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How to build a Manual Playlist for the Shoutcast - Icecast - Windows CDS.

The StreamSolutions CDS allows you to either specify a manual playlist order, via specifying a playlist yourself

If you do not want a manual playlist you can select the Enable Auto Playlist option in the cds configuration section of your Stream panel.

A playlist for Shoutcast/Icecast is a file containing a list of the MP3 filenames you have uploaded into your CDS space, one filename per line, which can be created in Notepad.

The default filename of a manual playlist is playlist.txt (notepad), this is changeable in the control panel.

Example Manual Playlist for the Shoutcast - Icecast CDS.
  • track1.mp3
  • track2.mp3
  • track3.mp3
  • track4.mp3

If a filename specified in the playlist is not found, the entry is skipped and the CDS moves to the next track. You can still specify Random on the control panel, and this will randomise the manual playlist uploaded.

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How to use Daily Rotational Playlist for the Shoutcast - Icecast CDS.

Specify playlists for each day of the week and when the CDS reaches the end of the current playlist it will load the playlist named with the day of the week. ie.

Your playlist filename is 'playlist.txt'

With 'Daily Playlist Support' enabled this now becomes
playlist_.txt

So if the CDS is running and it is a Monday it will attempt to load the playlist with the filename of
playlist_Monday.txt

All playlist filenames ARE CASE SENSITIVE and the new playlist is only loaded after all current tracks on the current playlist have been played.

Days of the week are as follows ( to remove confusion )

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday

If you are using Daily Playlist you Must have a playlist for every day of the week

CDS Supported Characters.

You can only use supported characters in the CDS and the characters are as follows:

  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
  • abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
  • 1234567890 (space) (dash) (underscore)

Anything outside of these characters will be skipped by the CDS and will not be played.