Playout, also known as Playout.co, is a browser-based live radio production desk by Radio.co. It lets you create professional live shows - including ordering & playing audio, firing carts, talking on mic and editing transitions - and stream them to your online station.
Playout works with all radio hosting platforms, including RadioCult.
How To Connect Playout To Your RadioCult Station
To connect Playout to your RadioCult station, then you'll need to copy your connection details from RadioCult and paste them into Playout.
This lets Playout connect to your radio server, and ensures the live show you create, including music, microphone, audio and carts, is sent to your station for your listeners to hear.
1) Log into both your RadioCult Dashboard and Playout.co
2) Within the home screen of your RadioCult dashboard, you'll find your connection details in the bottom right hand panel. These are the details you'll need to copy across to Playout.
3) Within Playout, open settings by clicking the cog wheel in the top right of the screen. Then choose Station Settings from the tab on the left-hand side.
4) Select Relay to your server, and choose Icecast for the Protocol.
5) Now copy and paste your connection details from RadioCult into Playout:
Paste the Address from RadioCult, into the Server Host field in Playout.
Enter the same Port number from RadioCult, into Playout.
Paste your Username and Password from RadioCult
(NB: The username is likely to be your RadioCult login, but your password will be different to your RadioCult password)Enter the Mount point.
Select the same Bitrate as your RadioCult stream settings.
Save your stream settings.
Playout is ready to connect to your RadioCult station. For a full guide on how to use Playout.co, check out this article.
Having issues? Contact us at help@radio.co and we'll get you up and running.