stream linux audio from sound card through netcat

play_stream

#!/bin/bash
# run on mac in terminal
while TRUE; do
  nc <server_address> 15000 | play -q -t mp3 -  || echo Attempting to connect...
  sleep 1;
done

stream_audio

#!/bin/bash
# run on linux box
MONITOR=$(pactl list | grep -A2 '^Source #' | \
    grep 'Name: .*\.monitor$' | awk '{print $NF}' | tail -n1)

parec -d "$MONITOR" | sox -v 0.8 -s -S -t raw -r 44100 -sLb 16 -c 2 - -t mp3 -C 196 - | netcat -l 15000 -k

# why doesn't this work? sounds like playing a record with a pencil lead
# rec -t raw -b 16 -r 44100 -e signed -c 2 -L - -t mp3 -C 196 - | netcat -l 15000