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 Live365.
How To Connect Playout To Your Live365 Station
To connect Playout to your Live365 station, you'll need to copy your connection details from Live365 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 Live365 Dashboard and Playout.co
2) Within your Live365 dashboard, navigate to the Streaming options from the left-hand side menu, and then click on the Relay tab.
Here, you'll find your connection details under the heading LiveDJ.
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 Live365 into Playout:
Paste the Hostname from Live365, into the Server Host field in Playout.
Enter the same Port number from Live365, into Playout.
Paste the Username and Password from Live365.
Enter the Mount point.
Select the same Bitrate as your Live365 stream settings (this is found in the Live365 Streaming settings and Encoding tab).
Save your stream settings.
Playout is ready to connect to your Live365 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.