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Now I shouldn't be sat here feeling all SMUG but I am... I've been going through bookmarks and came across one that I bookmarked back in the day Google Trends for SAM Broadcaster As you can see from the above graph hardly anyone is searching for SAM Broadcaster anymore it got the sum total of 2 Google searches in July 2024 I'm laughing my backside off at that and yes I realise its me thats done the damage. This blog was setup initally to tell people how bad the SAM software offerings from Spacial Audio are. For Comparison I did a search for RadioDJ trends and RadioDJ has had a steady search history over the past few years. So the way the searches have dropped off a cliff for SAM Broadcaster says to me its a DEAD DUCK in software terms. RadioDJ is superior to SAM Broadcaster in every way shape and form because its FREE and works better than Spacial software

I've had my Windows 11 laptop switched on for a month just to prove a point about Uptime. I set a rotation in 2045 a month ago and left it to its own devices and when I've been listening to it via Bluetooth the audio has been flawless RadioDJ/MariaDB have been Rock Solid for the past 30 days but all good things must come to an end. The GREAT thing about RadioDJ is once setup it will RUN and RUN and then RUN some more You can get great uptime if you choose the right software for your music output. Even if you only use RadioDJ for a 2 hour show once a week on Windows 11 you should be able to get through a live show without any issues. I shudder to think about the stability problems I had with OTHER SOFTWARE back in the days of Windows XP I'm happy I was able to get 30 days out of my Windows 11 laptop but now it'll be getting switched off when I don't need it Electricity Prices in the (UK) are about to sky

For a long time I tried to get Gapless Audio Playback in various pieces of audio software. Winamp didnt crossfade very well even with the use of SQR Soft Plugins. Sam Broadcaster was questionable for its crossfade sometimes you'd get gaps or a car crash fadeout. MusicMatch Jukebox came close to gapless playback but still wasn't Ideal. Video Lan (VLC) always left gaps between tracks, I tried a host of other audio playback software and I couldn't get gapless audio with them there was always silence between tracks. Step foward RadioDJ I first discovered RDJ in 2010 and ever since then I've had great audio crossfades even with tracks that end suddenly. The only time I haven't had a decent crossfade in RadioDJ is when a Cue Point wasn't set at the beginning or end of a track. That was easily remedied using Cue Edit, A bonus with RadioDJ is you can set cue points in both the Database and Audio File(s)

I've worked with some Talented DJ's in my time on the circuit you know who you are However In my early DJ career I had the misfortune to meet 2 DJ's who were Awful Human Beings I was doing DJ work at a Youth Centre Everything was going great until a lad called Matt showed up and forced his way into the DJ booth. Matt seemed to have a knack of annoying people just by opening his MOUTH I reckon Jamie told Matt to come to the Youth Club After I won a DJ competition that NEITHER of them took part in so they could start Bullying me. Jamie was a DJ at one of the nightclubs in the town at the time and had recently outed me as Gay I was poached by another Youth centre not long after Matt took over the DJ Booth I was glad I didn't have to put up with his EGO taking over at the other youth centre. One night I stayed in playing and recording my Vinyl. Matt and Jamie knocked on the door claiming they wan

Recently there were some major changes to the Database connector in RadioDJ which meant newer versions wouldn't run on versions of MariaDB 10.7 and Older. Which means in order to use versions of RadioDJ 2042 and newer you will need to UPGRADE MariaDB to a newer version. I'm currently using MariaDB 11.2 and I have zero issues running RDJ 2045 If updating from an OLDER version of RadioDJ 2.x.x Apply the SQL Database Update File to your Database via Database Setup or you will get errors The Updates will be in the SQL folder of the RadioDJ Setup folder. In order to update MariaDB do the Following. Take a backup of your current database Uninstall MariaDB as per these Instructions Install a newer version of MariaDB Install the newer version of RadioDJ (2043+) and connect your database Reinstall the RadioDJ database and Restore the Backup you just took Then apply the SQL update files as pe

This program had been on my radar for quite a while I downloaded, installed & then thats where it started going wrong, You cannot test the software without registering. I'm picky who has my details so I'm not registering just to test it. Apparently the EULA for the software is quite strict as to what you can and cannot do. Dictating what people can and can't do with your software is only going to lead them to use something else without such restrictions. Its another POS thats overpriced for what it is IMHO £50 Monthly £300 Annually £1249 for a Lifetime Licence Its like the Developer of PlayItLive just plucked those PRICE figures out of thin air Even after you pay all that money the developer charges extras for plugins (Now Playing, Voice Tracking and Audio Processing) You also need a paid subscription for Voice Tracking with using PlayIt Live Now Playing Text output and Audio Processing are

Looking at Posts on social media and one SAM Broadcaster user is trying to blame an Error Code on Windows 10 Your Problem is NOT with Windows the Fault again lies with SAM Broadcaster Error code 10053 has been an issue within SAM Broadcaster since the days of Sam 2.x.x in 2002 Its to do with the Encoders not connecting even if your server is up and running I've written about SAM encoders going wrong before. 10053 Encoder will NOT Connect Its NAFF ALL to do with Windows its happened on every operating system from Windows XP to Windows 11 The SAM Broadcaster Forums are littered with lots of topics and posts on the suject. I do wish these DIE HARD SAM Broadcaster users would stop being BLINKERED by the issues and problems that SAM appears to suffer from. I gave up on SAM at least 14 years ago now after issues kept knocking my station off air. SAM Broadcaster has NO place in a Radio Studio SAM Broadcaster i

I've been a RadioDJ user since late 2010 after I discovered the software via a Google search. I've seen RadioDJ slowly gain popularity since 2013 & lot of users are beginning to realise how GOOD it is. If I was asked to say what my favourite feature in RadioDJ was I'd have to think about it. RadioDJ is FEATURE PACKED and has a lot more functionality than other radio automation that you can pay $$$ for. However after a lot of thought I think this is my favourite feature in RadioDJ: Custom Track Rotations which can be loaded anytime by operator or by programmed event I've NEVER had a Track Rotation Fail in RadioDJ I frequently had problems with AutoDJ with other radio playout software If you know how to program MySQL you can load tracks in the queue via SQL Query. The AutoDJ Rotation loads the Music easily and fast into the queue in RDJ. You can programme RadioDJ to have different

Its dawned on me I've been into Internet radio since 1999. It all started with me using a friends computer and I tuned into a LIVE365 station. Cyndi Lauper All Through The Night was the first song I heard on the stream It was 2001 before I was able to afford my first computer and I set about learning How To Stream on the Internet. I've lost count of how many different bits of software I've tried in 25 years some of them were GREAT some of them were PANTS Oddcast, Edcast, Altacast, Jazler, MB Recaster, BUTT, Zara Radio, SAM Broadcaster & Winamp with DSP Encoders Early versions of certain software would Crash if you tried adding a large folder of music to it. Some software just didn't have great stability which was Sad because the software looked promising. I lost a position on an Internet radio station because of software issues. I spent a LOT of time FIGHTING with software just t

Q: Have you ever found the most perfect piece of music playout software? I've tried LOTS of music playback software over my 20 or so years on the Internet. Winamp, Foobar, Real Player, Windows Media Player, Musicmatch Jukebox, SAM Broadcaster, SAM Party DJ Some pieces of software were OK for playing music and some of them would crash if I added a large folder of music into them. Other Radio Automation Software doesn't Crossfade very well and you end up with a CAR CRASH transition betweeen songs. RadioDJ excels at crossfading, It has a better Cue Point editor than some paid for software. It was 2010 when I first used RadioDJ and I haven't looked back since. RadioDJ has been the bedrock of my music automation since I discovered it via a search in November 2010. I THINK RadioDJ is the most PERFECT piece of music playout software ever as

2 weeks before Christmas 1990 my house was broken into and Some LOW LIVES Stole my record collection. It was obviously well planned by the perpetrators of the crime because they knew exactly what they were after when they kicked in the back door They never touched my Brothers PUNK collection which was more valuable. I THINK I KNOW WHO BROKE INTO MY HOUSE BUT I CANNOT PROVE IT They had to have the transport to get away with record boxes so that narrows the suspect list somewhat I think the people who stole my records did it out of SPITE to try and DERAIL my DJ career I suspect it was 2 DJ's who had a GRUDGE against me, Why they harboured such feelings I do not know My records were later found on the record stall on the local market. I'm still wondering why the market stall holder wasn'

Seen more and more users who've recently had issues working RadioDJ alongside Oracle MySQL (8) server. I personally think Oracle MySQL lost their way a LONG time ago. I Wrote A While Back about this very issue it seems MySQL8 still doesn't work properly. A soon as people switched to MariaDB their issues went away (Strange That) Marius carried out out some tests a while back and its quite clear that MySQL 8 takes longer to process queries compared to MariaDB. Query Duration MySQL8: 1.7712764 seconds Query Duration MariaDB: 0.0081946 seconds As you can see the difference is Huge on MySQL8 it takes 2 seconds to run a Query I've been a MariaDB user since 2014 and its RARE I have to do any maintence on my SQL databases. IF You have been having issues with MySQL download and install MariaDB Instead! How to Install MariaDB Please Note: Some versions of MariaDB have issues with RadioDJ due to a Database update

I can think of a few reasons WHY you might want to choose an alternative to SAM Broadcaster Pro or Studio 1) Lousy Customer Support: When SAM Broadcaster goes wrong (and it will) don't expect to get much help from Spacial Audio: Even the forums and social media accounts were staffed by people who didnt really care about the software. People have even taken to Social media to vent their frustrations at not getting much in the way of support. @Spacial Audio are the worst software company I have EVER come across I really feel cheated because I never expected @Spacial Audio to be so Deceptive I don't have to make Spacial Audio look Incompetent they manage to do that all by themselves Spacial Audio's parent company must be so Proud of the way they operate? IMHO: Triton Digital need to put Spacial Audio out of business. Update March 2023: Spacial Audio have made the Support forums a READ ONLY resource. Limiting your opti

For the past 13 years I've been trying to get across to people just how Flaky Spacial Audio software is. Fact: SAM Broadcaster Pro Crashes A Lot! My Blog posts have saved users from the Hell that is SAM Broadcaster I used SAM Broadcaster from 2001 to 2010 and believe me I know all of its little QUIRKS and ISSUES Rather than take the Criticism of SAM Broadcaster on board Spacial Audio appear to have completely retreated into a corner. I've never known another Software company who are so outwardly PARANOID They've built a wall around them and won't help people or enter into conversations about how AWFUL their software offerings are. AFAIK Spacial have only 1 developer when they do a release its for stuff thats stopped working in previous versions. Spacial Audio rarely introduce new features into SAM Broadcaster Pro I'm utterly amazed people still buy into SAM Broadcaster

Most people know I dislike a program called SAM Broadcaster Pro made by Spacial Audio Solutions LLC I gave SAM Broadcaster all the chances in the world over a good 12 year period. SAM Broadcaster went wrong on different computers it wasn't just confined to One computer. Please let me explain a little as to why I hate that piece of software so much: I discovered Internetradio in 1999 when I first started using the Internet Although It was 2002 before I got the chance to DJ online Early versions of Streaming Audio Manager v1.3 required Winamp as a backend player and it was absolute pants. SAM Broadcaster wasn't great when you went to add a music folder It would crash & lockup before it imported all of the songs. In 2002 one of the stations I listened to was advertising for DJ's so I signed up & I ended up with a regular weekly radio show. They supplied SAM Broadcaster v2.7.9 & the keys to the software which I presumed