Last.fm - stream on land?

Is there a way to use a Last.fm station as the music stream on SL land?

you can use llSetParcelMusicURL , to have music streamed from whatever url. although it doesnt state what format it needs to be in....

however, the knowledge base is most knowledgeable on the matter

you'll need to have a read through and see whether or not last.fm streams its audio in a suitable manner.

edit: after looking at last.fm, it's probably not doable, given that it streams different for each user & requires their on-site flash player, or their program to play. still worth looking into though, good luck!

Thank you for the input...


SO, OK...


I will modify my question:

WHAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO STREAM MUSIC FORM MY OWN MUSIC COLLECTION?

See, ideally, I like a way to just randomly play music from my own iTunes. I know that's not possible. I'm looking for the next closest thing.

Thanks for any advice.

Get a shoutcast server. If you got oodles of bandwith you can set one up on your own machine if not you can rent them monthly. Stream from winamp using a plugin. Its pretty easy.

If you have the UPSTREAM bandwidth, the shoutcast server software is free (or NiceCast for the MAC). YOu don't need a pay-streamer. BUT, you're probably limited to playing your tunes ONLY on one parcel at a time. (if you have a fast fiber internet connection, you can probably stream to multiple locations.)

Also, the Quicktime streaming server is free.
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Babbage Linden made a great radio for connecting to last.fm. However it would only allow a single person to listen to the music due to the way last.fm streams work Not sure if the item is still inworld but here was the article about it:

http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/08/15/last-sound-system/


There is also a handy page here on streaming music in second life.

http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=083

Hope that helps

Jamie
Steaming Live Audio - Shoutcast / IceCast Hosting HQ (Bisque 245,155)