StreamHawk scans playlists to announce when your favorite artists are streaming.
- SiriusXM
- Soma.fm
Click Streams to see the current list. Mark the checkbox to monitor a stream. Check Play to auto-start favorites (VLC required, Soma.fm streams only). Check Talk and choose voices to announce favorites. Click Arrange to change order.
Click Manage to add Soma.fm and SiriusXM streams. To rename, right-click an added stream.
Hit SPACEBAR or the PAUSED / WATCHING button to start / stop updating the playlist, in 15/30/45-second intervals. Favorites are shown in bold, and optionally announced and streamed.
Double-click the playlist to add new artists. Mark artist/s, and click Add. Click AllMusic info for details.
Click Artists to see the full list. Add or delete, keeping one per line. You can use full artist names, partial names, song titles, or keywords.
Right-click on StreamHawk and Show Package Contents. See the files in Contents/Resources.
User data is stored as three JSON files. Delete to reset.
- artists.json – artists & keywords
- streams.json – added streams
- user.json - app preferences
Adjust available streams in these JSON files.
- sirius.json
- soma.json
StreamHawk starts with 9 male and 9 female MacOS voices. To see all available voices, open a Terminal and type:
say -v ?
To include a voice in the pulldown list, add to the JSON file:
- voices.json
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