How to Configure Oddcast For Winamp

Broadcast your Winamp playlists over the Internet, with the help of Oddcast and a peer to peer (p2p) Internet radio client. A p2p Internet radio client offloads the bandwidth off of a single server, allowing a network of "peer" computers to handle some of the broadcasting load of your stream. After set up of a free Internet radio station on a peer to peer client, Oddcast connects Winamp to your station and broadcasts your playlists.

Instructions

1. Download a copy of a free peer to peer streaming radio app, such as Peercast or Streamer. Launch the streaming radio utility and select the "Setting" option. Enter a password into the "Password" field. Take down the utility's "Port" number and then click "Save."

2. Download and install a free copy of Oddcast.

3. Launch Winamp, and then open the "Plug-ins" menu (Options> Preferences> Plug-ins). Click on the "DSP/Effects" option, and then select Oddcast from the list of available plug-ins.

4. Click on the "Config" option in Oddcast, and then click on the "Server" tab in the "Edit Config" menu that appears.

5. Enter the port number that you took down from your streaming radio app into the "Port" field in Oddcast. Enter the password you created into the "Encoder Password" field.

6. Type "LocalHost" into the "Server" field, and then enter a name or description for your stream into the "Server Desc" field. Click "OK" to return to the main menu of Oddcast.

7. Start your Winamp playlist, and then click "Connect" in Oddcast to begin streaming your playlist.

References

• Peercast: Creating a Channel
• Korokithakis: How to Create an Internet Radio Station

Resources

• Oddsock: Oddcast Download
• Peercast: Download
• Streamer P2P: Download