SHOUTcast is a free-of-charge audio homesteading solution. It permits anyone on the internet to broadcast audio from their PC to listeners across the Internet or any other IP-based network (Office LANs, college campuses, etc.).
SHOUTcast’s underlying technology for audio delivery is MPEG Layer 3, also known as MP3 technology. The SHOUTcast system can deliver audio in a live situation, or can deliver audio on-demand for archived broadcasts.
Nullsoft SHOUTcast Source Plug-in for Winamp (also known as the DSP Plug-in) is a Winamp DSP plug-in that enables Winamp to interface with the SHOUTcast Server software. This plug-in is available only on the x86/Win32 platform, and runs under any version of Windows 95, 98, XP, or Windows 2000. The SHOUTcast server, unlike the interface plug-in, is far less platform dependent and has builds for many operating systems. To communicate with any of those Servers, regardless of platform, you need three things: Nullsoft Winamp, The SHOUTcast Source Plug-in for Winamp, and an MP3 codec for Windows.
As you know, not everyone are using the great media player Winamp. There are alot of PC users who use Windows Media Player (WMP) and RealPlayer. So you have to provide comfortable tune in to your Shoutcast radio station for such users too.
