BBC radio streams with Synology DSM 6.2.4 - Fix

[Steve]

(15-06-2023 12:31)simoncn Wrote:  The problem is caused by the ffmpeg program that is included with Synology DSM 6.2.4. To fix it, you need to install a third-party ffmpeg program and configure MinimServer to use this ffmpeg program instead of the DSM ffmpeg program.

A suitable third-party ffmpeg program is available from the Synology Community package repository. To configure DSM Package Center to access this repository, follow the instructions under Easy Install on this page.

After doing this, open the Community tab in DSM Package Center and install the FFmpeg 4 package.

When the FFmpeg 4 package has been installed successfully, configure MinimStreamer to use this package by changing the stream.converter property from ffmpeg to /var/packages/ffmpeg/target/bin/ffmpeg.

After you have done this, set the stream.transcode property to aac:wav and try playing a BBC radio stream.

I have updated the MinimStreamer user guide to include this information. Many thanks for all your help with finding the cause of this problem.

Good morning Simon.

Working brilliantly now thanks.

Thanks for your help and again, the superb support and quick responses.

On a side note, whilst I've been having this issue, I've been listening the BBC radio via the Internet Radio available as a source from within MusicCast.

This option stopped working in the last few days as the BBC has stopped streaming the "ShoutCast" streams that this used. So, at least for Yamaha MusicCast users, the only option to listen to the BBC radio streams is via MinimStreamer.

My recommendation to you is that you maybe highlight this somewhere... get more people to use MinimServer/MininStreamer to enable BBC radio on Yamaha MusicCast systems.

Many thanks, Steve