You’ve spent a lot of time and money collecting digital music. And by now, you have a pretty sweet library of MP3s and AACs to show for the effort.

But let’s say you want to take that library to go? Before you start carrying around a huge hard drive, you might want to try streaming your tunes online instead. All it takes to start streaming your music over the internet is a playlist, a server with some storage space, and a software player that can open and play an internet stream.

Step 1: Host it somewhere

Most web hosts offer data plans around $10 per month that come with plenty of storage and bandwidth to hold and serve your music. The rates get steeper once you want to store more than 200 or 300 gigabytes. Also, when you’re streaming, you’re paying for bandwidth. So, if you’re looking to share your collection with your friends as a stream, you’ll have to monitor your usage more closely or else end up paying through the nose.

Besides the cost, you trade off a good deal of control over the data because it resides on some machine out there in the ether.

Hosting music on your own computer using a broadband connection is a preferable option, especially since you know exactly where it is and there’s is no need to transfer your music anywhere. However, unless you have a static IP address, finding your computer (and your music) in the vast expanse of the internet can be a hassle. If your network provider keeps changing your IP address on you, try setting up Dynamic DNS using a service like DynDNS.

Tip: Webmonkey.com has an excellent introduction to using Dynamic DNS.
Tip: Dan Hilgert also has an explanation of his Dynamic DNS setup and streaming music guide.

Step 2: Create a playlist

Perhaps the easiest way to get your music online is to use your favorite music player. Most music players, including iTunes, Windows Media Player and WinAmp all use common playlist formats to play music online.

A playlist contains the names and location of your music files. It is downloaded and used by your media player to play the music files as a stream. It works pretty well, although the music players don’t allow skipping, fast forwarding or rewinding.

The most-used music file formats are MP3, Windows Media Player’s WMA and Apple’s mp4 (also known as AAC). We recommend using only these player files for universality. If you’re not sure which format to use, we’d recommend you default to MP3 to ensure the ultimate in compatibility.

Extended M3U

The easiest and most reliable method for streaming is to use M3U playlist files in conjunction with iTunes or Windows Media Player. Open a streaming URL by pressing Control-U (or Command-U for Mac) in either program.

An extended M3U file format looks like this:

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:Birds In The Belly http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/BirdsintheBelly.mp3

#EXTINF:Hock It Like You Own It http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/HockItLikeYouOwnIt.mp3

#EXTINF:Kid I Know http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/AKidIKnow.mp3

You can follow the format shown above. Open the code up in a text editor and just paste in your own song info and URLs. When you’re done building your list, save the result as a .m3u file and open it up in your player.

If you’re a Windows user, you can download M3U Creator. The free desktop application will let you create and edit .m3u playlists in an easy-to-use interface.

XSPF

Another common playlist format is XSPF (pronounced “spiff”). This method is more practical for streaming music via a web page or Flash-based players, though many third-party applications support XSPF. For example, Yahoo Music Jukebox uses XSPF as its default playlist format.

The XSPF format is below. Note the “L” in “trackList” needs to be capitalized for it to be recognized by players.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
     <trackList>

       <track>
         <location>http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/BirdsintheBelly.mp3</location>
         <creator>Arcadio</creator>
         <album>Early Demo</album>
         <title>Birds in the Belly</title>
       </track>

       <track>
         <location>http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/HockItLikeYouOwnIt.mp3</location>
         <creator>Arcadio</creator>
         <album>Early Demo</album>
         <title>Hock It Like You Own It</title>
       </track>

       <track>
         <location>http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/AKidIKnow.mp3</location>
         <creator>Arcadio</creator>
         <album>Early Demo</album>
         <title>A Kid I Know</title>
       </track>

     </trackList>
</playlist>

Again, to make your own playlist file, just copy this code into a text editor, change the song info and the URLs, and save the results with the extension .xspf.

For a list of players and uses for XSPF files, visit the XSPF applications page. Included in the list is an M3U to XSPF file converter and some command line tools used to generate XSPF files from various music libraries online.

There are also some handy validation tools to make sure your spiffs are well-formed.

PLS

The PLS format is another streaming playlist option, and used mostly by professional online radio broadcasts. You’ll find a good deal of PLS-streaming music stations on Shoutcast.

The PLS file format looks like this:

[playlist]
NumberOfEntries=3

File1=http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/BirdsintheBelly.mp3
Title1=Birds in the Belly
Length1=-1

File2=http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/HockItLikeYouOwnIt.mp3
Title2=Hock It Like You Own It
Length2=-1

File3=http://www.soundsofarcadio.com/mp3/AKidIKnow.mp3
Title3=A Kid I Know
Length3=-1

Version=2

Length refers to the length of the song. Use -1 to have the music player ignore it entirely.

Download Software to Do It For You

Otherwise, you might want to give Shoutcast’s broadcasting tools a try. Shoutcast’s tools are extensions built on the Windows-only WinAmp music player, but some broadcasting tools for Mac and Linux are also available.

If you already have WinAmp, Spacial Audio Solutions offers a plugin to turn it into an internet radio station. Spacial also has software for the enthusiastic amateur and professional: SimpleCast and SAM Broadcaster.

iRadeo is a free streaming audio platform that allows anyone to start an online radio station. Once installed, iRadeo will automatically detect and stream any MP3 or WAV file formats that has been uploaded to the specified directory.

Finally, Peercast provides both direct and P2P streaming at the same time, allowing you to stream music online anonymously.

Don’t Feed the Lawyers

You could be fined for broadcasting music you don’t own the copyright to, and in most cases the penalties are pretty severe. There are also plenty of rabid music industry lawyers with a history of going to great lengths to prosecute copyright violators. That said, be careful how you distribute your streams.

Some of the software solutions listed here have built-in password protection. Otherwise, you’ll have to know some SSL and/or password protection web hosting configurations to lock down your stream.

Your other option — and probably the safest — is to just keep your station under wraps. You can listen to it freely, but don’t go spreading the word. Remember, the internet has ears!

M3U to RM Cloner is designed for extraction digital audio from cd’s. M3U to RM Cloner copies audio digitally and save as WAV or MP3 on-the-fly with excellent quality and speed. M3U to RM Cloner can connect to FreeDB to download CD details and save as ID3V2 tags. You can use Name Rules to generate filename using ID3 Tag information such as artist’s, track’s title and track’s number.
It is very easy to use. It can Convert WAV files to MP3, CD, CDA, CD-R, DVD-Audio, AAC, AC3, ID3, M3U, M4A, M4P, MP3 ID3 Tag, OGG, RA, WAV, WMA, MP2, APE, VQF, MPC, AMR, Midi, WAVE, and RM. It makes direct digital copies from audio CDs and saves them as MP3s, WMAs, OGGs, or WAVs. It have fast speed. It can Convert WAV files to WMA. Just click on one button a CDs will be extracted.

Create a Music Playlist

I assume that you already know how to add Music to your website. This is to create music play list by your self and stream on your website. Music playlist is a simple list.

To add music playlist to your website have to do two things,
1.Create a m3u file (your music playlist file)
2.Create your HTML file with your music code (this plays the music on the m3u file)

Step 1 – Create a m3u File
A m3u file is a file that contains a list of songs. Follow these steps to create your m3u file (i.e. your playlist file):

Create a text file
Add a list of the mp3 files you want on your playlist. This can be the full path to the file or a relative path. Place each mp3 file name on a new line
Add any comments by preceeding them with a hash (#) symbol (this step is optional)
Save the file with a .m3u extension. For example, call it music_playlist.m3u
There it is – your music playlist file!

Example m3u File
Below is an example of an m3u file:

#This is my m3u file - it contains a list of songs
/music/title.mp3
/music/good_enough.mp3
/music/bonus.mp3

Now all you need to do is add your playlist to your music code.

Step 2 - Add Your Playlist to your Music Code
Place the following code within your HTML file and change the values to suit:

Example Music Code

If you’ve ever added music to your website, you are probably familiar with this code.

The only difference between this code and any other (non-playlist) code, is that in this code, the value of the src attribute (i.e. your source file) is your playlist file. If you weren’t using a playlist, this source file would simply be a single .mp3 file or a single .wav file or similar.

PSP2 concept by 0ffl1n3 (c) 2009

If you want a simple way to create .m3u playlists that will be compatible with the PSP and Sony Ericsson Phones you can create them with a DOS command as follows:

using the CD command, change into the directory containing the music files you want to add to a playlist, eg:

CD “F:\MUSIC\NO LINE ON THE HORIZON”

once in the directory type the following command:

DIR /O:N /B > “NO LINE ON THE HORIZON.m3u”

This will create a file in the directory called “NO LINE ON THE HORIZON.m3u” which will contain a list of all the tracks in this instance in alphabetical order which is useful if the files have track numbers, eg. 01, 02, 03…etc.

The /O:N option sorts the files by name and is optional.

The /B option uses the bare format, ie. no date, file size etc.

At the time of writing this, the PSP only handles a directory depth of one and only handles one .m3u file per folder, and won’t find one in the root directory.

Sony Ericsson phones such as the W850i will allow multiple folder depths and I have not tested dynamic .m3u files outside of the folders containing the music. The folder location is the same as PSP, ie. X:/MUSIC/

You can also use programs such as VideoLAN’s VLC player to export custom .m3uplaylists.

Winamp es un reproductor de audio y vídeo muy práctico, funcional y con un vistoso aspecto.

Winamp, el famoso e histórico reproductor de Nullsoft, es ahora capaz de reproducir con soltura prácticamente todos los formatos de audio y vídeo, lógicamente, siempre y cuando dispongas del codec instalado.

La compatibilidad, la gran cantidad de extensiones y pieles disponibles, la versatilidad y el resto de cualidades de Winamp le convierten en un firme candidato a convertirse en tu reproductor multimedia favorito, y no sólo en tu casa. Gracias a Winamp Remote, también podrás disfrutar de la música del ordenador de tu casa desde cualquier PC conectado a Internet.

La nueva piel Bento, muy práctica y con cierta inspiración en iTunes, además te garantiza que tendrás todo a mano (ecualizador, biblioteca multimedia, lista de reproducción) sin ventanas flotantes, como ocurría con las versiones anteriores de Winamp.

Tamaño: 14 MB

Links:

Winamp Media Player v5.541 PRO Multilenguaje
Rapidshare | Megaupload | Easy-Share | DepositFiles

Winamp v5.55 Pro Multilenguaje(The Boss)
Rapidshare | Megaupload | Mediafire | Gigasize

Winamp v5.54 Build 2147 Pro Multilenguaje (jals11)
Rapidshare | Filefactory

WinAmp 5.5 Pro 10th Anniversary Surround Edition
Rapidshare | Megaupload | Filefactory

Skin Vista Aero
Rapidshare | Megaupload | Easy-Share | DepositFiles

Fuente: http://www.intercambiosvirtuales.org/

Eramos muchos los que usábamos Zattoo hasta que este se volvió de pago. Acceder a distintos canales por internet resulta muy como cuando tenemos un ordenador conectado a internet y no disponemos de televisión, como en la universidad y algunos otros sitios.

La solución están en las emisiones (de dudosa legalidad) de distintos canales. Hay distintas webs, como VerTDT Online (muy originales xD) que permiten ver algunos canales desde su web, sin embargo, esto es algo peñazo por tener que tener el navegador abierto y no poder colocar el vídeo donde queramos. ¿Solución? Obtener la dirección del streaming y cargarlo desde un reproductor cualquiera.

Para obtener la URL, vasta con ir a la web donde se nos muestre el canal, ver el código fuente (en el caso de Firefox Control+U) y buscamos “<embed”, en la etiqueta seguramente estará la dirección del vídeo, la copiamos en cualquier reproductor y ale

Yo he decido hacer además una lista m3u con los distintos canales para poder verlos siempre que quiera y de manera más sencilla. Aquí os la dejo:

#EXTM3U
# Playlist created by SMPlayer 0.6.5.1+SVN-r2327
#EXTINF:0,http://rtve.stream.flumotion.com/rtve/24h.flv.m3u
http://rtve.stream.flumotion.com/rtve/24h.flv.m3u
#EXTINF:2.13344e+09,Antena 3 Noticias
mms://a1112.l2787656766.c27876.e.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1112/27876/v0001/reflector:56766
#EXTINF:2,Antena 3 Neox
http://neox.stream.flumotion.com/antena3/neox.asf.m3u
#EXTINF:2,Antena 3 Nova
http://nova.stream.flumotion.com/antena3/nova.asf.m3u
#EXTINF:1,Canal Sur
http://rtva.stream.flumotion.com/rtva/andaluciatelevision.flv.m3u
#EXTINF:2.13344e+09,Kiss TV
http://66.225.235.202/va92winlive2314
#EXTINF:2.13344e+09,A3Internacional
mms://a1928.l3284834797.c32848.e.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1928/32848/v0001/reflector:34797

Basta con copiarlo y pegarlo en un .txt, y renombrarlo a .m3u, y listo.

No son muchos canales, pero es más bien para probar a ver como funciona que otra cosa.

Yo lo he usado con smplayer y va de perlas.

Por cierto, recordar que mplayer soporta casi todos los formatos, incluyendo flv, por tanto, las emisiones en flash también podréis reproducirlas desde mplayer y sus distintos front-ends.

Si alguno se hace su propia lista de reproducción con bastantes canales, agradeceria que la pasase

19.9 MB / Multilenguaje / Gratuito / HomePage

aTunes es una aplicación cuya similitud con el popular iTunes no se limita a su nombre. Tanto su aspecto como su funcionalidad son parecidas a las del reproductor de Apple, sólo que está programada en Java y tiene licencia GNU.

Indícale la carpeta donde guardas tus MP3, y aTunes incorporará todo su contenido a tu biblioteca musical, organizándolo por carpetas o autores y mostrando toda la información necesaria en una interfaz organizada en diferentes áreas.

El programa tiene soporte para tags ID3v1 y v2, puede mostrar imágenes asociadas a canciones (las portadas de los álbumes) y su sistema de filtros y Favoritos te permite navegar cómodamente por tu colección de música.

Además de administrador, aTunes también cuenta con un reproductor integrado con el que disfrutar de tus MP3 y que también tiene soporte para listas de reproducción en M3U.

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There are various ways to listen to a radiodrama on your computer, depending on the form in which it is offered on the website. Some radiodrama can simply be downloaded and treated as any other MP3 file, others can only be listened to in “live” (streaming) form, when visiting the website which is offering the radioplay. This is mainly due to regulations regarding copyright, and to bandwith problems.

Most modern computers already have a program installed for listening to “streaming media”. But if, when clicking a link to a “live” radioplay, you get an error, this means that your computer lacks the adequate software, and you will have to install it.

Which program to choose? This depends on the form in which the play is offered. Most often it is a .m3u file (move your pointer over the link to the file, and look at the 3 charachters long extension of the file). If that is the case, you can download one of the following programs:

* QuickTime
* VLC Media Player
* Windows Media Player
* RealPlayer

However, if it is a .pls file, you need one of these programs:

* iTunes
* QuickTime
* Real Player
* WinAmp ()

An excellent site with tips on how to listen to streaming media can be found here.

Je kan een hoorspel op verschillende manieren beluisteren, afhankelijk van de vorm waarin het aangeboden wordt. Sommige hoorspelen kan je volledig vrij downloaden, andere zijn enkel “live” (in streaming media) te beluisteren vanop de website van de aanbieder. Dat laatste is voornamelijk omwille van de auteursrechten of de bandbreedte van de aanbieder. De meeste moderne computers hebben reeds een programma aan boord waarmee je “streaming media” kan beluisteren. Krijg jij bij het aanklikken van een link naar een hoorspel een foutmelding, dan wil dit zeggen dat de nodige software ontbreekt en je die moet installeren.

Welk programma je nodig hebt, hangt af van de vorm waarin het bestand aangeboden wordt. Meestal is dat een .m3u bestand (beweeg je cursor over de link naar het bestand, zodat je de naam van het bestand te zien krijgt). In dat geval kan je een van de volgende programma’s downloaden:
* QuickTime

* VLC Media Player

* Windows Media Player

* RealPlayer

Gaat het om een .pls bestand, dan moet je een van de volgende programma’s downloaden:

* iTunes

* QuickTime

* Real Player

* WinAmp

Een uitstekende pagina met tips om streaming media te beluisteren vind je hier

Ok, I’ve searching and searching and playing around just to find a way to go through my mp3 folders and automatically generate recursive playlists for each directory. After some confusion I came up with this line that does exactly what I want. My main problem was that I have some directories with spaces in them and linux doesn’t quite like that but this line takes care of that too.

You’ll need to install FAPG (the fast playlist generator, he’ll do the work, my script is only for the recursiveness, also available in ubuntu’s repos)

The pattern used in this script goes as follow

Folder1  —> this is the directory you pass to the script as an argument

• folderA.m3u –> contains folderA and subdirectories
  
• folderB.m3u –> contains folderB and subdirectories
  
• folderA
  • subfolderA.m3u –> contains subfolderA and subdirectories
  • subfolderB.m3u –> idem
  • subfolderA
    
  • subfolderB
• folderB
  • subfolderC.m3u –> idem
    
  • subfolderC
    • subfolderD.m3u –> contains only subfolderD
      
    • subfolderD

And now the script itself

#!/bin/bash
#playlist2 — the automatic playlist generator
find $1 -type d -printf ‘%”%p%”\n’ -execdir fapg -r ‘{}’ -o ‘{}.m3u’ \;

And to use you just type

playlist2 Folder1

It occurs to me that this doesn’t work from a linux machine to a mounted samba share if someone understands why…

It seems that the folder specified when calling the script needs to be deprived of the tail/ (ex. music not music/ )

Since we got quite a few email asking how to convert audio files into mp3 format, we decided to post intructions on this blog and on FAQ – Convert Audio File section in LilTone.com.  Hopefully, those instruction can help our user to make ringtone easier.

There are a lot of audio conversion programs you can use to convert audio files from different file formats into mp3. For example, Switch is an Australian-produced freeware application, which has Windows and Mac version available.

Here is the instruction for using Switch to convert audio files into mp3 format on Windows:

• Open Switch program.
• Click the “Add Files” button or press Alt+A on your keyboard to add audio files for conversion.
• Specified the destination on your disk in “Output Folder”.
• Select “.mp3″ as your output format.
• Click the “Convert” button.