[Freeswitch-users] Best way to create a one to many 'broadcast'

[Alec Taylor]

Hasn't the monthly FreeSWITCH meeting solved this very problem?

The call is broadcast online &etc

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Andy Ayers <andy at fabulous4.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
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> Here’s the scenario:
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> The ‘speaker’ calls in to the switch and is invited to begin speaking after
> the beep just as if they were recording an answering message and the audio
> is recorded (in our case via a shoutcast server). This bit is working.
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> These messages can last several minutes and in some cases hours so I would
> like to add to this the ability for ‘listeners’ to call in to the switch and
> be patched in to the above call to listen only to the message live in real
> time. The listeners will not be allowed to interact with the call in any
> way.
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> Because this is optional however there won’t always be listeners, sometimes
> it will be a simple dial in and record for the speaker.
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> Hope I’m making more sense now.
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> Many thanks for persevering
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> Andy
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> From: freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
> [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Michael
> Collins
> Sent: 08 November 2011 18:53
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> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Best way to create a one to many 'broadcast'
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> What is the "main call" in this scenario? Sorry, I'm more confused than
> ever. Perhaps you could restate the question. I also respond well to
> pictures. :P
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> -MC
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> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Andy Ayers <andy at fabulous4.co.uk> wrote:
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> Hi Michael,
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> Apologies for the confusion there will only ever be a single audio source,
> is the conference still the best way or can the other callers eavesdrop
> somehow on the main call?
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> Many thanks for your help
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> Andy
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> From: freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
> [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Michael
> Collins
> Sent: 08 November 2011 18:15
> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Best way to create a one to many 'broadcast'
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> What are the conditions under which some will participate? Will there be a
> defined subset of callers who can participate and another subset who will be
> listen only? I don't see how you can avoid using a conference if more than
> one audio source will be used and multiple other endpoints will be
> listening.
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> -MC
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> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Andy Ayers <andy at fabulous4.co.uk> wrote:
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> Hi Alec,
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> Yes sometimes, hence the challenge.
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> Andy
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> On 8 November 2011 16:34, Alec Taylor <alec.taylor6 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sounds like you want to just use SHOUTcast directly, without using
> FreeSwitch.
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> Will there be anyone participating in the conference call?
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> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:31 AM, Andy Ayers <andy at fabulous4.co.uk> wrote:
>> Many thanks for the quick response Michael, I'd rather not use the
>> recorded
>> stream if I can help it as I'm pushing the recorded stream out to a
>> shoutcast server and recording it there. Is there a way to acheive what I
>> need by connecting the calls instead?
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>> On 8 November 2011 16:18, Michael Collins <msc at freeswitch.org> wrote:
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>>> You can use mod_local_stream. Just set up a stream like the hold music on
>>> but using the recorded message. Note: a local stream just plays over and
>>> over again in a loop, so each call won't necessarily start at the
>>> beginning
>>> of the message.
>>> -MC
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>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Andy Ayers <andy at fabulous4.co.uk> wrote:
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>>>> Hi,
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>>>> I would like to use freeswitch to host a one to many broadcast style
>>>> conference call. The challenge I have is that there won’t always be any
>>>> listeners so the conference application isn’t quite working for me.
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>>>> Essentially, the speaker dials in with something important to say, by
>>>> default the system will simply record what they say as an archived
>>>> message
>>>> and then they hang up. This works fine but I would like to extend the
>>>> functionality so that other people dialling in have the option to
>>>> connect
>>>> into this call and listen to the message live.
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>>>> Can you advise me on the best way of achieving this: conference, bridge,
>>>> eavesdrop or something else?
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>>>> Many thanks
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>>>> Andy
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