After a few years of using a cracked copy of SAM i decided to purchase a license.
SAM Broadcaster is an Internet radio broadcasting application by Spacial. The name "SAM" is an acronym for Streaming Audio Manager, which describes the software's functionality.
Icecast is a streaming media (audio/video) server which currently supports Ogg (Vorbis and Theora), Opus, WebM and MP3 streams.
It can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately running jukebox and many things in between. It is very versatile in that new formats can be added relatively easily and supports open standards for communication and interaction.
As Play-out software for my non mixing DJ sets i use mAirList,
This is is a Radio Automation software that gives me the flexibility that i need to produce my sets live on air, as well as a comprehensive backup mechanism in case my mixing software or hardware might fail during a set.
I stream with this software to icecast so i can pick up the title info with a PAL script in SAM Broadcaster
Audio out is connected through USB with the broadcast mixer
mAirList Home Studio (formerly mAirList Personal Edition) offers advanced automation capabilities including an audio database with music scheduling capabilities and interfaces to analog studio hardware. It's the perfect solution for ambitious radio enthusiasts running their own home studio, at an unbeatable price.
My mixing software comes from Native Instruments, and is called Traktor, its the digital bit of my setup
Traktor is not the only mixing software you can use, there's also Virtual DJ, M-Audio Torq, Mixvibes, and off course Serato.
The choices are virtually limitless, but, the Traktor light version came with my hardware, and i upgraded it to the full version.
Mixed In Key is award-winning DJ software that gives you the #1 technique of the world's best DJ's - harmonic mixing.
What is Harmonic Mixing? It's mixing one track with the next without a key clash. With harmonic mixing, you can create unusual mash-ups (The Beatles vs. Jay-Z), or just enjoy flawless mixing with the latest tracks from your favorite producers.
To use harmonic mixing, you need to know the key of every song you play. Mixed In Key software scans your entire music collection and displays key results in our easy-to-use Camelot notation (ex: 4A, 6B). It shows you which songs are compatible for flawless mixing.