Posting mp3's that can be streamed?

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Posted by Digital Aura on May-12-2004 23:25:

Posting mp3's that can be streamed?

Alright...how can I post an mp3 on my website than can be streamed instead of downloaded?
I'd rather host it myself than use one of those music hosting websites, but I don't want to give my music away!?

Any thoughts? What do you fellas do?

Posted by Dmatrox on May-13-2004 02:15:

i dont know how to make it stream, but if you dont want to give your music away why not just have parts of the track instead of the whole track, or have a lower quality version.

Even if you get a hi quality stream going, the track is still rippable if people really want it.

Posted by EliPsE on May-13-2004 04:05:

I think its possible to do a flash player and have the songs played that way.

Posted by DeZmA on May-13-2004 07:09:

It's possible with the real-audio ram format.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on May-13-2004 11:46:

Here's what you do:

You upload an mp3 to a webspace. Then you create a playlist file (*.m3u) with the url of the mp3. Then you give the people the url of the m3u file and lo - it will stream.

Posted by dbl on May-13-2004 11:54:

quote:
Originally posted by DeZmA
It's possible with the real-audio ram format.

it work's.. but there's many people that hate realplayer.. and becaus of that they wount listen.
i heard about some other progg that could play ra format, but i haven't bothered to check that out

what mystery said is better imo... buuuuuut, it's just that for those that know, you can see the url the playlist file is playing, and download it that way... but not everyone know's how even thou it's easy

Posted by Digital Aura on May-13-2004 12:16:

quote:
Originally posted by dbl
what mystery said is better imo... buuuuuut, it's just that for those that know, you can see the url the playlist file is playing, and download it that way... but not everyone know's how even thou it's easy

Yes...that looks pretty cool. I wasn't wanting to necessarily stop people from downloading...I just didnt want to force people to have to download it to hear it.

Good suggestion.

And dbl is right... RealAudio?? PFFFT! I deleted that hunk 0' junk the day it weaseled its way on my 'puter!

Posted by DeZmA on May-13-2004 13:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Digital Aura
Yes...that looks pretty cool. I wasn't wanting to necessarily stop people from downloading...I just didnt want to force people to have to download it to hear it.

Good suggestion.

And dbl is right... RealAudio?? PFFFT! I deleted that hunk 0' junk the day it weaseled its way on my 'puter!

Look for real alternative

http://www.free-codecs.com/download...Alternative.htm
All the good stuff from real-player codecs and software without the annoying crap and spyware.
Actually I forgot their was the real player been using the alternative so long.. (oh yes, it doesn't ask to register every 5 seconds)

Posted by Digital Aura on May-13-2004 15:00:

quote:
Originally posted by DeZmA
Look for real alternative

http://www.free-codecs.com/download...Alternative.htm
All the good stuff from real-player codecs and software without the annoying crap and spyware.
Actually I forgot their was the real player been using the alternative so long.. (oh yes, it doesn't ask to register every 5 seconds)

SERIOUSLY?? now I would be interested in this...thanks again Dez!

Posted by Vert on May-13-2004 15:52:

Google how to make an m3u file . That is streaming MP3.

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Posted by TranceMasterUk on May-13-2004 16:24:

this is what im using

http://www.wimpyplayer.com/