How to be a DJ on FFR Radio
Ok, so now that you know the FFR Radio exists, you are probably wondering how
you broadcast and become a DJ. We will get to that in just a second but before
we do let me make a few things very clear.
DO NOT refer to your broadcast as anything else other than FFR Radio
DO NOT use excessive swearing or bad language
DO NOT broadcast audio with intent on profiting or asking for money
DO NOT broadcast in your underwear
DO NOT feed the animals
Alright, now that the simple rules are out of the way, lets get down to
business. The first thing you need to do is grab yourself a copy of the latest
Winamp 5 (or later) and download the best version possible without having to pay
for it. It is usually available
ON THIS PAGE but the URL may have changed. Basically you are downloading the
Bundle version not the Pro, Full or Lite version. Go ahead and install this
Winamp with the default options and then move on to the next step.
Winamp is great but we will also need to connect and broadcast what we are
playing. This is where oddcast comes in. You will need to head over to
oddsock.org and grab yourself a copy of the
Oddcast V3 plugin for Winamp
3.1.9 or higher once you have downloaded this, install it and do you best to
follow the directions during install. It may ask you to go to certain websites
and install certain codecs, just do whatever it says and you will be doing fine.
Now that you have installed everything you need. It is time to configure it.
I promise that configuring won’t take long as long as you read the directions
that I have written for you.
1. Start Winamp
2. Within Winamp go to Options –> Preferences –> Plugins –> DSP/EFFECTS
3. Choose the Oddcast Plugin from the list and click close on the Winamp
Preferences window
4. You should now have both Winamp and the OddcastV3 window open. If so,
click "Add Encoder" on the OddcastV3 window
5. You will see it add an entry into the OddcastV3 window. Now right click on
that entry and choose "Configure"
6. We will cover "Basic Settings" tab here
Bitrate: 128
Samplerate: 44100
Channels: 2 (checkmark Joint Stereo)
Encoder Type: MP3 Lame (others like AAC have higher quality
but you risk incompatibilities when users connect)
Server Type: Icecast2
Server IP: flashflashrevolution.com
Server Port: 8000
Encoder Password: Commodore1
Mount Point: /music1
Reconnect Seconds: 10
7. Click OK
8. Simply select the Encoder from the list and click "Connect" in the Oddcast
window
9. Enjoy streaming the music to whoever you want.
Some important notes about the configuration. Commodore1 /music1 is for
Station2, Commodore2 /music2 is for station3.. etc..etc..
The URL for each station is
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com:8000/music1.m3u or music2.m3u etc..etc.
The URL for people with windows media player would be
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/ffrradio1.asx for station2..
ffrradio2.asx for station3 etc..etc.
There are other options available within oddcast for using your mic etc. You
will have to read up on that on your own time. This guide is meant to get you
started on the basics.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Synthlight
Btw.. You can see what each station is doing here: FFR Radio
17 Responses to “How to be a DJ on FFR Radio”
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Posted at 12:30am on April 17th, 2006
Having some trouble getting it working.
Disconnects without giving reason.
Configuration, which as far as I can see, is exactly what is said to do.
Posted at 12:33am on April 17th, 2006
Please don’t post images in here. But you will get disconnected if that station is in use.. which it is.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Posted at 12:42am on April 17th, 2006
Sorry about that. I couldn’t figure out how to link to them. Anyway, it said there was channels open at the time. In fact, when I was first trying none of them except for the first one and like 1 other was taken.
Posted at 12:49am on April 17th, 2006
Sorry, abou the harshness Afro, I didn’t even pay attention to who was making the comment. It looked like you were all setup.. Not sure why it would have problems. Keep watching for an open station and try then.
Cheers,
Synthlight
Posted at 12:57am on April 17th, 2006
Shoutcast seems so much easier D:
Posted at 1:01am on April 17th, 2006
Snapps is an internet radio Noob
Posted at 6:32am on April 17th, 2006
After I installed oddcast I opened winamp and went to the plug-ins and oddcast wasn’t listed. Why?
Posted at 9:41am on April 17th, 2006
Is it possible to do this with iTunes, not Winamp?
Posted at 9:47am on April 17th, 2006
Ok, what the heck.
I can connect. But only if my music is paused. And if I hit play, it disconnects automatically.
And I know the connection is good, because the song I’m playing shows up in the radio thing on the right.
Posted at 12:01pm on April 17th, 2006
I’m having the same exact problem. Also, I know no one is connected to the station I’m trying, because I try to listen to it and nothing will be there, so naturally that means no ones broadcasting on that.
Posted at 12:23pm on April 17th, 2006
Well, right now I think I’m broadcasting. I’m playing DJ Judas – Nausia, and I’ll keep playing it untill I know everything works. The problem is, I’m connected to music4, and it says I’m server 5 on the FFR page. Also, the links don’t work, so no one can listen. Any help would be great.
Thanks!
Posted at 12:34pm on April 17th, 2006
RidderMania Goes BIG TIME! FFR Radio Show [Live Today!]
Tonight at 10PM to 1AM!. (7PM to 10PM my time)
Look for it on Station 1, The MAIN ONE!
Posted at 3:46pm on April 17th, 2006
Hey Synthlight, sorry this has nothing to do with this, but I have to questions. 1. Where should I post about FFR to get people to come?, and I’m just starting to check out the radio and the simfile warehouse and other things on FFR and what are simfiles can you download them are they songs or what?
plz answer Thanks! =)
Posted at 6:51pm on April 17th, 2006
hey, umm does it matter if I can’t get the Encoder Type to be MP3 Lame? because I can’t get it to change to that. everything else is how it is supposed to be. And how do I check if it is working? plz help me out
thanks
-Todd
Posted at 7:58pm on April 17th, 2006
you should have installed the codec from the site as instructed… like the tutorial said you can try another encoder but there may be complications
Posted at 10:28am on April 18th, 2006
I finally have broadband again! I may have to jump on one of those stations some time!
Posted at 1:11pm on April 19th, 2006
On my Oddcast v3 ‘s encoder configuration I don’t have the *MP3 LAME* type..why? and when I’m trying to broadcast it’s not even working.. with the right settings except the MP3 LAME . When I’m connected do I need to wait for the song to be downloaded by the server?