Rocket Broadcaster Documentation

Welcome to the Rocket Broadcaster Documentation!

This documentation is a guide to Rocket Broadcaster, and is split up into the following sections:

Configuration Reference Technical Specifications
How-to Guides

About Rocket Broadcaster

Rocket Broadcaster is a streaming audio encoder for radio. Rocket Broadcaster offers radio broadcasters:

  • Stability - Rocket Broadcaster is designed to run for years without maintenance, and has been used to broadcast over 150,000 hours of audio by more than 1,000 radio stations across the globe.

  • High quality audio - Our custom, high precision audio engine is low-latency and high performance to minimize audio dropouts and maximize audio quality across a wide range of PC hardware. Broadcasters can further enhance their streams with VST plugins.

  • Compatibility and customizability - Rocket Broadcaster is compatible with Icecast and Shoutcast servers, as well as most popular stream hosting providers. A range of metadata ingestion options are available to ensure your online stream's metadata is accurate and synchronized.

About this Documentation

This documentation is aimed at broadcast engineers and radio enthusiasts who are familiar with digital audio. For less experienced users, please visit the Rocket Broadcaster website for an overview of what it can do for you.