Before you can broadcast live, schedule a live event within your station calendar. Please see this guide for more information.
BUTT is a multi-operating system client broadcaster, meaning you can broadcast on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It only handles input from a computer, for example, live feeds like talking into a microphone or on a computer's sound-card.
Adding a Server
In the BUTT window click the “Settings” button to open up the settings window if not already open. Click the “Add” button under 'Server', Fill in your server details available from the Live DJ bar on your Radio.co dashboard.
- Name: This is a pet name, used to identify the connection in BUTT
- Address: e.g. transcoder.radio.co
- Port: 4 digit number e.g. 1000
- Password: Live DJ password, e.g. aa1a111aa1a
Once complete click “Add” to add the server.
Adding Station Info
For BUTT to connect to Radio.co, the Stream information must be defined. This consists of the stream name and website URL. You can add this from the settings window under 'Stream Infos'.
Click 'Add' when complete.
You can also choose your Audio Device on this page. This is usually 'Microphone' by default but can be changed to which ever connected device you wish to broadcast.
Stream Settings
For BUTT to work optimally with Radio.co, it is advised to match the broadcast bitrate with the station output. By default, Radio.co broadcasts in Stereo MP3 at 128Kbps. You can find these settings in BUTT under 'Stream' in the settings window
Connecting
To start broadcasting to Radio.co, click the play button in the main window.
Please ensure you're playing audio at the time of connection to ensure a successful link to Radio.co. That’s it, you’re now broadcasting!
Additional Info
For more information on how Butt works and the other features it offers, check out Source Forge.
Note: You can only go live when the Live event starts. If you try to connect to the system before the start time, your broadcast software will show an error.