Tutorial: SHOUTcast in VLC...

kaustav_geek · 13-03-2007, 09:29 AM

I've been accessing SHOUTcast on winamp from sometime now.. But recently after having switched to Linux, I tried to hear it on VLC....I'm sure many of the users already know this... But its for those who don't.

1.) Fire up VLC Player
2.) Go to www.shoutcast.com
3.) Choose any stream you want, as per your choice of genre and bitrate.. be sure to
select AAC+ as its sound quality is far superior to MP3 streams.
4.) Tune into the stream with VLC.
OR
Open the stream in a new window by clicking Tune in and copy the url.
In VLC.. go to File ->Open Network Stream
In the Network tab, select HTTP and paste the copied url in the space.
Press ok and play the stream..

TIP :: With people on limited bandwidth like me.. Go for 32 bitrate AAC+ streams..there won't be any lags..... they offer quite good quality.

My personal favourite is FREQUENCE radio..
Welcome to the world of Internet Radio... Free music, good quality music all through the day.....

phreak0ut · 13-03-2007, 02:04 PM

I've been accessing Frequence from Amarok. Yeah, great radio station. I'll be needing more stations of my taste, will also try this for sure. Thanks for sharing

kaustav_geek · 13-03-2007, 04:29 PM

Yeah.. sure...
This feature can be accesed from virtually any player that supports streaming....

13-03-2007, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
kaustav_geek 1337 \|)00\|) \m/ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cyber Space Posts: 472	Tutorial: SHOUTcast in VLC... I've been accessing SHOUTcast on winamp from sometime now.. But recently after having switched to Linux, I tried to hear it on VLC....I'm sure many of the users already know this... But its for those who don't. 1.) Fire up VLC Player 2.) Go to www.shoutcast.com 3.) Choose any stream you want, as per your choice of genre and bitrate.. be sure to select AAC+ as its sound quality is far superior to MP3 streams. 4.) Tune into the stream with VLC. OR Open the stream in a new window by clicking Tune in and copy the url. In VLC.. go to File ->Open Network Stream In the Network tab, select HTTP and paste the copied url in the space. Press ok and play the stream.. TIP :: With people on limited bandwidth like me.. Go for 32 bitrate AAC+ streams..there won't be any lags..... they offer quite good quality. My personal favourite is FREQUENCE radio.. Welcome to the world of Internet Radio... Free music, good quality music all through the day..... __________________ My Blog : www.vatsuak.blogspot.com My DA page : www.burningsilver.deviantart.com OK..ok..... Ads are bad.. Last edited by kaustav_geek; 13-03-2007 at 09:36 AM.

13-03-2007, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
phreak0ut The Thread Killer >:) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,182	Re: Tutorial: SHOUTcast in VLC... I've been accessing Frequence from Amarok. Yeah, great radio station. I'll be needing more stations of my taste, will also try this for sure. Thanks for sharing __________________ Want to make this world a better place? Then, start seeding and don't be just a leecher

13-03-2007, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
kaustav_geek 1337 \|)00\|) \m/ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cyber Space Posts: 472	Re: Tutorial: SHOUTcast in VLC... Yeah.. sure... This feature can be accesed from virtually any player that supports streaming.... __________________ My Blog : www.vatsuak.blogspot.com My DA page : www.burningsilver.deviantart.com OK..ok..... Ads are bad..

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