MP2
E ncoder
M enu
The
M P2
E ncoder
m enu
a llows
y ou
t o
e nable
o r
d isable
t he
s tream,
a djust
i ts
o utput
g ain,
e nter
t he
stream's
t itle,
a nd
s elect
t he
c hannel
m ode,
s ample
r ate,
a nd
b it
r ate.
The
Title
field
allows
you
to
enter
the
stream
title
displayed
to
listeners
and
on
public
listings,
s uch
a s
s houtcast.com.
The
Enable
control
enables
or
disables
the
stream.
When
enabled,
the
encoder
will
continually
t ry
t o
c onnect
t o
t he
s pecified
s erver.
The
Channel
Mode
menu
provides
a
choice
between
Mono,
Stereo,
Joint
Stereo,
and
Dual
Channel.
The
Bit
rate
menu
allows
you
to
choose
encoding
bit
rates
between
64kbps
and
384kbps.
Your
choice
of
bit
rate
settings
will
significantly
influence
the
audio
quality
of
your
stream.
However,
you
will
also
need
to
take
other
factors
into
consideration,
such
as
the
total
amount
of
bandwidth
available
for
the
stream,
the
anticipated
number
of
users,
your
maximum
u pload
s peed,
a nd
t he
d ownload
s peed
l imits
o f
y our
i ntended
u sers.
The
S ample
R ate
m enu
w ill
e ither
m aintain
O mnia.9's
s ample
r ate
o f
4 8kHz
i n
t he
e ncoder,
or
c onvert
i t
t o
8 ,
1 1.025,
1 6,
2 2.05,
2 4,
3 2,
o r
4 4.1kHz.
The
G ain
c ontrol
d etermines
t he
f inal
o utput
l evel
o f
t he
e ncoder.
75