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Flagship broadcast automation suite built with C++20 and Qt 6.8.3. Nine modular surfaces (Radio, Podcast, Church, DJ, Entertainment, Social, Corporate, Custom) with 43+ modules. Dual-deck player, AuxDeck, AutoDJ, FTS5 media library, 5 database backends, plugin SDK, and ICY 2.2 metadata. Portable install — all data stored in app folder.

Security-hardened release: 23 vulnerability patches (SAST + DAST audit), binary compiled with stack canaries, FORTIFY_SOURCE, full RELRO, PIE. VP9/WebM video streaming, ICY-META v2.2 (60+ fields), YAML config, song history API, HTML5 player. GPG-signed binary and package by Mcaster1 Keysmith.

# Import Mcaster1 Keysmith public key
curl -sL https://mcaster1.com/mcaster1dnas/mcaster1-keysmith-debian.asc | gpg --import

# Verify the package
gpg --verify mcaster1dnas_2.5.3-sec_amd64.deb.asc mcaster1dnas_2.5.3-sec_amd64.deb

# Verify checksum
sha256sum -c mcaster1dnas_2.5.3-sec_amd64.deb.sha256

# Install
sudo apt install ./mcaster1dnas_2.5.3-sec_amd64.deb

# Import key, add repo, install
curl -fsSL https://mcaster1.com/repos/debian/mcaster1-keysmith.gpg \
  | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/mcaster1-keysmith.gpg > /dev/null

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mcaster1-keysmith.gpg] https://mcaster1.com/repos/debian stable main" \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mcaster1.list

sudo apt update && sudo apt install mcaster1dnas

A maintained, modernized fork of the EdCast/Oddsock DSP encoder by Ed Zaleski. Streams MP3, Opus, Vorbis, FLAC, AAC-LC/HE/v2/ELD to Icecast2, Shoutcast, and Mcaster1DNAS. Includes podcast RSS feed generation and ICY 2.2 extended metadata (55+ header fields). Choose the installer for your player — or grab the complete suite.

Full-featured desktop media player built for internet radio. Features A/B deck mixing, AI Song Ticker for real-time metadata enrichment, multi-stage DSP chain, mc1amp:// protocol handler for one-click stream playback, and Plugin SDK v2 for extensibility.

Open-source Mcaster1 projects are available on GitHub under the GNU GPL v2 license. Clone, fork, and contribute — or build your own custom installers.