Internet radio: live DJs, automatic fallback and recordings
Broadcast live on your HyperDC radio: create DJ accounts and time slots, connect your encoder, let AutoDJ take over when you leave and keep your shows.
- Beginner
- 10 min read
- Updated
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Presenters broadcast live on your station from their own computer. Each has a DJ account, and AutoDJ steps in by itself whenever nobody is live.
Step 1: Create a DJ account
- Open Live and select New DJ.
- Enter the DJ name, which the presenter signs in with, the Shown name listeners see and a Password.
- Choose the Role: a DJ broadcasts; an Admin also runs the station.
- Under Time slots (none = any time), select Add Time Slot for each show the DJ may broadcast in, or leave it empty.
- Make sure Enabled is on and save.
Step 2: Connect the encoder
- Select Go Live in the strip at the top. Connection details shows the Server, the Port (Icecast SOURCE/PUT), the Port (SHOUTcast v1/v2 legacy), the Mount and the User and password to use.
- In your encoder, enter the Server, the port that matches your encoder's protocol and the Mount, with the DJ name and password. For SHOUTcast, the password is
djname:password. - Start broadcasting in your encoder.
The live DJ takes the air at once: the strip shows Live with the DJ's name.
Verify: the station page plays your voice, and On Air lists your show.
How the automatic fallback works
- When a DJ connects, the live show replaces AutoDJ.
- Short gaps in the DJ's connection are held, so listeners do not hear a drop.
- When the DJ disconnects, AutoDJ takes over at once, with no silence and no action from you.
Remove a DJ from the air
In Live, select Kick DJ. Enter Ban for (minutes, 0 = no ban) to keep that DJ off for a while. AutoDJ takes over at once.
Keep and share your shows
- Open Settings and switch on Record live shows.
- Each live show appears under Recordings in the Live tab, with Listen.
- To publish them, open Reach, switch on Publish live recordings as a podcast and enter the Podcast title and Description.
Next steps
- What plays between the shows: AutoDJ, playlists and schedule.
- When a DJ cannot connect: internet radio troubleshooting.
Frequently asked questions
What happens when my connection drops during a live show?
Short gaps are held, so a brief drop is not heard. If the DJ stays away, AutoDJ takes over at once and the station keeps playing.
Can a DJ broadcast only in their own show?
Yes. Give the DJ account time slots; without any, the DJ may go live at any time.
Can I remove a DJ from the air?
Yes. Kick DJ in the Live tab ends the live show, and Ban for keeps that DJ off for the minutes you choose.
Are live shows recorded?
If you switch on Record live shows in Settings, each live show is kept under Recordings.