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Hi there,
I have been using Vibe Streamer – http://www.vibestreamer.com/, which is also open-source but it has been abandoned and it can play MP3 files. But since at least 90% of my audio collection consists of lossless audio files (about 60% FLACs, 30% APEs, 10% WavPacks and some other- M4As, OptimFrogs, etc) I was searching for a new streaming server that could stream other audio formats. I came upon AudioStreamer, downloaded and tested it. I downloaded the latest version of ffmpeg and put it into the root directory following the instructions. Yet AudioStreamer was able to play only WAV files and WMAs besides MP3s. It scanned and indexed one of my audio directories relatively fast but could not play FLAC, APE and WV files. So I would like to ask- are these lossless audio formats supported? If not- are there plans to implement support for these common audio formats. I could not find anywhere in AudioStreamer’s site the list of supported audio formats.
It seems that AudioStreamer does not support Unicode- is that true or I am wrong?
Is it possible to add another audio directory (asking because my music is not inside one single root directory after one has been added?
Regards,
Hi,
AudioStreamer currently supports following audio formats: mp3, wav, ogg and wma.
If you choose not to use the “resample – transcode” option in the settings screen then only mp3 is supported.
The other (wav, ogg and wma) are supported through the resampling – transcoding with FFmpeg.However, in the next release, I will include the following audio formats: aac,ape and flac.
The supported audio formats depend on the transcoding ability of FFmpeg.
If you wish, you can test these new audio formats by overwriting some php files in the root folder of AudioStreamer with the ones included here in the ZIP attachment.(Extra: In the file “audiostreamerlib.php” there is a variable which contains a comma seperated list of supported audio formats. You can always change this. For the moment I have included aac, ape and flac. These are the ones I have tested and worked for me.)
Concerning your question about Unicode.
I don’t think it’s supported for the moment. It’s definitely something that I would like to have supported, but I will have to investigate it further, because that is something quite new for me.For the moment you can only specify one audio-directory.
Regards,
LievenHello Lieven,
Thank you for adding support for more audio formats such as Monkeys’s Audio (ape), FLAC (flac), WavPack (WV) and MusePack (mpc). The extended audio support is great but for some unknown reason I cannot play my lossless audio files. I am sure I am missing something.
I configured the server, re-created the data-base, opened AudioStreamer via the internet sucessfully (through IP address), but AudioStreamer could not play FLACs, APEs and WVs. I will put screen-shots of my settings.
Yes, I downloaded ‘ffmpeg.exe’ and ‘lame.exe’ files and put them into the ‘AudioStreamer’ main folder- in the same folder where ‘AudioStreamer.exe’ resides. Is that correct? I was not sure what you meant by ‘Root Folder’. I hope that you will give me a tip.
I have two more questions:
· Is there a way to add more than one music folder (I am asking because my music is inside two directories).
· Is there a way to add more users than the two default users (I know that these user names and passwords can be changed).I hope that I am not wasting your time and will explain to me how to play lossless audio files in AudioStreamer.
Many thanks for your great work!
Regards,
Asen
Hi,
The supported audio formats depend on the transcoding ability of FFmpeg.
But I think FFmpeg supports these audio format (flac, wv and ape).
The transcoding through ffmpeg and lame should be working (works on my pc…).- ‘Root Folder’ is indeed the directory where you find the ‘AudioStreamer.exe’ file.
- Remark: do the files “ffmpeg.exe” and “lame.exe” have the exact same filenames (including extension and including lowercase)?
- I have created a zip archive with included audio samples in different formats (mp3, wav, flac, ape, wv, …).
Can you please download these and try to play the different audio samples?
http://www.audiostreamer.org/AudioTest.zipThe zip archive contains the same audio but in different formats: ‘aac’,’ac3′,’aiff’,’aif’,’m4a’,’ape’,’flac’,’m4a’,’m4b’,’mp2′,’mp3′,’mp4′,’mpa’,’mpc’,’ogg’,’opus’,’tta’,’wv’,’wav’,’wma’AudioStreamer should show the following formats in the “Album / Song View”:
‘mp3′,’wma’,’ogg’,’wav’,’aac’,’ape’,’flac’,’m4a’,’m4b’,’wv’,’tta’,’mpc’
- Is it possible to make a screen shot of the ‘Root Directory’?
Should look like this:
Regards,
LievenThank you for your response!
You will find a screen-shot below.
AudioStreamer has stopped playing even MP3 files.
I created an admin account for you and sent it to you via a PM together with the user name and password. I will leave my PC turned on so that you might test and investigate the problem if you’d like.
I tested the server with 2 browsers- Firefox and CoolNovo (Chromium-based), the same result.
Perhaps the problem is inside my system? Are there any special requirements for AudioStreamer to run properly?
Regards,
AsenHi,
Thanks for supplying the login.
The settings in AudioStreamer are correct:
My own computer is 64 bits Windows 8.
I have AudioStreamer running on the C: drive and music folder is also on the C: drive, but I think that should not matter.I have the ffmpeg.exe 32 bits version:
http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/
I have the following lame.exe version:
http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php
Can you stop the AudioStreamer service and restart but right click AudioStreamer.exe and “run as administrator”?
Regards,
LievenHello.
I have the same issue : if I enable “resample”, nothing plays.
I am running AudioStreamer under windows XP.
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