Can a music stream other than mp3 be played on SL?

[Jerilynn Lemon]

And if so, what platform would be needed? Winamp plays mp3's, so what platform would be recommended for running .ogg or another format that would compliment any music stream and allow a more clearer signal across the grid?

[Monti Messmer]

Hi, i have formerly used OGG.

The problem is the viewer must be able to use that codec. With OGG i had massive problems with Linux-users.

MP3´s can be streamed at the highest possible quality, nothing else you listen to on music-streaming plattforms ... but than the listeners have a massive amount
of data to download plus the data for SL. On slower connections this would simply stop the music or end in hiccups (start/stop)

For the common listeners with "normal" ears, MP3´s with 128 mbps are absolutly enough. Internet radios use that too.

Monti

Edited November 15, 2017 by Monti Messmer

[Jerilynn Lemon]

Thank you Monti. That answers my question.