icecast

While looking for a place to contribute some Icecast-related code on drupal.org, I found a pre-existing but inactive Icecast project. sanduhrs graciously allowed me to dump my drupal 6 YP directory module in here, and what I'd like to do is repurpose the project as a general container for Icecast-related modules. YP is the only module living here so far, but other contributions are welcome.

I am seeking to corral thoughts on playlist entry.  A recent discussion with Drewish yielded some thoughts on a method of tracking "played songs."  There was a consensus that expansion or re-building of the current playlist entry module in station is in order.  I feel it is fitting to discuss this in conjunction with the discussion of "Now Playing."

A lot of stream websites will include listener count information on their site. This is also a pertinant piece of information to include in the DCMA requirements. I have a few ideas about streaming server integration which I would like to suggest for comments.

Record keeping is now a requirement for radio stations who are web streaming. The basics of the rules are spelled out at the CBI website. Recent discussions on the CBI-General listsrv [no archive available that I can find] are talking about the record keeping which stations need to now comply with SoundExchange. While not many are happy with the requirement, I would like to suggest that this might be a place to start forming the necessary tools to meet this requirement.

After accidentally deleting half the OS and database for the KPSU archive server, I've been documenting the process of setting up station archive server under FreeBSD. So far, I've written up configuring the recording and encoding of audio from the soundcard with darkice, streaming the audio with icecast2, installing MySQL, Apache, and Drupal. Now I'm working on documenting the setup of StreamRipper and the station archive module.

If you're interested, take a look at: http://drewish.com/node/23