“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”, so the song goes. And I’ve added some music of the season to Easy Standard Time, all instrumental, and Grandpa D’s Place, with almost anything I’ve got in my collection. As usual, a few to start, with more added as we approach Christmas Day.
I hope this year brings joy to your home and that the music adds to it. Merry Christmas from Vinyl Bytes.
Live365 has made a few changes to their Broadcast packages, some good, some bad.
First, the good news. Storage space on the servers has been increased 50%. That means room for more variety in the music. Of course I have to prepare the music, so it may be a few weeks until you notice any change.
The bad news is that the number of Standard Listeners (non-VIP) at any given time has been decreased by about 25%. You may notice an occasional “Station Full” message. Two stations, “Stuck in the ’50s” and “The Dream Catcher” have hit that mark today. Of course Live365 stations are never full for VIP listeners and you can subscribe by clicking the big green button below.
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”.
