Wowza Audio Streaming

Since the explosion of interest in the Internet, people have been experimenting with the transmitting of media over the Net. Initially, transfer of multimedia files over the slow links was quite disappointing experience as the time it used to take was more real time to download. To have an audio clip you need to spend your 30-40 minutes whose playback time might be only two minutes. Similarly for video clip it was more pain as it carries more information so entailed even longer download times, just to experience blurry movie.

But things changed with the advent of streaming media. Streaming is a method of delivering video and audio content over the Internet. We make use of audio and video streaming to achieve broader reach, ensure network availability and content security. Streaming is of various types like live streaming, video on-demand streaming, Audio streaming, IP camera streaming. In this blog, let’s explore audio streaming.

Wowza streaming engine software aims in delivering high-quality audio to everyone’s ears. It empowers  audio broadcasters and producers to deliver content around the world, to any device.

How Audio-Only Streaming Works?

Audio Stream Transcoding:

In order to have wide compatibility and adaptive bitrate delivery, Wowza’s built-in transcoder decodes MP3, Vorbis, Opus, Speex, and other audio codecs. Re-encode them as outbound AAC and Opus streams.

Re-stream SHOUTcast/Icecast:

For the playback across various players and devices like iOS and Android phones, tablets, and more; SHOUTcast or Icecast server streams are send to Wowza to wrap it in other formats.

Secure Your Audio Content:

Choose standard support for Flash RTMP encrypted streams and HLS AES-128 protection

Use Any Audio Encoder:

Here, you have two options like either point your RTMP, RTSP/RTP, or MPEG-TS streams to Wowza or stream directly from the Wowza GoCoder mobile app

Create On-Demand Audio Playlists:

Use Wowza Streaming Engine server-side playlist functionality to create linear streaming channels from your on-demand content and intersperse on-demand content with live streams.

Easily Stream Audio-Only from a Video Server:

For video quicker delivery, make use of  Wowza Streaming Engine software. From the server side, it quickly deliver audio-only streams—just like NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Churchstreaming.tv, and others.

Scale On-Demand Audio Streaming:

Virtually you can achieve unlimited capacity by using Media Cache feature in Wowza. This will help in immediate streaming and playback from the cache which is local. Also can fetch media on-demand content from the centralized storage to edge servers.

Benefits and Features:

• Preserve Audio Quality

• Scale for any size audience

• Create On-Demand Playlists

• Reach any device, securely

Why Cloud streaming service for Audio Streaming?

Cloud streaming service offers an infrastructure that is fully managed, a free player, autoscaling to any size audience.

Are you looking for services due to any of the below reason?

1. Would like to pay-as-you-go pricing?

2. Can’t wait for the audio to start?

3. Would like to stream 24*7 audio content?

4. Looking to manage server hardware and software?

5. Would like to go for out-of-the-box streaming solution?

If you feel you falls in any one of the above mentioned points then blindly go for Cloud Streaming Services else try out Media Server solution for Audio

Why Media Server software for Audio Streaming?

Media Server Software offers you on-premises and cloud deployment options, top-to-bottom control of server level, economic monthly based pricing, and Java and REST APIs. Have a look if you are looking for services due to below mentioned reason:

1. Would like to own software to deploy on premises or on cloud-based servers

2. Would like to  deploy the audio streaming solution on your network behind a firewall

3. Are you looking for any digital rights management or server security for your audio media stream?

4. Are you looking to solve the purpose of both audio and on-demand media stream capability?

5. Do you have deep customization requirement?