James Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Autodj is pretty much standard nowdays but when you look for a host, do you think its a necessary product to have? Most stations have 3-4 dj's and when theres no dj online, they pop on autodj.. Do you? Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THREETEN RADIO Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Autodj is pretty much standard nowdays but when you look for a host, do you think its a necessary product to have? Most stations have 3-4 dj's and when theres no dj online, they pop on autodj.. Do you?My opinion is yes. Some people who run their station as a hobby so are the only DJ so to keep it online 24 hours use Auto DJ, that's got to be better than having random live broadcasts and off air the rest of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 But dont most people leave their computer on these days to dj? Is it better to do that or have an autodj? I spose an autodj would save electricity bills and frees up your computer but it is hard to set up. Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THREETEN RADIO Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Spot on about the Electricity bills! :doh: I have another stream running which is purely automated and relies on Auto DJ. It is a pain to set up with Cast Control but not with Centova Cast or WHMSonic as you can load up loads of mp3's via FTP. For me Auto DJ is well worth having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 It also sucks if you have small bandwidth for autodj and can only upload 2 songs and 3 jingles :( Choose carefully when you look for autodj! Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THREETEN RADIO Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 It also sucks if you have small bandwidth for autodj and can only upload 2 songs and 3 jingles :( Choose carefully when you look for autodj!Absolutely! Some providers only give you say 100MB. Ideally you need at least 2GB space to make it viable assuming your stream is at 128kbps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWorld Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Stream101 has NO bandwidth limits on the Auto-DJ. An Auto-DJ Space chart is found here. Our Auto-DJ comes with AT LEAST 400MB no matter what your plan. ██ Stream101 | Affordable Media Solutions ██ Shared cPanel? Web Hosting | WordPress Hosting | Premium Stream Hosting ██ TOLL-FREE: (616) 277-7280 | 30 Day NO QUESTIONS Money-Back Guarantee ██ 100% Cogent Free Network | CloudLinux OS | Tier 1 Bandwidth | Grand Rapids, MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitnitr Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 My thinking is, with power outages due to storms, or whatever, it would be nice to have something in place to cover me. I had a major outage here last winter, and I'm lucky to have been down for only 9 hours. Some areas around here were without power for days. It is good for a host to offer this service, and I think it is a wise idea to look for some kind of redundancy to keep a stream running. On another note, I'm testing a new Auto DJ from KWDServices. Other than my own FTP problems, I'm finding it quite nice, with a chunk of features not found on a lot of Auto DJ setups. You can test their demo at http://adj1.kwdservices.com/index.php. The username is demo and the password is demo123. It is pretty inexpensive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwdservices Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 On another note, I'm testing a new Auto DJ from KWDServices. Other than my own FTP problems, I'm finding it quite nice, with a chunk of features not found on a lot of Auto DJ setups. You can test their demo at http://adj1.kwdservices.com/index.php. The username is demo and the password is demo123. It is pretty inexpensive as well. Thanks for the plug Bob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THREETEN RADIO Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have not seen Auto DJ like that before, looks interesting. Perhaps you could promote this in the promotion section with more details and pricing so people can see it without having to contact you first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwdservices Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have not seen Auto DJ like that before, looks interesting. Perhaps you could promote this in the promotion section with more details and pricing so people can see it without having to contact you first? Yup, we're working on automated setup too and 30 day trials. At the moment we are not selling it to any new stations, but our expected launch date is December 1st so we'll also have LOADS of free goodies for the holiday season :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpmss1 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 This does look great and I have come across the demo before. I agree with Threeten radio, would be great to see pricing/plans instead of having to go back and forth between emails. I know I would be interested in something like this as I am looking to switch my auto dj provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwdservices Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 This does look great and I have come across the demo before. I agree with Threeten radio, would be great to see pricing/plans instead of having to go back and forth between emails. I know I would be interested in something like this as I am looking to switch my auto dj provider. I appreciate the comments. We're working on it very hard and I promise you'll be happy when we release everything around December 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THREETEN RADIO Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Cool. We will await with baited breath, you gotta advertise on here, this is the no. 1 site for such things. :biggrinthumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot407 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I'm using Auto DJ & love it, got tired of Sam running on my PC 24/7. Sam does have a lot more features & control, but I'm sure AutoDJ will undergo several future updates in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoutcaststreaming Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks HOT407 .. glad you like our Auto DJ. We have a brand new product. If you have broadcast from your home PC most of the time and for whatever reason, you go down (ISP problem, PC problem, etc.), our automated system will sense that and switch over to Auto DJ within a minute or two. So, you don't have to worry about being off the air for some unexpected reason. We host many iTunes stations and they can not afford to have 'dead air'. PM me for details. SCS - Dedicated Bandwidth Servers Shoutcast / Icecast / Windows Media Transcoding - Auto DJ - Mobile Radio - FLASH Players - Auto DJ Broadcasting World's Stream Host of the Month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwdservices Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks HOT407 .. glad you like our Auto DJ. We have a brand new product. If you have broadcast from your home PC most of the time and for whatever reason, you go down (ISP problem, PC problem, etc.), our automated system will sense that and switch over to Auto DJ within a minute or two. So, you don't have to worry about being off the air for some unexpected reason. We host many iTunes stations and they can not afford to have 'dead air'. PM me for details. We have the same thing so if anyone would like more information they can contact either me or ShoutcastStreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkemr Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Well i didint think auto was a nesessary thing untill i got going in this..But i would now say yes its defo nesessary. well unless you got alot of people working for you so you can go round the clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobii Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 i'm new to the autodj thingy. how does it work? is it just some gui interface and some storage space and actually have to have pay for another service to stream? say using mixstreams prices for example. 500MB is around $9. do i need to get streaming services or is that including the stream as well? if it's another 50 slot @ 128k = $47, that would be 47+9= $56 smackeroos a month!!!! wow, how do you justify paying $50+ per month? i mean isn't there like some sort of autodj plans where you have your server/pc running at home streaming to your stream service and in an event of an emergency, a service provider offering autodj service would kick on in the event a power outage or internet connectivity issue would to occur? not trying to downplay the worth of service but i don't really see the need to see spending $50 at the minimum per month for something that i'm going to use 30-60 out of the month. isn't there like some autodj plans that have like a plan based on usage? its nice to have a station running 24/7, just trying to minimize cost thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THREETEN RADIO Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 If you do a lot of research you can and will find auto DJ much cheaper, google is a good friend..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexr Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 i'm new to the autodj thingy. how does it work? is it just some gui interface and some storage space and actually have to have pay for another service to stream? say using mixstreams prices for example. 500MB is around $9. do i need to get streaming services or is that including the stream as well? if it's another 50 slot @ 128k = $47, that would be 47+9= $56 smackeroos a month!!!! wow, how do you justify paying $50+ per month? i mean isn't there like some sort of autodj plans where you have your server/pc running at home streaming to your stream service and in an event of an emergency, a service provider offering autodj service would kick on in the event a power outage or internet connectivity issue would to occur? not trying to downplay the worth of service but i don't really see the need to see spending $50 at the minimum per month for something that i'm going to use 30-60 out of the month. isn't there like some autodj plans that have like a plan based on usage? its nice to have a station running 24/7, just trying to minimize cost thats all. I know of plenty of places that will do that without requiring you to buy slots. I know our AutoDJ system has settings for auto recovery that will monitor streams anywhere and if it senses that the connection from the DJ has been dropped, it will start streaming to the server no matter where it is. The only issue that I have seen, and that I don't know of anywhere that has a better solution, is that when you are ready to stream live again from your home computer you will either have to go and stop the automation or kick it off the shoutcast server. After it has been kicked/stopped you then connect at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazin 97 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I don't think autodj is neccesarry as long as you have a reliable internet connection / computer / automation software. I have those three so my station is all set without it. (My hosts offer it for like an addition 3 bucks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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