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Choosing MP3, AAC-LC, or OpusSW Encoder · Understand the practical role of the available codec choices.Configuring a SHOUTcast outputSW Encoder · Key checks when connecting SW Encoder to a SHOUTcast destination.Configuring an Icecast outputSW Encoder · Information required to connect a station to an Icecast destination.Editing an output while broadcastingSW Encoder · What to expect when changing an output configuration.Getting started with SW EncoderSW Encoder · An introduction to stations, audio capture, encoding, outputs, and metadata.Selecting the correct Windows audio sourceSW Encoder · Choose the appropriate WASAPI capture device for a station.Setting up automatic metadataSW Encoder · Choose and configure the metadata source used for Now Playing information.Troubleshooting an output that will not connectSW Encoder · Use connection diagnostics to isolate DNS, TCP, authentication, TLS, or server problems.Troubleshooting missing or incorrect Now Playing metadataSW Encoder · Isolate source, parsing, routing, and destination-delivery problems.Understanding automatic reconnect and self-healingSW Encoder · What SW Encoder attempts when an output or component becomes unhealthy.Understanding metadata stale warningsSW Encoder · Why unchanged metadata is not automatically treated as a hard fault.Understanding WASAPI audio captureSW Encoder · What WASAPI does in the SW Encoder audio pipeline.Using HTTP and file metadata sourcesSW Encoder · Understand HTTP Poll, HTTP Push, and Local File metadata workflows.Using multiple outputs safelySW Encoder · How independent destinations help avoid unnecessary interruption.Using TCP Server metadata inputSW Encoder · Send Artist - Title metadata to SW Encoder over a TCP connection.Using the input meter and faderSW Encoder · Monitor incoming levels and adjust input gain responsibly.Using UDP metadata inputSW Encoder · Send lightweight metadata updates to a configured UDP listener.What diagnostics to send SupportSW Encoder · Collect useful evidence without exposing passwords or secrets.