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Mixxx

Windows Mac Linux Free and open-source DJ software with live broadcasting. Download from mixxx.org

Your Connection Details

Server: source.fixedbit.stream
Port: 9000
Mount: /your-mount
Username: source
Password: your-password
Encoding: MP3, 128 kbps, 44100 Hz, Stereo
Server: source.fixedbit.stream
Port: 9001
Password: your-password
Encoding: MP3, 128 kbps, 44100 Hz, Stereo
Land URL: http://your-stream.fixedbit.stream/stream

Icecast Setup in Mixxx

  1. Open Mixxx and go to Options > Preferences (or Mixxx > Preferences on Mac).
  2. Select Live Broadcasting from the left sidebar.
  3. Check Enable Live Broadcasting.
  4. Set Server Type to Icecast 2.
  5. Set Host to source.fixedbit.stream
  6. Set Port to 9000
  7. Set Mount to /your-mount
  8. Set Login to source and Password to your-password
  9. Under Encoding, set Format to MP3, Bitrate to 128 kbps.
  10. Click OK to save. The broadcast button in the Mixxx toolbar will start/stop your stream.

ShoutCast Setup in Mixxx

  1. Open Mixxx and go to Options > Preferences > Live Broadcasting.
  2. Check Enable Live Broadcasting.
  3. Set Server Type to ShoutCast 1.
  4. Set Host to source.fixedbit.stream
  5. Set Port to 9001
  6. Set Password to your-password
  7. Set Format to MP3, Bitrate to 128 kbps.
  8. Click OK. Use the broadcast button to connect.

Test Your Stream

Open VLC Media Player and go to Media > Open Network Stream. Enter your land URL:

http://your-stream.fixedbit.stream/stream

If you hear your audio, your stream is working correctly.

Set the Land Audio URL in Second Life

  1. In Second Life, right-click the ground on your parcel and select About Land.
  2. Go to the Sound tab.
  3. In the Music URL field, paste: http://your-stream.fixedbit.stream/stream
  4. Close the dialog. Visitors with streaming music enabled will hear your stream.