Background: So I've got one of those premium radio services, but I was annoyed that StreamWriter and Screamer wouldn't work with the .PLS files it uses. Although I wasn't able to fix StreamWriter, Screamer does work. The following steps are more detailed than is necessary so most forum users will be able to skim it for the necessary items, but I wanted to make it more accessible for any non-technical folks who drop by. What follows is my trick for connecting to the Digitally Imported site:
Getting Screamer to work with the DI.FM service:
(... or anything that uses .PLS files)
Note: :
- In the settings for your service, make sure you choose Winamp/iTunes/VLC and set it to MP3 (or just skip the test-in-Firefox step below).
- Open the PLS file DI gives you in a text editor. Ideally you'll want a programmer's editor like Notepad++ so that it shows up nicely formatted as below, but Window's notepad program will work fine.
- Look for one of the URLs (starting with http:// ...):
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[playlist] NumberOfEntries=2 File1=http://prem1.di.fm:80/darkdnb_hi?a3ff890fab21d1bff31311dd Title1=Digitally Imported - Dark DnB Length1=-1 File2=http://prem4.di.fm:80/darkdnb_hi?a3ff890fab21d1bff31311dd Title2=Digitally Imported - Dark DnB Length2=-1 Version=2
- Pull out the URL (http://prem1.di.fm:80/darkdnb_hi?a3ff89 ... bff31311dd).
- Paste this URL into Firefox and if it starts playing you've got the right one. Drag the icon next to the URL (should look like a small planet icon) into the streamWriter window.
- Alternatively, open "File - Open URL" and paste the URL into the text box.
Edit: moving this over from the StreamWriter thread