Taken For A Ride Year after Year? (Spacial Audio)

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Its nearly the end of 2021 and YET again Spacial Audio haven't done a lot with their software this year.

This is the 2021 SAM Broadcaster Changelog:

-v2021.6 (13 December 2021)
* Fixed issue with PRO DJ Keys.
* Updated several URLs to use HTTPS.
* SAMReporter can now be started with /INSTANCE={instance_name} for multi-instance installations.

v2021.5 (10 November 2021)
* Upgraded build chain.

v2021.4 (20 July 2021)
* Fix read of BPM from tag and updating of BPM field in database when changed.
* Updated dates and information on various windows.

v2021.3 (18 June 2021)
* SAM Reporter now detects best port to use. (Ports tried in this order: 80, 81, 8080, 8081, 10080)
* SAM Reporter improved support for MariaDB.
* Auto-updater support for secure downloads & certificate checks.

v2021.2 (7 May 2021)
* Updated digital signatures to SHA256.

2021.1 (25 March 2021)
* Improved MariaDB detection and installation.

As you can see they've NOT really done much with SAM Broadcaster in 2021.

No really useful new features just fixes for things that were BROKEN in previous versions.

100s of users have had SAM reporter stop working altogether on older versions of SAM Broadcaster this year.

I have been using Sam Broadcaster for a while now and never had a major problem with it.

Until today when my Sam reporter stopped working in Edge

The SAM reporter fix was because the SAM reporting tool Port 10080 was being blocked by Web Browsers on Windows 10.

Not sure what went wrong with PRO DJ keys but i'd imagine a couple of DJ's somewhere probably missed doing their live shows.

Activation/Key issues shouldn't stop a DJ in their tracks this is why FREE software such as RadioDJ is BETTER

Radio DJ doesn't have any activation requirements OR messy key codes

radio dj free radio automation music software

Reasons to Use RadioDJ:

  1. Once installed it's stable and works for days/weeks without needing to keep an eye on it
  2. Great Music library support add as many categories & subcategories you require
  3. RadioDJ is 100% FREE and has ZERO restrictions on what YOU use it for
  4. The Database is really stable. Plus RadioDJ comes with a Database Backup Tool
  5. Easy to manage Playlists, Rotations & Events for all your automation needs
  6. Great Technical Support should something go wrong with your installation via the Forums
  7. Customisable Interface with the Color Editor

How To Install RadioDJ

I tried SAM Broadcaster on a Virtual Machine this year and the software is still where it was 20 years ago give or take a few GUI changes.

SAM Broadcaster Pro won't connect to my Icecast server

Yet the details work fine in other standalone encoders

Spacial Audio really isn't fit for purpose, as a software company their support team are lazy and useless.

People aren't getting VALUE FOR MONEY from Spacial Audio Solutions