What's new · Mass Insanity Radio

What's new Version 1.3.0

Changes to Mass Insanity Radio, newest first. How to use everything is in the User guide.

Like or dislike the song on air with the thumbs in the player bar, on every page. Click your thumb again to take your vote back. You need to be logged in to vote.
Live DJs page: every DJ's logo, bio and weekly show times (Arizona time), with "On the air now" when a DJ is live.
DJ check-in: DJs press "Check in & go live" before a show; the page also lists the encoder settings and their schedule. Encoders can only connect while the DJ is checked in (a check-in lasts 12 hours, or until "Check out").
DJs can edit their DJ name, bio, logo and show times under My account → DJ Details.
New User Guide (this site's how-to) and this What's new page, linked at the bottom of every page.

Fixed: new members could not finish signing up — the last step (after the e-mailed link) failed with a database error.
Birthday on your account can be left blank or typed as 01-31-1990 or 1/31/1990; an impossible date gets a clear message.
Gender on your account is now a Male / Female / N/A list.
Removed leftover developer notes from the My account page.

Fixed MP3 uploads for bands: songs up to 10 MB are accepted again and tagged with the band, album and song name.
The upload form now says "Under 10 MB" (it said 5), only offers MP3 files, and warns about a file that's too big before uploading it.

New look: bigger logo, sticky menu buttons, a player bar at the bottom of every page, and a layout that fits any screen from phones to wide monitors.
Every page has its own address you can bookmark or share (for example /?p=artists, or a band's own page), and Back/Forward work. The music keeps playing while you move around.
Front page: what's on air, Just played, About the band on air, and the Featured artist.
Featured is back as a menu button and a front-page card.
Link previews (Discord, Facebook, iMessage and others) show the station's picture and a description.
Fixed garbled characters in some band bios and place names.
The old chat page has been removed.

The stream now runs on the station's own server: the auto-DJ plays the rotation 24/7, and the stream is checked every 5 minutes.
Live DJs connect over an encrypted connection (port 8443); when a DJ goes live, listeners switch over automatically and back to the auto-DJ afterwards.
"Listen" buttons play the stream directly in your browser; "Open in your player" works with desktop players.

The site moved to a new server and was rebuilt for security: passwords are stored safely, forms are protected against forged requests, and pages check that you're allowed to see or change what you ask for.
Old passwords keep working and are upgraded to the safer format the next time you log in.