Internet DJ Console Homepage IDJC

Contents

• Front page
• Tour
• • Main window
  • Jingles
  • Output
  • Preferences
• Installation
• • Standard
  • Building
  • First run
• Tutorials
• • Icecast
  • Shoutcast
  • VoIP
• Contact

General

Here there are extensive controls that alter the way IDJC behaves on often subtle levels.

The basic streamer option's effect is not so subtle. It allows you to stream just music with an absolute minimum CPU load as well as reducing the amount of screen space that is occupied.

It's possible to toggle the meters that are visible, configure Replay Gain or any of the other options shown in detail on the screenshot alongside.

Further down is a very useful control that lets you choose how IDJC behaves when a stream connection is lost. The default is to attempt reconnection three times after pre-set delays.

Further down still a song title database connection option that enables a sidebar on the main window from which tracks can be dragged into the playlists. From the sidebar searching or filtering is also possible.

Microphone processing

A great deal of care has been taken to make sure your voice can be heard consistently over the mix. The controls to do this are placed in your hands so experimenting and making recordings for review are advised before going on air.

The design of the audio stack is intended to reflect real-world station set-ups and best of all, it's all done in software. That said, a good microphone is still advised for the best possible sound.

XChat integration

The XChat feature works in conjunction with XChat and the XChat plugin, which has an install button here.

Log into the channel you want to announce in with XChat and enter the details here as well.

The announcements will start when a stream is up and running.

JACK port bindings

IDJC is built on the technology of Jack Audio Connection Kit. As the name implies it facilitates audio connections and IDJC makes audio available on a number of such ports.

Microphone audio is collected from the sources specified in this window and there is an interface that allows the stream audio to be sent for processing by external applications.

The set and save buttons allow temporary or permanent arrangements to be configured.

Key and MIDI bindings

Set and see in what way IDJC responds to key presses here.

You can even set bindings for MIDI events, which means you can control IDJC from MIDI devices. The superiority of such a set-up will become apparent with use.

Key presses are collected from the Main and Jingles windows only and depend on focus whereas MIDI events apply to all applications that are configured to receive them.

The list shown to the left represents the inputs that have bindings already assigned to them and not the complete list of possible actions which is much larger.