Follow this step-by-step guide to configure Audio Hijack on macOS for live audio streaming with your Primcast SHOUTcast server. Get your radio station live in minutes.
Follow each step carefully to configure Audio Hijack for live audio streaming with your Primcast server credentials.
The following software and system requirements are needed to stream with Audio Hijack:
After installing Audio Hijack, log in to your Primcast dashboard and open Radio.
Pick your station and open Go live › Encoder settings. You need the Server, Port, Mount (/stream), Username (source) and Password (press Show). The station goes on air as soon as Audio Hijack connects.
On Platinum, the Nearest server block has the values that connect you through our closest server: ingest.radio.primcast.com, port 14000, and a mount that starts with your station number.
Run Audio Hijack and click New Session in the bottom left corner. In the session template window, select Internet Radio and press Choose.
Audio Hijack captures audio from any application on macOS — including iTunes, Chrome, Safari — and supports Icecast protocols, making it fully compatible with SHOUTcast servers. Select the application you want to capture audio from as your source, then set your Input Device for voice-over if needed.
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Click the Broadcast block in the Audio Hijack session. Select the Metadata tab and fill in your station details such as name, genre, and website.
Then select the Setup tab, set Server Type to Icecast, and enter the Host Name, Port, User (source), Password and the mount in Stream ID/Mountpoint from Step 2. Select MP3 as the codec and a bitrate at or under your plan's bitrate: Free 32 kbps, Premium 128, Platinum 320.
Once all details are filled in, click the circle button in the bottom right corner to start broadcasting.
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Open your station's Overview tab in the radio panel and press Open beside the listen link (on Platinum, beside the CDN link too) to hear your stream and check that everything works.
You are now ready to use your streaming audio server and broadcast to your listeners. Happy streaming!
Log in to your Primcast dashboard, go to Radio, pick your station and open the Go live tab. The Encoder settings block has every value with a copy button; press Show to see the password.
| Setting | Straight to your station, every plan | Closest server, Platinum |
|---|---|---|
| Server | your station's server, for example ny1.radio.primcast.com | ingest.radio.primcast.com |
| Port | your station's port | 14000 (SHOUTcast v1 encoders move to 14001 on their own) |
| Mount, Icecast | /stream | /station number/stream |
| Username, Icecast | source | source |
| Password | your source password | the same password; for SHOUTcast v1 type station number:password |
| SHOUTcast 2 | use Legacy (v1) mode | Stream ID = your station number |
| DJ logins | their own settings | their own Nearest server block |
Common questions about setting up Audio Hijack on macOS for live audio streaming with Primcast.
