Thursday, 09/02/2010

Internet DJ console is a free software application for people wanting to make radio shows on the internet. Internet DJ Console is a program that I started writing in March of 2005 after discovering the lack of DJ software on linux that suited me. The programs that I did find were either feature poor, full of bugs, suited more towards the live side of things, or sadly did not even compile. It dawned on me that something needed to be done and that having some coding skills of my own that I may as well have a go myself. The basics of the different components in the project and how they would fit together came to me almost in a flash, and after pondering the sketch I drew, a few days later I started coding. The result is Internet DJ Console. I hope you like it, and if you want to make any suggestions for features or have a gripe or bug report, you can send me an email. What formats are available? Internet DJ console supports live streaming in Ogg or MP3 formats to Shoutcast and Icecast servers. It also has a record facility that does both Ogg and MP3. Multiple bitrates are supported. What are it's main features? Two main media players. A jingles/interlude player (interlude fills the background with music when you are not playing anything). A basic crossfader. A stream shut-off timer (just in case you forget). DJ Alarm (an alarm tone to alert you when the music is about to stop). Mute buttons that enable you to preview the songs you might want to play without affecting the stream/recording. The aux input facilitates the connection of other JACK audio applications to IDJC. IDJC outputs two audio streams. The second that appears on the rear speaker terminals of the soundcard is intended for the listeners and can be used for a truly live show. A VOIP feature allows the taking of calls on and off-air (telephone icons). IDJC can announce the tracks you are playing to IRC (internet relay chat) using the X-Chat plugin (supplied). Author: Stephen Fairchild