Rainwave

Rainwave
Original author(s) Robert "LiquidRain" McAuley
Initial release September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)
Stable release
R3 Rev 36 / March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)
Preview release
Beta: R3 Rev 37 / Beta: March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)
Development status Ongoing
Operating system Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile
Available in English, French
Type Music
License Open Source
Website http://www.rainwave.cc/

Rainwave is an interactive radio website that allows users to request, rate, and vote for songs in real time.[1] The site hosts five separate radio streams and focuses completely on video game music. Rainwave is a free service, funded primarily by Robert "LiquidRain" McAuley, and supplemented by user donations.

History

The Rainwave web interface and back-end was written by Robert McAuley. The initial version was called "Raincast" and was written as a stream helper for IceS. It was announced to the Icecast mailing list in November 2004.[2]

In the summer of 2008, with the addition of a second stream for OCR Radio, Rainwave became the official online radio station for OverClocked ReMix.[3][4] At the same time, the Rainwave interface was upgraded to version 2, or "R2".[5]

In March 2009, a third stream, V-wave, was added to the site.[6] V-wave specializes in video game music covers and chiptunes. For a brief period, V-wave featured live radio shows as well.

In February 2011, V-wave was renamed to Mixwave and then eventually Covers.

Technical Functionality

Rainwave interface and server-side software has been designed and implemented by Robert "LiquidRain" McAuley.

It is divided into various layers with different functionality:

Audio streams are in the Vorbis and mp3 formats at approximately 96 kbit/s.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Interview: LiquidRain of rainwave.cc | driph.com/words
  2. ↑ [Icecast] Raincast, a 'stream helper' I've made. Looking for feedback
  3. ↑ ormgas.com -> rainwave.cc
  4. ↑ OCR Radio (streaming OC ReMixes 24/7) - OverClocked ReMix Forums
  5. ↑ Rainwave - View topic - Rainwave 2 Launched
  6. ↑ Rainwave - View topic - V-wave has launched!
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