How do I send the metadata header to the icecast server ? I am recording in AAC and streaming it to the icecast server through ios but the file shows corrupt . I suspect that the metadata needs to be added to be able to play a file. How do i send the metadata ? SHould i send it as a string ? What should be the format ?
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please explain it properly.. – Kundan Jul 24 '13 at 11:54
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I using the exact code in the following post but using aac format. But unable to play the mp3 on the server. Do i need to send the metadata with the header mentioned in the post ? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17762019/ice-cast-source-client-for-ios – syncmi Jul 24 '13 at 12:27
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The metadata is not required for a stream to function. If your data is corrupt, you are either encoding it wrong or are sending the wrong Content-Type header.
That being said, once you get your stream working, if you would like to send metadata, this is done out-of-band of the actual audio stream. Metadata is updated with a simple HTTP request to the Icecast server.
http://icecast.example.com/admin/metadata?pass=hackme&mode=updinfo&mount=/mountpoint&song=Your%20Metadata
You can find more info in my answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/9985297/362536
