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Rocket Broadcaster Logo Rocket Broadcaster 1.0.8, with Broadcast Wizard

Today's update for Rocket Broadcaster introduces the new Broadcast Wizard, which simplifies stream setup for new users, and includes 60 minutes of free streaming in case you don't have a streaming provider yet.

Here's a breakdown of what's new:

  • New Features:
    • Added the Broadcast Wizard, which is shown on first run and is accessible at any time from the File menu.
    • Rocket Broadcaster now comes with 60 minutes of free streaming, so you can still broadcast right away even if you don't have stream hosting or are new to internet radio broadcasting.
  • Usability:
    • You can now right-click on streams in the main window to edit them or copy their streaming link.
    • The "Broadcast Now" button has been split into separate "Start Broadcast" and "Stop Broadcast" buttons.
    • Creating a new broadcast project automatically opens the Streams window.
    • The Streams window now remembers which stream you were viewing last.
    • Better feedback is provided if you try to start a broadcast with invalid stream settings.
  • Other:
    • The mount and username fields are disabled for SHOUTcast, since they aren't used for that protocol.
    • Improved artwork

To download this new version, visit our downloads page. Pro Edition users should click the link in their registration email again.

Rocket Broadcaster Logo Rocket Broadcaster 1.0.7, now with Samplerate Conversion

This update further improves compatibility with a range of soundcards, and should fix issues some users encountered with stuttering or distorted streams.

Here's what's new:

  • Comprehensive samplerate conversion support. The internal engine now processes at the playback samplerate for higher precision. You can now mix and match playback samplerate, recording samplerate, system audio samplerate, and stream samplerates.
  • "Other Application" volume is now linked to your Windows master volume, due to some technical restrictions.
  • Some minor user interface improvements - more to follow soon.
  • Fixed manual metadata updates when using automatic metadata capture.

To download this new version, visit our downloads page or for Pro Edition users, hit the link in your email again.

Barring any surprises, the next update should include some user interface improvements and possibly the addition of the Broadcast Wizard, to make getting started easier for new users. Stay tuned!

Rocket Broadcaster Logo Rocket Broadcaster 1.0.5 Released with Improved Shoutcast Compatibility

Thanks to everyone who's tried out Rocket Broadcaster and sent in their feedback. A number of issues were identified and a couple of small updates were released in the past few days to fix them. This new 1.0.5 releases includes all those bugfixes, plus a few more.

Here's what's new:

  • Improved Shoutcast compatibility (especially with Radionomy).
  • Improved UTF-8 handling for Icecast metadata.
  • Added more bitrates to the Pro Edition, going down to 32 kbps now.
  • By popular demand, the Free Edition is now fixed to 128 kbps instead of 192 kbps, for better compatibility with certain stream hosting providers.
  • Fixed a crash due to an incompatibility with the system audio capture format, and improved that format's compatibility to work on more PCs.
  • Fixed a confusing bug where audio would be choppy with the "Windows Default" playback device. Ditched support for the very old WMME API in favour of only WASAPI and WDMKS, which are better in every way anyways.

To download this new version, visit our downloads page or for Pro Edition users, hit the link in your email again.

Rocket Broadcaster Logo Rocket Broadcaster Launched

Houston, we have liftoff!

We're please to announce the availability of our new streaming audio encoder, Rocket Broadcaster. It features support for modern codecs like MP3 and Ogg Vorbis, provides rock solid streaming, and is designed for 24/7 use. For more features, check out Rocket Broadcaster Pro.

Version 1.0.0 is available for Windows 7 and greater. Download it today!

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