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NAME

       darkice.cfg - configuration file for darkice

DESCRIPTION

       The  configuration  file  consists  of sections, with key = value pairs
       separated with spaces and/or tabs inside each secion:

       [section1]
       # this is a whole line comment
       key = value
       an ugly key name = long value    # this end is a comment too

       [section2]
       # this is a whole line comment in section 2
       key = value
       an ugly key name = long value    # this end is a comment too

       A proper DarkIce configuration file contains the following sections:
       [general]
       [input]
       [icecast-0] ... [icecast-7]
       [icecast2-0] ... [icecast2-7]
       [shoutcast-0] ... [shoutcast-7]
       [file-0] ... [file-7]

       The order of the sections is  not  important.  Sections  [general]  and
       [input]  are  required,  and at least one of [icecast-x], [icecast2-x],
       [shoutcast-x] or [file-x] is needed.

       In particular, the following sections and values are recognized:

       [general]

       This section describes general operational parameters (required).

       Required values:

       duration
              Time for DarkIce to run, in seconds.  If 0, run forever.

       bufferSecs
              Data read from the sound card is buffered  before  sent  to  the
              encoder.  Each  buffer will be able to hold this many seconds of
              samples.

       Optional values:

       reconnect
              Try to reconnect to the server(s) if the  connection  is  broken
              during  streaming,  "yes" or "no". (optional parameter, defaults
              to "yes")

       realtime
              Use  POSIX  realtime  scheduling,  "yes"  or  "no".    (optional
              parameter, defaults to "yes")

       [input]

       This section describes the input (required).

       Required values:

       device Specify  the  device  to  record  from,  which can be an OSS DSP
              device, an ALSA source or you can use Jack  audio.   -  OSS  DSP
              audio  device  to  record from (e.g. /dev/dsp) - ALSA DSP device
              name  (e.g.  hwplug:0,0)  -  the  string  ’jack’,  to  have   an
              unconnected Jack port, or
                ’jack_auto’  to  automatically  make Jack connect to the first
              source.

       sampleRate
              The sample rate to record with, samples per second  (e.g.  44100
              for  44.1kHz  CD-quality  audio,  22050  for  22kHz or 11025 for
              11kHz)

       bitsPerSample
              Number of bits to use for each sample (e.g. 8 bits or 16 bits)

       channel
              Number of channels to record (e.g. 1 for mono, 2 for stereo)

       jackClientName
              The name of  the  jack  input  channel  created  by  darkice  if
              device=jack is specified.

       [icecast-x]

       This  section  describes an output to an IceCast 1.3.x server or Darwin
       Streaming Server , while encoding with a lame encoder. There may be  at
       most  8  outputs, numbered from 0 ... 7.  The number is included in the
       section name (e.g. [icecast-0] ... [icecast-7]).  The  stream  will  be
       reachable at http://<server>:<port>/<mountPoint>

       Required values:

       bitrateMode
              The bit rate mode of the encoding, either "cbr", "abr" or "vbr",
              standing for constant bit rate, average bit  rate  and  variable
              bit  respectively.  Use  the  bitrate  and/or  quality values to
              specify details of the appropriate bit rate mode.

       bitrate
              Bit rate to encode to in kBits / sec (e.g. 96). Only  used  when
              cbr or abr bit rate modes are specified.

       quality
              The  quality  of encoding a value between 0.0 .. 1.0 (e.g. 0.8),
              with 1.0 being the highest quality. Use  a  value  greater  than
              0.0. Only used when cbr or vbr bit rate modes are specified.

       server The IceCast server’s name (e.g. yp.yourserver.com)

       port   The port to connect to the IceCast server (e.g. 8000)

       password
              The password to use to connect to the IceCast server

       mountPoint
              Mount point for the stream on the server

       Optional values:

       sampleRate
              The  sample  rate  of  the encoded mp3 output. If not specified,
              defaults to the value of the input sample rate.

       channel
              Number of channels for the mp3 output (e.g. 1 for  mono,  2  for
              stereo).   If  not specified, defaults to the value of the input
              sample rate.

       name   Name of the stream

       description
              Description of the stream

       url    Url related to the stream

       genre  Genre of the stream

       public "yes" or "no", wether the stream is public

       remoteDumpFile
              The file the IceCast server should dump  the  contents  of  this
              stream on its side.

       localDumpFile
              Dump  the same mp3 data sent to the IceCast server to this local
              file.

       fileAddDate
              "yes" or "no" if you want to automaticaly insert a  date  string
              in  the localDumpFile name before its extension or at the end of
              file name if no extension present

       fileDateFormat
              The date format to use for appending the date to the  dump  file
              name.   Defaults  to  "[%m-%d-%Y-%H-%M-%S]".  All format strings
              acceptable by strftime() can be used, see the strftime man  page
              for details. Only applicable is fileAddDate is "true".

       lowpass
              Lowpass  filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz. Frequencies
              above the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to  0,
              the  encoder’s  default  behaviour  is  used.  If set to -1, the
              filter is disabled.

       highpass
              Highpass filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz. Frequencies
              below  the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to 0,
              the encoder’s default behaviour is used.   If  set  to  -1,  the
              filter is disabled.

       [icecast2-x]

       This  section describes an output to an IceCast2 server, while encoding
       with the ogg vobis encoder.  There may be at most 8  outputs,  numbered
       from  0  ...  7.   The  number  is  included  in the section name (e.g.
       [icecast2-0] ...  [icecast2-7]).   The  stream  will  be  reachable  at
       http://<server>:<port>/<mountPoint>

       DarkIce  supports  both  fixed  bitrate  and  variable  bitrate  vorbis
       streams. When using  fixed  bitrate,  specify  the  bitrate  using  the
       bitrate  field. When using variable bitrate, specify the quality of the
       stream by the quality field, which is a value between 0.0 and 1.0.

       Required values:

       format Format of the stream sent  to  the  IceCast2  server.  Supported
              formats are ’vorbis’, ’mp3’, ’mp2’, ’aac’ and ’aacp’.

       bitrateMode
              The bit rate mode of the encoding, either "cbr", "abr" or "vbr",
              standing for constant bit rate, average bit  rate  and  variable
              bit  respectively.  Use  the  bitrate  and/or  quality values to
              specify details of the appropriate bit rate mode.

       bitrate
              Bit rate to encode to in kBits / sec (e.g. 96). Only  used  when
              cbr or abr bit rate modes are specified.

       quality
              The  quality  of encoding a value between 0.0 .. 1.0 (e.g. 0.8),
              with 1.0 being the highest quality. Use  a  value  greater  than
              0.0.  Only  used  when  vbr  bit  rate mode is specified for Ogg
              Vorbis format, or in vbr and abr modes for mp3 and mp2 format.

       server The IceCast2 server’s name (e.g. yp.yourserver.com)

       port   The port to connect to the IceCast server (e.g. 8000)

       password
              The password to use to connect to the IceCast2 server

       mountPoint
              Mount point for the stream on the server

       Optional values:

       sampleRate
              The sample  rate  of  the  encoded  output.  If  not  specified,
              defaults to the value of the input sample rate.

       channel
              Number  of  channels  for  the  output  (e.g.  1 for mono, 2 for
              stereo).  If not specified, defaults to the value of  the  input
              sample  rate.   Different channels for input and output are only
              supported for mp3, but not for Ogg Vorbis.

       maxBitrate
              The maximum bitrate of the stream. Only used when  in  cbr  mode
              and in Ogg Vorbis format.

       name   Name of the stream

       description
              Description of the stream

       url    Url related to the stream

       genre  Genre of the stream

       public "yes" or "no", wether the stream is public

       localDumpFile
              Dump  the  same  Ogg  Vorbis data sent to the IceCast2 server to
              this local file.

       fileAddDate
              "yes" or "no" if you want to automaticaly insert a  date  string
              in  the localDumpFile name before its extension or at the end of
              file name if no extension present

       fileDateFormat
              The date format to use for appending the date to the  dump  file
              name.   Defaults  to  "[%m-%d-%Y-%H-%M-%S]".  All format strings
              acceptable by strftime() can be used, see the strftime man  page
              for details. Only applicable is fileAddDate is "true".

       lowpass
              Lowpass  filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz. Frequencies
              above the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to  0,
              the  encoder’s  default  behaviour  is  used.  If set to -1, the
              filter is disabled.  Only has effect if the mp3 or mp2 format is
              used.

       highpass
              Highpass filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz. Frequencies
              below the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to  0,
              the  encoder’s  default  behaviour  is  used.  If set to -1, the
              filter is disabled.  Only has effect if the mp3 or mp2 format is
              used.

       [shoutcast-x]

       This  section describes an output to a ShoutCast server, while encoding
       with a lame encoder. There may be at most 8 outputs,  numbered  from  0
       ...  7.  The number is included in the section name (e.g. [shoutcast-0]
       ...   [shoutcast-7]).    The    stream    will    be    reachable    at
       http://<server>:<port-1>/

       Required values:

       bitrateMode
              The bit rate mode of the encoding, either "cbr", "abr" or "vbr",
              standing for constant bit rate, average bit  rate  and  variable
              bit  respectively.  Use  the  bitrate  and/or  quality values to
              specify details of the appropriate bit rate mode.

       bitrate
              Bit rate to encode to in kBits / sec (e.g. 96). Only  used  when
              cbr or abr bit rate modes are specified.

       quality
              The  quality  of encoding a value between 0.0 .. 1.0 (e.g. 0.8),
              with 1.0 being the highest quality. Use  a  value  greater  than
              0.0. Only used when cbr or vbr bit rate modes are specified.

       server The ShoutCast server’s name (e.g. yp.yourserver.com)

       port   The source port to connect to the ShoutCast server (e.g. 8001)

       password
              The password to use to connect to the ShoutCast server

       Optional values:

       mountPoint
              Mount  point  for the stream on the server. Only works on Darwin
              Streaming Server, the original Shoutcast server does not support
              mount points

       sampleRate
              The  sample  rate  of  the encoded mp3 output. If not specified,
              defaults to the value of the input sample rate.

       channel
              Number of channels for the mp3 output (e.g. 1 for  mono,  2  for
              stereo).   If  not specified, defaults to the value of the input
              sample rate.

       name   Name of the stream

       url    Url related to the stream

       genre  Genre of the stream

       public "yes" or "no", wether the stream is public

       irc    IRC information related to the stream

       aim    AIM information related to the stream

       icq    ICQ information related to the stream

       lowpass
              Lowpass filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz.  Frequencies
              above  the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to 0,
              the encoder’s default behaviour is used.   If  set  to  -1,  the
              filter is disabled.

       highpass
              Highpass filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz. Frequencies
              below the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to  0,
              the  encoder’s  default  behaviour  is  used.  If set to -1, the
              filter is disabled.

       localDumpFile
              Dump the same mp3 data sent to  the  ShoutCast  server  to  this
              local file.

       fileAddDate
              "yes"  or  "no" if you want to automaticaly insert a date string
              in the localDumpFile name before its extension or at the end  of
              file name if no extension present

       fileDateFormat
              The  date  format to use for appending the date to the dump file
              name.  Defaults to  "[%m-%d-%Y-%H-%M-%S]".  All  format  strings
              acceptable  by strftime() can be used, see the strftime man page
              for details. Only applicable is fileAddDate is "true".

       [file-x]

       This section describes an output to a local file in either  Ogg  Vorbis
       or  mp3 format.  There may be at most 8 outputs, numbered from 0 ... 7.
       The  number  is  included  in  the  section  name  (e.g.  [file-0]  ...
       [file-7]).

       Required values:

       format Format  to  encode  in.  Must  be either ’mp3’, ’mp2’, ’vorbis’,
              ’aac’ or ’aacp’.

       bitrateMode
              The bit rate mode of the encoding, either "cbr", "abr" or "vbr",
              standing  for  constant  bit rate, average bit rate and variable
              bit respectively. Use  the  bitrate  and/or  quality  values  to
              specify details of the appropriate bit rate mode.

       bitrate
              Bit  rate  to encode to in kBits / sec (e.g. 96). Only used when
              cbr or abr bit rate modes are specified.

       quality
              The quality of encoding a value between 0.0 .. 1.0  (e.g.  0.8),
              with  1.0  being  the  highest quality. Use a value greater than
              0.0. Only used when cbr or vbr bit rate modes are specified.

       fileName
              The name of the local file to save the encoded data into.

       Optional values:

       sampleRate
              The sample rate of the encoded mp3  output.  If  not  specified,
              defaults  to  the  value of the input sample rate.  Only used if
              the output format is mp3.

       lowpass
              Lowpass filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz.  Frequencies
              above  the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to 0,
              the encoder’s default behaviour is used.   If  set  to  -1,  the
              filter is disabled.  Only used if the output format is mp3.

       highpass
              Highpass filter setting for the lame encoder, in Hz. Frequencies
              below the specified value will be cut.  If not set or set to  0,
              the  encoder’s  default  behaviour  is  used.  If set to -1, the
              filter is disabled.  Only used if the output format is mp3.

       A sample configuration file follows. This file makes DarkIce stream for
       1  minute  (60  seconds) from the audio device /dev/dsp at 22.05kHz, 16
       bit stereo.  It will build  up  a  connection  to  the  IceCast  server
       yp.yourserver.com  on port 8000 with the password "hackme".  The stream
       will be encoded to 96 kb/s mp3 with quality 0.8, and will be  reachable
       at  http://yp.yourserver.com:8000/live96  to mp3 players.  The encoding
       session will be stored by IceCast in the file  /tmp/server-dump.mp3  on
       the  server side, and also by DarkIce in the file /tmp/encoder-dump.mp3
       on the encoder side.

       [general]
       duration        = 60
       bufferSecs      = 5

       [input]
       device          = /dev/dsp
       sampleRate      = 22050
       bitsPerSample   = 16
       channel         = 2

       [icecast-0]
       bitrateMode     = cbr
       bitrate         = 96
       quality         = 0.8
       server          = yp.yourserver.com
       port            = 8000
       password        = hackme
       mountPoint      = live96
       name            = DarkIce trial
       description     = This is only a trial
       url             = http://www.yourserver.com
       genre           = live
       public          = no
       remoteDumpFile  = /tmp/server-dump.mp3
       localDumpFile   = /tmp/encoder-dump.mp3
       fileAddDate     = no

       The following sample configuration  file  simply  encodes  the  16  bit
       stereo 44.1 kHz sound card input into Ogg Vorbis at average bit rate 96
       kb/s for 60 seconds, and saves it in the local file at /tmp/save.ogg.

       [general]
       duration        = 60
       bufferSecs      = 5

       [input]
       device          = /dev/dsp
       sampleRate      = 44100
       bitsPerSample   = 16
       channel         = 2

       [file-0]
       format          = vorbis
       bitrateMode     = abr
       bitrate         = 96
       fileName        = /tmp/save.ogg

       A bit more complicated sample follows. This one  makes  DarkIce  stream
       for 1 hour (3600 seconds) from the audio device /dev/dsp at 44.1kHz, 16
       bit stereo.

       It will build  up  a  connection  to  an  IceCast  server  yp.your-ice-
       server.com  on port 8000 with the password "ice-hackme".  The sound for
       this stream will be cut at 10500 Hz from above.   The  stream  will  be
       encoded to average bit rate 96 kb/s mp3 and resampled to 22.05kHz and 1
       channel (mono).  The stream will be  reachable  at  http://yp.your-ice-
       server.com:8000/live96  to  mp3  players.  The encoding session will be
       stored by IceCast in the file /tmp/live96.mp3 on the server side.

       It will also connect to a ShoutCast server at  yp.your-shout-server.com
       on  port  8001  with  the  password  "shout-hackme" This stream will be
       encoded to constant bit rate 128 kb/s mp3 with quality 0.8, and will be
       reachable at http://yp.your-shout-server.com:8000 to mp3 players.

       [general]
       duration        = 3600
       bufferSecs      = 5

       [input]
       device          = /dev/dsp
       sampleRate      = 22050
       bitsPerSample   = 16
       channel         = 2

       [icecast-0]
       sampleRate      = 22050
       channel         = 1
       bitrateMode     = abr
       bitrate         = 96
       lowpass         = 10500
       server          = yp.your-ice-server.com
       port            = 8000
       password        = ice-hackme
       mountPoint      = live96
       name            = DarkIce trial
       description     = This is only a trial
       url             = http://www.yourserver.com
       genre           = live
       public          = yes
       remoteDumpFile  = /tmp/live96.mp3

       [shoutcast-0]
       bitrateMode     = cbr
       bitrate         = 128
       quality         = 0.8
       server          = yp.your-shout-server.com
       port            = 8001
       password        = shout-hackme
       name            = DarkIce trial
       url             = http://www.yourserver.com
       genre           = live
       public          = yes
       irc             = irc.yourserver.com
       aim             = aim here
       icq             = I see you too

BUGS

       Lots of bugs.

SEE ALSO

       darkice(1)

AUTHOR

       Akos Maroy <darkeye@tyrell.hu>

LINKS

       Project homepage: http://darkice.tyrell.hu/

       IceCast homepage: http://www.icecast.org/

       ShoutCast homepage: http://www.shoutcast.com/

       Lame homepage: http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/

       Ogg Vorbis homepage: http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/