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Message started by alan sharkey on 5th Feb, 2010 at 9:20pm

Title: A silly question
Post by alan sharkey on 5th Feb, 2010 at 9:20pm
Darran,

I just heard you tell people not to worry if they can't connect because the server is full - but how can they hear you say that if they can't connect :)

Alan

Title: Re: A silly question
Post by David Z on 5th Feb, 2010 at 10:08pm
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LOL! Can't wait to read the answer to this...

- David Z.

Title: Re: A silly question
Post by ProgMaster on 6th Feb, 2010 at 11:13pm
lol - I see what you mean, Alan. ;D

The mini-spiel that I say from time-to-time is to remind listeners of the AAC+ server. As the MP3 server hits full capacity on and off on a daily basis, not to give up hope and to try the AAC+ server as an alternative when this happens. It's aimed at listeners who've encountered this - and are obviously tuned-in again when I speak ... ::)

Title: Re: A silly question
Post by JestersTear on 7th Feb, 2010 at 12:49am
I thought maybe it was ESPP.

Extrasensory Progmaster Perception

;)

Title: Re: A silly question
Post by Dan Joy on 7th Feb, 2010 at 5:37am
I used the AAC+ stream recently and thought it sounded good. Eventually after quite some time started to have problems with buffering, switched back to the main stream.

Title: Re: A silly question
Post by ProgMaster on 7th Feb, 2010 at 8:48pm

Dan Joy wrote on 7th Feb, 2010 at 5:37am:
I used the AAC+ stream recently and thought it sounded good. Eventually after quite some time started to have problems with buffering, switched back to the main stream.


Strange one, Dan. As the AAC+ server requires far less bandwidth it would be odd for any buffering to occur at all - especially when compared to the MP3 server.

At least you're not experiencing any issues when tuned-in to the MP3 server. Like I say, it's just to remind listeners that there's a viable alternative when the MP3 server is full - as AAC+ is a far newer technology than MP3, it can stream high quality audio even at low bit-rates.

Title: Re: A silly question
Post by Dan Joy on 10th Feb, 2010 at 3:27am
It may be a strange one, but this is what happens consistently when I try the AAC+ stream here.

I get the AAC+ stream from WFMU.org quite a lot and *occasionally* have problems with buffering there too. I will get buffering there if I try to do a lot of other internet activity simultaneously with receiving their stream, and, rarely, buffering when not doing other acitivity.

No problems with the MP3 stream here, none at all!

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