Option to stream at higher bitrate for better audio quality

Comments: 18

• 27 Dec, '18
  Kevin Johnston

  I would very much like to be able to broadcast at a higher bit rate than what we currently are able to.

• 25 Feb, '19
  Philip Admin

  "OPTION TO BROADCAST IN 320 KBPS" (suggested by steve reich on 2019-02-19), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

• 17 Jun, '19
  Greg Stafford

  I agree with this. I've been broadcasting at 256k MP3 for awhile now.

• 10 Jul, '19
  Bill

  Or at least be able to use AAC.

• 28 Oct, '19
  Dennel

  Make no mistake about it, 192 - 320 kbps is far better than 128. This is one of the biggest complaints I have about live 365 is the sound quality.

• 19 Nov, '19
  Steve

  AAC would be nice, I have songs that are at 320kbps

• 23 Mar, '20
  Kevin Krueger

  It would also be nice to have multiple streams at various bitrates and let the listeners pick which one they want.

• 13 May, '20
  Sam Crutchfield Merged

  128kps is currently the maximum encoding speed available for Live365, but the sound is not at all comparable to 320kps. I'd be willing to pay extra to have that available to me. I'd even be willing to trade out some other feature to have it.

• 25 May, '20
  Philip Admin

  "Add Premium Option of Broadcasting/encoding at 320kps" (suggested by Sam Crutchfield on 2020-05-13), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

• 30 May, '20
  Sam Crutchfield Merged

  All Live 365 stations top out at 128kbps. I'd be willing to pay more for higher encoding quality.

• 26 Jun, '20
  Philip Admin

  "Offer higher kbps encoding/streaming option - 256 or 320" (suggested by Sam Crutchfield on 2020-05-30), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.

• 13 Jul, '20
  Andy Steven

  After having invested so much in a professional broadcast audio chain and then encode high-quality streams at 320k MP3/AAC I am a little disappointed the hard work is now downgraded by the 128k limitations. Would like to support the cause to have the ability to stream in higher quality.

• 28 Aug, '20
  INNERSPHERE

  i have to agree, i am coming for a site that offered 320 and it is so much better.

• 25 Sep, '20
  Jayson Tanner

  I, too, have heard from listeners who would like it best if we were in 320 ... as they are now experiencing HD Radio in other places. Even some YouTube vids are higher quality now. As of this writing (Sep. 2020) U2's channel, for instance, is going ALL Highest Possible Quality. I know a lot folks won't notice the difference. This is for the people who do notice.

• 15 Oct, '20
  SakeBito at Amanogawa Express

  I'm totally confused about whether this limitation has to do with bandwidth or storage - presumably the latter. But yeah, every song I rip and upload is encoded at the max available with MP3, 320kbps, so I assume it's automatically converted downward to 128. And since I'm using less than 6% of my 30GB storage allowance, the file sizes are not a problem.

• 06 Nov, '20
  AmanogawaExpress

  I always encode at 320kbps anyway, so yeah, this would be a big plus.

• 05 Feb
  steve reich

  as with the other comments above, I do support the 320 all my tracks are encoded at 320 however are downgraded to 128k which was the standard for many years. now that we are 2021 it's time to adjust this. It's time to enhance the sound quality for our listeners to experience Live365 like they never heard before.

• 05 Mar
  Matt

  Please make this happen soon. This is a clear need in the community.