Lately the number of listeners to The Dream Catcher has been pushing the limits of my account with Live365. So as of May 1st I’ve updated the package to increase the number. Another advantage is that the storage space on the server also increases, so I can add more music to the rotation. I’ve got a lot of new CD’s from artists and you should be hearing more of those in the coming weeks.
OK, it’s not exactly work. More like a hobby. But we’re back from a two week vacation on three of the Hawaiian Islands. First up was some new music for the Dream Catcher. A Classical Concert is next on the list for new selections. ACC has a lot more room on the server since it’s renewal in January. And I’ve got quite a few old, interesting 33 1/3 albums to add. And no more vacation planned until at least May.
With the start of the New Year there have been a few minor changes here at Vinyl Bytes. The biggest is that all stations are under the new contracts with Live365. A Classical Concert renewed on January 1st. The difference now is that I have much more storage space on the Live365 servers so there can be a greater variety of music. The downside is that fewer Standard listeners will be able to log on. That shouldn’t be a problem as A Classical Concert is never “sold out”.
One other change is, finally, a web page for Grandpa D’s Place. And if you’re one of the few Grandpa D’s listeners you may notice it’s “Live” from time to time, with no commercials for all listeners. That’s still in the experimental stage. I don’t want to do a lot of talking so there’s not much advantage to “Live”.
And once again I’ve started playing Christmas music on two stations, Easy Standard Time and Grandpa D’s Place. The first has just a few, instrumental of course, but will increase as we get closer to Christmas Day. But Grandpa D’s is all Christmas and like it’s usual fare, has music from all over the road. Everything from the Boston Pops to Cactus Jim and the Wranglers.
Enjoy! And have a great holiday season.
Live365 will be upgrading their servers tonight, October 4th, to add some new features. One most noticeable will be CD/Album cover artwork in your player. I’m not to sure how this will look, and can’t wait to see the results tomorrow.
As with most upgrades, the servers will have to be restarted. This means that if you’re tuned in at the time you’ll have to reconnect. If so, give it a minute or two for the server to get booted. Thanks.
