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Frequently asked questions

Mother Earth Radio is a private project. We use vinyl records and hi-res audio files that are sent in 192khz/24bit. The music is tuned down to a special chamber tone. The station is financed out of my own pocket.

I have no sound?

Try it with another current browser
Try if the mp3 stream works
Use an Ethernet cable connection
Does the stream work with VLC?

What kind of noise is that during playback?

Crackling occurs with records, the dust on the record causes the needle to crack.

I don’t see any title or artist information?

Pioneering work takes its toll. Unfortunately, the FLAC format as an internet stream cannot transport metadata.
We provide the metadata via an extra API; not every platform has integrated this data to date.

The choice of music is strange?

The selection of pieces is based on musical quality and the lyrics, but not on musical taste or genre. Read more about it here.

Mit welchem Equipment nehmen Sie die Schallplatten auf?

Mother’s Kitchen:
Rega TAD 20th Anniversary
Pro-Ject Phono Box DS 2
RME ADI-2 Pro FS
Slientwire Serie 5 Cable
Supra LoRad MD08DC-EU Mark 3.1
Audio Lab:
Linn Sondek LP-12 turntable with Kuetso Black needle
Hexmat “Eclipse” – DS Audio “Ionizer”
EAR Yoshino 868 pre-amp
RME ADI2-Pro FS R
In-Akustik Referenz Cable
In-Akustik AC-4500 power filter
Recording is done in SondForge Pro, editing in Samplitude

What are the streaming URLs?

What are your licensed broadcasting areas?

Mother Earth pays its fees to the artists and has a licence for broadcasting in
Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Andorra, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy (incl. Vatican City), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen
Russian citizens are entitled to listen to whatever they want if the service participates in the global music infrastructure and is licensed in it’s home country.

Warum ist die Lautstärke ist so niedrig?

Mother Earth supports the peace efforts in the Loudness War. We therefore transmit at a level of
-23db LUFS
in accordance with the recommendation of the European Broadcasting Union EBU R 128.