[PD] shoutcast~ or mp3cast~ : changing the name of the stream

[Olaf Matthes]

derek holzer wrote:

> Yves Degoyon wrote:
>
>> as for mp3cast~, there is a 'name' message
>> that should change it.
>
>
> Yes, but I was hoping for something which does it dynamically, without 
> having to restart the stream. 

Use shoutcast~, it updates the song title by opening a separate socket 
to the server and telling it the change. But whether this is supported 
also depends on the server _and_ player. I only tested it with Icecast2....

Olaf