/Open Source/ Stream audio with Zina
19/03/2008 | Filed under Develop > Open Source
Promote your mate’s band with Zina, a lightweight audio-streaming solution that’s like iTunes for the web. Karl Hodge shows you how it’s done
Although the makers of web browsers are doing more these days to make sure they support standards, embedding media in sites can still be a tricky affair. Zina, an open source tool for distributing audio files, is a simple solution to that problem. Although it requires installation on a remote server with PHP support, it’s easier to implement than manually coding a static page. You can get the software up and running with no coding whatsoever.
“Zina” is one of those recursive acronyms standing for “Zina is not Andromeda”, Andromeda being a commercial music jukebox application that enables you to stream directories full of music across the web. Zina does the same job for free. Free, we tell you! Of course, any music you post using Zina must either be licensed for free distribution or copyright to you.
This simple-to-use software is ideal for beat combos wanting to establish their own web presence, or for home HiFi, when you want to beam your music collection wirelessly from one computer to another. As you can tell, I’m a Zina fan, and that’s why this issue’s open source project is showing you how to get it up and running. So let’s get started!
About the author:
Name: Karl Hodge
Occupation: Journalist
Areas of expertise: Interface design and development
Clients: nerve.com
Favourite holiday food: Ice cream
Click here to download the support files
Click here to download tutorial PDF
