Stream changes

You may have noticed a couple of changes to the audio streams. One, I no longer have two different bitrates. I've listened to the 32kbps/stereo and 24kbps/mono streams extensively, and where I do hear a slight difference, I often find myself preferring the sound of the lower bitrate mono stream. So that's all I'm running at this point, which allows people who are on dialup to keep listening.

Also, when you click the "Listen" link you will be redirected to a page at loudcity.com from which you can choose to listen by launching your favorite player, or via the built-in player -- this will help the people who haven't been able to listen due to software configuration issues on their PCs. Loudcity is a company that has made it easier for small webcasters to comply with royalty payment requirements -- I pay them monthly based on how many people are listening, what I have played, and what my expenses and revenues are. Loudcity then pays royalties on my behalf to BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, and SoundExchange.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about these changes, and as always, thanks for listening, and please remember to support the artists I play by purchasing their CDs and attending their performances.

thanks!

John