Rebuffering

When Unsanityª Echo connects to a SHOUTcast stream, it fills its buffer with the stream from the server. As it plays, it refills this buffer continously. However, if the stream plays faster than the connection at which it is being refilled (this occurs when the server or user is on a slow connection), Unsanityª Echo will eventually empty the buffer. When this happens, Unsanityª Echo pauses to rebuffer. While it is rebuffering, the stream will stop until the buffer refills entirely. When the buffer is full, Unsanityª Echo will again play the stream.


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