2006-Sep-20 06:57 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Hi, This config is working for me: _____________________________________________________________________ musiconhold.conf [shoutcast] mode=custom application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -s --mono -y -f 8192 -r 8000 http://stream128.submusic.ch:8004/ ; The '/' in the stream URL is important ! _____________________________________________________________________ extensions.conf exten => 17,1,Answer exten => 17,2,MusicOnHold(shoutcast) _____________________________________________________________________ Regards Frederic _____ De : asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] De la part de Robert Chadwell Envoy? : mardi, 19. septembre 2006 14:47 ? : asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Objet : [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Format_MP3 appears to play MOH files starting at the beginning of each file, using the .wav file format, making for some repetitive hold music unless you alter the file itself to begin somewhere in the middle. Solution: One stream that all users connect to ? giving dynamic hold music (tried and tested in A1.0x using mpg123 with some success, and Icecast or Slimserver or Shoutcast) Format_MP3 doesn?t seem to stream, and the wiki is wrong about streamplayer being used to play streams, as it is only used to play raw TCP streams. There are many questions in forums on the web with no answers about how to solve this dilemma, How do you get users connected to a constantly-changing stream of music instead of streams starting from the beginning (regardless of whether Linux counts them as one stream or not where the processor is concerned)? Hopefully, at the end of this thread, I will have enough information to go back to these web-forums and post the answer. To get it started ? here is what I have tried that hasn?t worked. In most all cases the response is ?Music on hold started?, immediately followed by ?Music on hold stopped? with no sound in any case. ;[classes] ;mode=custom ;application=/usr/bin/streamplayer 194.158.114.67 8000 ;format=ulaw ----------- Straight From The Music On Hold Wiki ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy -@,http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=7733&filename=playlis t.pls ----------- From the Nerd Vittles Tutorial with the -@ added because mpg123 seemed to ask for it since the file was a .pls ;default => mp3:http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- From a forum of someone using mpg123 to stream SlimServer (installed mpg123 v0.60 with no success here) [default] mode=files directory= /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried a 1.2 format ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://193.251.154.243:8000/ ---------- Thought maybe it was SlimServer ? so tried to stream the top Shoutcast station ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried to stream Slimserver using the old format Thank you in advance ? I have been at this for a week now. How did you make it work in Asterisk 1.2x? Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060920/c8a6e8c4/attachment.htm
Robert Chadwell
2006-Sep-21 06:55 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
I agree, using mpg123 for streaming from Shoutcast-type servers hasn't worked well for me either. I would prefer to use SlimServer as you can, through LAME, drop the bitrate and file quality down to the point where you wouldn't necessarily need further conversion, but this requires /stream.mp3 to be added to the end of the URL (which I haven't been able to get to work). If Shoutcast streaming HAS worked well for folks, maybe you could provide us with some insight. Robert Chadwell 800-330-7704 toll free 813-343-0181 ph 813-413-8195 fx Please feel free to IM me as well AOL Screenname: cmgrobert -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Rapha?l Jacquot Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:40 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Asterisk [Submusic] wrote:> musiconhold.conf > [shoutcast] > mode=custom > application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -s --mono -y -f 8192 -r 8000 > http://stream128.submusic.ch:8004/ > ; The '/' in the stream URL is important !I tried this. however it doesn't work. apparently, asterisk doesn't read from the mpg123 when no one is listening to MOH, and stuff appear to be stacking inside a pipe of some sort. when the next caller gets the MOH, he gets the music from 5 minutes ago _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Robert Chadwell
2006-Sep-21 06:58 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Frederic, Did this work for you under Asterisk 1.2x? If it did, did you receive "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested" notices in the Asterisk CLI? Robert Chadwell 800-330-7704 toll free 813-343-0181 ph 813-413-8195 fx Please feel free to IM me as well AOL Screenname: cmgrobert ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Asterisk [Submusic] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:58 AM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Hi, This config is working for me: _____________________________________________________________________ musiconhold.conf [shoutcast] mode=custom application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -s --mono -y -f 8192 -r 8000 http://stream128.submusic.ch:8004/ ; The '/' in the stream URL is important ! _____________________________________________________________________ extensions.conf exten => 17,1,Answer exten => 17,2,MusicOnHold(shoutcast) _____________________________________________________________________ Regards Frederic ________________________________ De : asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] De la part de Robert Chadwell Envoy? : mardi, 19. septembre 2006 14:47 ? : asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Objet : [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Format_MP3 appears to play MOH files starting at the beginning of each file, using the .wav file format, making for some repetitive hold music unless you alter the file itself to begin somewhere in the middle. Solution: One stream that all users connect to - giving dynamic hold music (tried and tested in A1.0x using mpg123 with some success, and Icecast or Slimserver or Shoutcast) Format_MP3 doesn't seem to stream, and the wiki is wrong about streamplayer being used to play streams, as it is only used to play raw TCP streams. There are many questions in forums on the web with no answers about how to solve this dilemma, How do you get users connected to a constantly-changing stream of music instead of streams starting from the beginning (regardless of whether Linux counts them as one stream or not where the processor is concerned)? Hopefully, at the end of this thread, I will have enough information to go back to these web-forums and post the answer. To get it started - here is what I have tried that hasn't worked. In most all cases the response is "Music on hold started", immediately followed by "Music on hold stopped" with no sound in any case. ;[classes] ;mode=custom ;application=/usr/bin/streamplayer 194.158.114.67 8000 ;format=ulaw ----------- Straight From The Music On Hold Wiki ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy -@,http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=7733&filename=playlist.pls ----------- From the Nerd Vittles Tutorial with the -@ added because mpg123 seemed to ask for it since the file was a .pls ;default => mp3:http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- From a forum of someone using mpg123 to stream SlimServer (installed mpg123 v0.60 with no success here) [default] mode=files directory= /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried a 1.2 format ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://193.251.154.243:8000/ ---------- Thought maybe it was SlimServer - so tried to stream the top Shoutcast station ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried to stream Slimserver using the old format Thank you in advance - I have been at this for a week now. How did you make it work in Asterisk 1.2x? Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060921/2485b691/attachment-0001.htm
Frédéric Marti
2006-Sep-21 08:08 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Hi, Yes , I use Asterisk 1.2.10 But , I don't have "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested" notices in the Asterisk CLI The Shoutcast server is in the same box as Asterisk, and the stream source is in the same LAN Regards Fred _______________________________________________ ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Robert Chadwell Sent: jeudi, 21. septembre 2006 15:58 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Frederic, Did this work for you under Asterisk 1.2x? If it did, did you receive "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested" notices in the Asterisk CLI? Robert Chadwell 800-330-7704 toll free 813-343-0181 ph 813-413-8195 fx Please feel free to IM me as well AOL Screenname: cmgrobert ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Asterisk [Submusic] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:58 AM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Hi, This config is working for me: _____________________________________________________________________ musiconhold.conf [shoutcast] mode=custom application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -s --mono -y -f 8192 -r 8000 http://stream128.submusic.ch:8004/ ; The '/' in the stream URL is important ! _____________________________________________________________________ extensions.conf exten => 17,1,Answer exten => 17,2,MusicOnHold(shoutcast) _____________________________________________________________________ Regards Frederic ________________________________ De : asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] De la part de Robert Chadwell Envoy? : mardi, 19. septembre 2006 14:47 ? : asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Objet : [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Format_MP3 appears to play MOH files starting at the beginning of each file, using the .wav file format, making for some repetitive hold music unless you alter the file itself to begin somewhere in the middle. Solution: One stream that all users connect to - giving dynamic hold music (tried and tested in A1.0x using mpg123 with some success, and Icecast or Slimserver or Shoutcast) Format_MP3 doesn't seem to stream, and the wiki is wrong about streamplayer being used to play streams, as it is only used to play raw TCP streams. There are many questions in forums on the web with no answers about how to solve this dilemma, How do you get users connected to a constantly-changing stream of music instead of streams starting from the beginning (regardless of whether Linux counts them as one stream or not where the processor is concerned)? Hopefully, at the end of this thread, I will have enough information to go back to these web-forums and post the answer. To get it started - here is what I have tried that hasn't worked. In most all cases the response is "Music on hold started", immediately followed by "Music on hold stopped" with no sound in any case. ;[classes] ;mode=custom ;application=/usr/bin/streamplayer 194.158.114.67 8000 ;format=ulaw ----------- Straight From The Music On Hold Wiki ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy -@,http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=7733&filename=playlist.pls ----------- From the Nerd Vittles Tutorial with the -@ added because mpg123 seemed to ask for it since the file was a .pls ;default => mp3:http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- From a forum of someone using mpg123 to stream SlimServer (installed mpg123 v0.60 with no success here) [default] mode=files directory= /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried a 1.2 format ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://193.251.154.243:8000/ ---------- Thought maybe it was SlimServer - so tried to stream the top Shoutcast station ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried to stream Slimserver using the old format Thank you in advance - I have been at this for a week now. How did you make it work in Asterisk 1.2x? Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20060921/e2d20d2f/attachment-0001.htm
Robert Chadwell
2006-Sep-21 10:40 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Fred, A glimmer of hope! What version of mpg123 do you have running? I am guessing that you control the bitrate on your internal Shoutcast server, is that right? Robert Chadwell 800-330-7704 toll free 813-343-0181 ph 813-413-8195 fx Please feel free to IM me as well AOL Screenname: cmgrobert -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Fr?d?ric Marti Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:07 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Hi, Yes , I use Asterisk 1.2.10 But , I don't have "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested" notices in the Asterisk CLI The Shoutcast server is in the same box as Asterisk, and the stream source is in the same LAN Regards Fred _______________________________________________ ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Robert Chadwell Sent: jeudi, 21. septembre 2006 15:58 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Frederic, Did this work for you under Asterisk 1.2x? If it did, did you receive "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested" notices in the Asterisk CLI? Robert Chadwell 800-330-7704 toll free 813-343-0181 ph 813-413-8195 fx Please feel free to IM me as well AOL Screenname: cmgrobert ________________________________ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Asterisk [Submusic] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:58 AM To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Hi, This config is working for me: _____________________________________________________________________ musiconhold.conf [shoutcast] mode=custom application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -s --mono -y -f 8192 -r 8000 http://stream128.submusic.ch:8004/ ; The '/' in the stream URL is important ! _____________________________________________________________________ extensions.conf exten => 17,1,Answer exten => 17,2,MusicOnHold(shoutcast) _____________________________________________________________________ Regards Frederic ________________________________ De : asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] De la part de Robert Chadwell Envoy? : mardi, 19. septembre 2006 14:47 ? : asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Objet : [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH Format_MP3 appears to play MOH files starting at the beginning of each file, using the .wav file format, making for some repetitive hold music unless you alter the file itself to begin somewhere in the middle. Solution: One stream that all users connect to - giving dynamic hold music (tried and tested in A1.0x using mpg123 with some success, and Icecast or Slimserver or Shoutcast) Format_MP3 doesn't seem to stream, and the wiki is wrong about streamplayer being used to play streams, as it is only used to play raw TCP streams. There are many questions in forums on the web with no answers about how to solve this dilemma, How do you get users connected to a constantly-changing stream of music instead of streams starting from the beginning (regardless of whether Linux counts them as one stream or not where the processor is concerned)? Hopefully, at the end of this thread, I will have enough information to go back to these web-forums and post the answer. To get it started - here is what I have tried that hasn't worked. In most all cases the response is "Music on hold started", immediately followed by "Music on hold stopped" with no sound in any case. ;[classes] ;mode=custom ;application=/usr/bin/streamplayer 194.158.114.67 8000 ;format=ulaw ----------- Straight From The Music On Hold Wiki ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy -@,http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=7733&filename=playlist.pls ----------- From the Nerd Vittles Tutorial with the -@ added because mpg123 seemed to ask for it since the file was a .pls ;default => mp3:http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- From a forum of someone using mpg123 to stream SlimServer (installed mpg123 v0.60 with no success here) [default] mode=files directory= /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried a 1.2 format ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://193.251.154.243:8000/ ---------- Thought maybe it was SlimServer - so tried to stream the top Shoutcast station ;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3 ---------- Tried to stream Slimserver using the old format Thank you in advance - I have been at this for a week now. How did you make it work in Asterisk 1.2x? Rob
Frédéric Marti
2006-Sep-22 00:41 UTC
[asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Hi Robert,
I use mpg123 version 059r , Fedora Core 5, Shoutcast Server 1.9.7
The streaming bitrate is 56Kb/s mono
I have 3 Shoutcast Servers
2 servers over the Internet 128Kb/s / 24Kb/s for public listeners
1 special Shoutcast MOH server in the Asterisk Box
||====> LAN => Asterisk Soutcast
Server 56Kb/s mono
Streaming source ||====> INTERNET => Public Shoutcast Server 128Kb/s
stereo
|| ====> INTERNET => Public Shoutcast Server
24Kb/s stereo
Regards
Fr?d?ric Marti
====================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Robert Chadwell
Sent: jeudi, 21. septembre 2006 19:41
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Fred,
A glimmer of hope!
What version of mpg123 do you have running? I am guessing that you control the
bitrate on your internal Shoutcast server, is that right?
Robert Chadwell
800-330-7704 toll free
813-343-0181 ph
813-413-8195 fx
Please feel free to IM me as well
AOL Screenname: cmgrobert
-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Fr?d?ric Marti
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:07 AM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Hi,
Yes , I use Asterisk 1.2.10
But , I don't have "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested"
notices in the Asterisk CLI
The Shoutcast server is in the same box as Asterisk, and the stream source is in
the same LAN
Regards
Fred
_______________________________________________
________________________________
From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Robert Chadwell
Sent: jeudi, 21. septembre 2006 15:58
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Frederic,
Did this work for you under Asterisk 1.2x?
If it did, did you receive "Warning Flexible rate not heavily tested"
notices in the Asterisk CLI?
Robert Chadwell
800-330-7704 toll free
813-343-0181 ph
813-413-8195 fx
Please feel free to IM me as well
AOL Screenname: cmgrobert
________________________________
From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Asterisk
[Submusic]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:58 AM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Hi,
This config is working for me:
_____________________________________________________________________
musiconhold.conf
[shoutcast]
mode=custom
application=/usr/local/bin/mpg123 -s --mono -y -f 8192 -r 8000
http://stream128.submusic.ch:8004/
; The '/' in the stream URL is important !
_____________________________________________________________________
extensions.conf
exten => 17,1,Answer
exten => 17,2,MusicOnHold(shoutcast)
_____________________________________________________________________
Regards
Frederic
________________________________
De : asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] De la part de Robert Chadwell
Envoy? : mardi, 19. septembre 2006 14:47
? : asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Objet : [asterisk-users] Format_MP3, Streaming, File Formats, MOH
Format_MP3 appears to play MOH files starting at the beginning of each file,
using the .wav file format, making for some repetitive hold music unless you
alter the file itself to begin somewhere in the middle.
Solution: One stream that all users connect to - giving dynamic hold music
(tried and tested in A1.0x using mpg123 with some success, and Icecast or
Slimserver or Shoutcast)
Format_MP3 doesn't seem to stream, and the wiki is wrong about streamplayer
being used to play streams, as it is only used to play raw TCP streams.
There are many questions in forums on the web with no answers about how to solve
this dilemma, How do you get users connected to a constantly-changing stream of
music instead of streams starting from the beginning (regardless of whether
Linux counts them as one stream or not where the processor is concerned)?
Hopefully, at the end of this thread, I will have enough information to go back
to these web-forums and post the answer. To get it started - here is what I have
tried that hasn't worked. In most all cases the response is "Music on
hold started", immediately followed by "Music on hold stopped"
with no sound in any case.
;[classes]
;mode=custom
;application=/usr/bin/streamplayer 194.158.114.67 8000
;format=ulaw
----------- Straight From The Music On Hold Wiki
;default => quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy
-@,http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=7733&filename=playlist.pls
----------- From the Nerd Vittles Tutorial with the -@ added because mpg123
seemed to ask for it since the file was a .pls
;default => mp3:http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3
---------- From a forum of someone using mpg123 to stream SlimServer (installed
mpg123 v0.60 with no success here)
[default]
mode=files
directory= /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3
---------- Tried a 1.2 format
;default =>
quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://193.251.154.243:8000/
---------- Thought maybe it was SlimServer - so tried to stream the top
Shoutcast station
;default =>
quietmp3:/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3-dummy,http://127.0.0.1:9000/stream.mp3
---------- Tried to stream Slimserver using the old format
Thank you in advance - I have been at this for a week now. How did you make it
work in Asterisk 1.2x?
Rob
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