I'm just getting started here and I'm wondering what the best way to do things are. I have been thinking of setting up icecast on my server and then remotely broadcasting with Foobar2000 and the Oddsock plg-in. I'll be playing 128kbps MP3 files. I'm not sure what format to stream in ... I'm having trouble listening to any Ogg Vorbis streams at all .... the MP3 streams come in fine and quickly. OK a couple questions: 1. Can you play mp3 files with Foobar2000 but stream them in Ogg Vorbis format? Will it lose quality? 2. What ID tags will show up if I stream in MP3? Song, Artist, Album? How about with Ogg Vorbis? 3. What players work to play Ogg Vorbis streams on Windows and Macs? Thanks! This is a great list. -- Michael LaBash -------------------- Listen to Love Underground Visionary Revolution (LUVeR) http://www.luver.com Listen to LUVeR Alternative News http://www.luver.org
Michael LaBash wrote:> 1. Can you play mp3 files with Foobar2000 but stream them in Ogg Vorbis > format? Will it lose quality?I've not used FB2k, but I would think so. Yes, you will lose quality, but you'll lose quality anyway since no matter how you do this, you're going to be reencoding with this type of setup, whether it be mp3>mp3 or mp3>vorbis. And since 128kbps mp3 files aren't terrificly great quality to begin with, it should be ok. Best way to tell is to try it and see. I'll let those more experienced with FB2k and win32/macos answer your other questions. Geoff.