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[Jimi Bove]

I told you I'm NB's f***withable...

[NightBreed]

Thanks a heap TKF.

I am currently re-ripping my old recorded broadcasts to upload to AR which takes a few hours so AR is offline for a little bit here.

If AR ever came back I'd let you know.

I will not do it. I've done it three times now. I will not do it again. Maybe at some point in the future somebody else will ask me if they can re-launch AR and manage/build/DJ the whole f***ing thing. I would DJ but I will not be the guy who pays the bills and does all the f***ing work alone again.

I'll be a backseat driver and certainly a trainer for new DJs but nothing more than that.

If that day comes brother, I'd love to have you on staff.

Don't hold yer breath.

[Tharikifa]

Well It's good to hear where we are standing with future possibilities of AR.
I would love to do it myself, but I do not have the time to manage, build and dj... and I am lacking money at the moment too.
Any time, though, I would be more than happy to DJ.

[Ripperjack]

Man.

I really miss the nights of AR.

I know I wasnt always there - but dammit - the nights I was - that was SOOO much fun.

Heres to AR - LIVE LONG THE KING! *CLINK*

Toast with me dammit! Or I *WILL* find you! *piratey glance*

[Metalocalypse]

NightBreed, perhaps you could explain to me sometime what it takes to keep AR running...

[Ripperjack]

Ill respond in NBs stead.

Im guessing its AR's tendancy to be stubborn. Some folks it works just fine 24/7 - and others - it just acts like a bastard all the time.

It has alot to do with your downspeed, IP provider and background ****e you have running. One would think it'd be alot simpler - but the real case is that a simple radio feed is truly dictated by a whole buncha BS you prolly wouldnt even think would bother it.

Prolly why internet radio hasnt taken off like many thought it would. Too many variables. Lord knows when I was Dj-ing there were plenty of questions - and half of it were simple PC issues. The other half were stupid ass provider issues we couldnt solve firsthand.

If you can get it - awesome - if you cant - at this point I suppose theres not much I/we can do for ya. Play your fav metal CD and pretend its AR =)

[Metalocalypse]

I meant like equipment and moneywise, what does it take to run AR?  Like DJ-ing and whatnot...

[Jimi Bove]

AR used to work for me, but recently its been being a bastard... For the last few months I've had to re-save the damn file every time I stopped it and turned it on, even though it's working fine for TFK, someone whose bedroom is next to mine and uses the same network!!!

[Pbirv]

I'd be more than happy to take it over if I had the set-up and the know-how. Even if I could afford all the equipment I'd need and enough room in my apartment for it, my doing it would be kinda like  trying to do brain surgery with only a high school education.

[Metalocalypse]

^ exactly why I want to know what it takes to run AR.

[Tharikifa]

I would like to know too...
I doubt I could do it myself, but I will help in any way I possibly can.

[Pbirv]

I'd be more than happy to take it over if I had the set-up and the know-how. Even if I could afford all the equipment I'd need and enough room in my apartment for it, my doing it would be kinda like  trying to do brain surgery with only a high school education.

You know, that could be my first song- Metallica's Crash Course In Brain Surgery.

Of course, as I said, I'd probably end up making like Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Moe rolled into one.

[Metalocalypse]

You and me both, brother.

[Tharikifa]

Well I'm sure the three of us could pull something off, bud and buddette.

[NightBreed]

It takes these basic items.

A web host for your website. Unless you want to run a 24/7 web server from your home you'll need to hire web hosting at about $50 a year for a simple package unless you don't want your own webpage like AR.

A broadcast server. When you are broadcasting live, your PC is the server. Unless you can guarantee that someone's PC will run 24/7 (like we tried to do) you'll need a broadcast server to broadcast the feed when you are not. Unless you only want to do live only and no 24/7 type thing.

A broadcast host. You can't just send a stream into the net. You need a host like Live365 or AudioRealm to take the signal from your PC and turn it into a world wide broadcast.

    - those two broadcast servers together will be in one package and will run anywhere from $29.99 a month up to the hundreds. I was paying about $50 a month.

Broadcast software. I can give you the install software and instructions for the virtual DJ booth we all used at AR. I could help with training one person in but no ongoing support.

All broadcasters need cable. DSL won't cut it.

You need a decent microphone attached to your PC. Most DJs sound like **** because they won't spend $30 on a headset mic.

AR never died for slow load times. We lost a few people with ****ty PCs and ****ty connections but what the f*** can you do about that? Get off dial up and buy a f***ing real system people.

AR died because people found better things to do with thier time, because the harder I tried the less people cared, because the novelty wore off, because people would come and go so there was no consistency, because people are busy and dedicating a few hours on a weekend night to listening is not always easy to do.

Once people start getting disinterested and busy and the listener count drops to ****, the DJ finds something better to do as well. Trust me. This was year 3 of AR. I found better things to do a few times. This was my last time.

If you want to pursue this....

Read into Live365, AudioRealm, any of their competitors for a broadcast host. Read into web hosting for a site. You only need 10 songs to do an hour. Any moron who thinks you need 55 minutes of music to do a one hour slot is just that.

Feel free to PM me with more detailed questions.

This thread is way off topic and I am unsticky-ing it.