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Yeah the netcode in EdCast is just whack. But really you can’t blame it on Ed, he’s a darn busy dude as one of the technology VPs and one of the lead coders here:
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I know first hand having consulted for them before.LeifCast has great netcode, very stable in the presence of networking whackness. 😛 And I coded one myself for a private webcasting software for a station that is as stable, and has something I’ve never seen done before… a meter of the lag between data waiting to go out and data actually sent. Currently I have it set with a 30 seconds of audio sized buffer, and as long as the meter/buffer doesn’t fill up, you can eventually catch up to the server and nobody will be any the wiser.
EdCast on the other hand will glitch like crazy if it’s not able to send every single packet before the next one is encoded, so if your Tx buffers on your networking devices get filled up, bam… skipping like a lil kid on its way to church.
Not sure on the buffer size in LeifCast, but I’ve never had any skipping or problems while using it.
I thought that Leif was just kidding with "Leifcast", but i understand that it really exist? I also use Edcast to raise the volume of the stream, that’s working great 😉 I don’t know if Leifcast or your application is also capable of doing that job?
Is it stand-alone or also a DSP plug-in? I currently use the plug-in of Edcast in BBP. Are you willing to send me a copy of the application (your personal one), or is it private stuff?
I never joke about my work, 007! 😉It exists. Digitally Imported has been using it on all their streams since 2003. Initially with OctiMax processing, later (2006) with Breakaway processing, long before Breakaway Personal was ever conceived.
It’s a DSP plug-in, but can be run standalone with my DSPQ utility. And sorry, yes, it’s very much private.
///Leif
My wishlist for 2010:
1. Transparency of Breakaway processing.
2. In Live: limiter or soft-clipper with variable clipping.
3. In Broadcast: distortion-canceled clipper with distortion controller and variable clipping.Interesting, me and Leif were talking about some of this last night/yesterday/earlier/whatever. 🙂
[quote author=”Benny”]2. In Live: limiter or soft-clipper with variable clipping.[/quote]
Basically to add distortion. There’s plenty of effects out there to saturate your audio. The one thing that would be really nice, and I’ve suggested it to Leif before, is to have the option to have the input Winamp plugins AFTER the AGC/WB1. This would allow for at least a basic wideband gain control which would help out plugins that are not so program dependent, like a saturation effect would be.[quote author=”Benny”]3. In Broadcast: distortion-canceled clipper with distortion controller and variable clipping.[/quote]
The hardware version will have more control over the clipping, in addition to more advanced clipping, and of course done directly on the MPX with Leif’s killer headroom trick to give you 4-5 db more space in the treble. It’s really amazing how it sounds even in comparison to how awesome the $199 "BBP" already sounds. Which is partly why the hardware unit isn’t going to be $199 + cost of hardware. 😉 Making Leif a happy boy is the other part. 8) 8) 8)Happy New Year, and here’s to the future.
I would GLAAAADLY pay money for something that can be run as a dsp plugin inside Breakaway that is more stable than edcast for our streams.
We need just need to stream two 32kbps stereo streams 1: aacplus 2: mp3.
IMHO, Edcast has stability issues.
And since this is yours, I would imagine it is superior, and of course, more stable!
Thanks, and I’m quite serious. Someone take my money and let me buy Leifcast!!!
I need an alternative to Edcast.
[quote author=”sgeirk”]Thanks, and I’m quite serious. Someone take my money and let me buy Leifcast!!!
I need an alternative to Edcast.[/quote]
Hi Sgeirk,to be honest, I use Edcast (winamp plugin at BBP) without any problem.
But, I have one issue at the standalone version when I select to close (shutdown) Edcast.Did you try SOS4 (Spacialaudio)?
Testing SOS4 last week seems to be very stable (the latest version fix couple of problems)
and supports LAME and AAC+ v1/v2.***Edit***
As the thread name is "2010 Wishlist", I wish….I wish ❗
RTA analyzer do not change to red so easy at 0db.
I believe at +0.2db – +0.4db will be great. 😉Regards,
Georgequote :RTA analyzer do not change to red so easy at 0db.
I believe at +0.2db – +0.4db will be great.That would be great. The only problem is, there is no +0.2dB in digital audio. There’s a brick wall at 0.0dB, and it’s not going anywhere — that’s just the nature of digital audio.
The trick is to stay below 0.0dB, so that you NEVER ever hit it. That’s why the red flash is there — it’s supposed to be annoying! Hitting it is an abnormal condition, an error.
///Leif
Can I also join the legions of people who say… RELEASE LEIFCAST!! looks like a great program, a great alternative to Edcast. Gotta be worth a few $$.
[quote author=”George”]Did you try SOS4 (Spacialaudio)?
Testing SOS4 last week seems to be very stable (the latest version fix couple of problems)
and supports LAME and AAC+ v1/v2.[/quote]
Is there an option to disable the built in audio processing? Cos that would almost for sure tend to ruin Breakaway’s flawless sound.And to the people "begging" for Leifcast, Leif already explained that the issue is a business one, of licensing. So there’s really no point in asking for it to be released, unless you wanna buy Leif an unlimited software license for the codecs involved. I’m SURE he wouldn’t argue with that. 😉
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