Linux: audio streaming server capable of converting tracks to MP3 on-the-fly

Question

I'm looking for an audio streaming solution capable of providing content from a folder (recursively) with on-the-fly convertion to MP3 (or whatever) with a constant bitrate: from other MP3s and FLAC. It will be also nice if the solution provides simple stream management: next/prev track at least.

I've tried Ampache, but it does not convert anything.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Would firefly fit your bill? According to the website:

Features

There are a number of features that differentiate Firefly Media Server from those other servers, and here is a partial list:

* Support for running on unix/POSIX platforms
* Support for Windows (beta versions)
* Support for Mac OSX (coming soon!)
* Support for on-the-fly transcoding of OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and WMA (beta versions)
* Web-based configuration
* Support for user-created smart playlists (beta versions)
* Integrates with iTunes library including reading playlists
* Supports serving streaming radio stations
* Did I mention fast?
* Under active development!

Answer 2

I used to use Jinzora which handles transcoding and all kinds of audio formats and has similar operation to Ampache. It has been a while since I used it, and I never did transcoding but it might be worth checking out.