Linux RealAudio streaming

[richard]

A dumb question, but why is it that Linux RealAudio streaming is so
(relatively) simple, whereas on Windows it seems to require a hack of
some sort?

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Subject: [slim] Linux RealAudio streaming


>
> my $post_url = "| sox -v 2 -t .au - -t .wav -r 44100 - | lame --silent

> -b 128 - -";
>
> I've also added the -v 2 to boost the gain as the BBC streams are
> rediculously low volume.

Actually, I've just tried this and a gain of about 5 is required to get
the stream up to a similar level to my MP3s ie. -v 5

[kdf]

Quoting richard <rhellyer (AT) comcast (DOT) net>:

> A dumb question, but why is it that Linux RealAudio streaming is so
> (relatively) simple, whereas on Windows it seems to require a hack of
> some sort?

It is very typical for linux tools to use standard in and standard out. Thus it
is far easier to string commands together to get a desired result. Windows, so
much is proprietary and closed that you have to work up a complete application
from scratch.

-kdf