Stream Transcoding

Offer your mobile listeners an alternative...

Stream transcoding is where the audio is taken from your main server and split into more bitrates in real time and re-streamed to another Shoutcast server. This is not only limited to bitrate changes, but we can split your stream in to different formats as well so that you can offer your listeners a wide range of alternatives including high and low bitrates using MP3 and AAC+ streams.

This is great news for your listeners that tune in via wifi, mobile or have slow Internet access as they can now listen to a buffer-free stream with no annoying interruptions. This means they'll listen for longer and be more likely to come back!

Although MixStream.net is one of a very small number of companies that offer this service, we still keep our prices low so that even smaller broadcasters can benefit from transcoding, which is usually something that only large broadcasters can afford. We are also not aware of ANY other host that offers a full control panel and instant setup on transcoders!

Our transoding service is not hosted on the same machines as our Shoutcast streaming and other services to maintain optimum performance. Transcoding services are based on our Premium network so 100% uptime is guaranteed.

It is very simple to explain with a diagram how transcoding works, the audio is taken from your original server, re-encoded in real time and streamed to a second server - in fact, as many servers as you require.

A full control panel is provided with transcoding servers so you can start, stop and change the stream address as often as you need - you don't need to host your shoutcast servers with us, we can transcode streams from and to any host. This is a unique service that very few other stream hosts have the ability to offer.

Transcoding starts from only £6.99 a month for the first target and £5.00 for each additional target (for up to 5 streams) - this price includes 5 free listener slots if required (upgradeable).

* Target streams: The number of extra servers that are sourced from the original. 2 transcoded streams could include, for example, 64k MP3 and 24k AAC+ streams transcoded from a 128k server.