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Live Vorbis Streams Over 802.11b From SXSW.com

Posted by timothy on from the decent-exposure dept.

chupacabra writes "SXSW.com in Austin, Texas has a group of computers in various music venues around town. The ices/icecast stream is sent over 802.11 to a main server at SXSW. There are 6 venues running as of this moment. Thanks to the folks at Vorbis and their CVS we are rocking. See sxsw.com/music/livestreams."

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  1. Great concept... by SirGeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    But how long until it gets harassed by the RIAA for paying the music fees ?

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  2. And Linksys starts shaking.. by Aliencow · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..thinking about the RIAA, 802.11b streaming music possibilities, and the fact they're a leader in residential WiFi equipment !

  3. This will never take off by worst_name_ever · · Score: 4, Funny

    I predict this service will fail. After all, who would possibly be interested in listening to music broadcast via "radio waves" ?

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    1. Re:This will never take off by cjsnell · · Score: 2, Funny

      One of the most memorable renditions of music I've seen recently was a bum on the street. He appeared to be mildly intoxicated, but had an old catgut guitar. He asked for alms, we agreed but demanded a tune.

      I then heard one of the most intense renditions of "Candle in the Wind" I've ever heard. It was unpolished, rough, and a few of the chords were simply wrong.

      Hey, I'll tell you what...Pay me twenty bucks and get me drunk and I'll play for you guys all night! I'll even get the chords right! (well, most of them, anyway)

  4. Psychic powers? by arvindn · · Score: 3, Funny
    DISCLAIMER: These streams may be intermittent if they appear at all.
    When they wrote that, they already know they were going to get slashdotted?
  5. true! (trollacide) by timothy · · Score: 5, Funny

    True, without WMP support, Ogg has no chance.

    Unless they decide to support this crazy upstart format in some other player -- WinAmp would be a good start, since a lot of people use WinAmp. Maybe if they put Ogg support in WinAmp, and if some games start to use it (showing that it's a useful, sustainable format for professional developers), and ... hmmm, maybe some hardware players, too, or at least some handhelds / PDAs that can play this newfangled format. And maybe if people in the music industry take notice of it, that would help -- but that's asking a lot, eh?

    If any of those things happen, I think Ogg Vorbis has a chance. But I guess it's toast for now.

    Oh. Never mind. As Number One once said. "Ahem. That, also, has already happened."

    timothy

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  6. Dixie Chicks by BrookHarty · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are the Dixie Chicks also banned from these streaming music channels from Texas?

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    Well, let's see how fast this sumbitch'll go!

    1. Re:Dixie Chicks by SLot · · Score: 2, Funny

      Are the Dixie Chicks also banned from these streaming music channels from Texas?

      For fans of music everywhere, we can only hope so.

  7. Correction by Brandeissansoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    SXSW.com in Austin, Texas HAD a group of computers in various music venues around town.

  8. Re:Whats the point? by nick_urbanik · · Score: 1, Funny
    What if they could ask what song the users would like to be played next and switch accordingly based upon wishes of the majority ?

    Oh great, then we can hear Britney Spears nonstop! (Get back in line, you perverted old Zappa fans.)