Recording Streaming Music (Tips and Advice)

[CompKidRRO]

I would like to record some streaming music files. How should I do this? I could have a cord come out from speaker into line in, but the sound card wont let me. Do I need a Sound Blaster Live? Would an audigy be ok with it too? Have any good tips or advice share it here.

 

[CompKidRRO]

anyone?

 

[morkinva]

Can I have an example? Like a url

 

[foofoo]

hi,
try this one
http://www.thislife.org/ra/227.ram

linked

 

[morkinva]

Originally posted by: foofoo
hi,
try this one
http://www.thislife.org/ra/227.ram

linked

This is one of those pointer files. When I click on it, 227(1).ram can be found in my internet cache. If I move the file to notepad, I can see its contents point to the real file located at: rtsp://a1456.r.akareal.net/ondemand/7/1456/1854/7d313c31/www.wbez.org/ta/227.rm -- you need some other program to grab it, like a modified streambox vcr or metaproducts offline explorer

 

[PrincessGuard]

If your sound card can't record and playback at the same time, then you need something like Total Recorder, which uses a virtual sound card driver to capture sound.

Newer cards let you record directly from the output.

Why won't your card "let you" plug a cable between the output to input?

 

[CompKidRRO]

It says the sound card is being used. Would a SB LIVE! be able to record from the source? An example is http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Focus_on_the_Family_Radio_Theatre/Archives.asp...
Is there a free program I can use?

 

[CompKidRRO]

It says that the sound card is being used. Would a SB Live or Audigy be able to record from the source? AN example is http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Focus_on_the_Family_Radio_Theatre/Archives.asp
Is there a free program i can use to record?

 

[Nerdology]

You will certainly need a full-duplex sound card to record the playback content. Yes, a SoundBlaster Live and up can handle it (although I'm pretty sure I've had lower SoundBlasters able to as well, such as an AWE32. Perhaps even a SB16 ISA?). An SB Live! Value is pretty cheap nowadays. Once you've got full-duplex capability, you can choose an appropriate record source in sndvol32, and I'm sure there are plenty of free WAV recorders out there that let you get more than 60 seconds (the bane of sndrec32).

 

[CompKidRRO]

Is an Audigy 1 (Barebone) better than a SB Live (Retail)? I will be buying from ebay. Is there a linky for any recommended free recorders (I being stupid at finding stuff).

 

[Pretty Cool]

Total Recorder is my choice, but here are some freebies. If I remember correctly, unlike Total Recorder, these freebies may require you to run a cord between speaker out to line in.

Sound Capture

The FREE Edition: Silent-Bob

Absolute MP3 Recorder

 

[foofoo]

hi,
thanks pretty cool. my fortissimo3 and sound capture didnt need a patch cord.

 

[CompKidRRO]

When I use absalute MP3 Recorder I record than i try to play and it says error. What is wrong?

 

[CompKidRRO]

Anyone???

 

[foofoo]

i'm using sound capture and it's working just fine. havent tried absolute recorder. have you tried sound capture?
good luck

 

[Pretty Cool]

Absolute MP3 Recorder apparently is picky in regards to sound cards. Perhaps that is your problem. On the other hand, others have had difficulties with this application as well. You could try emailing the author, or just move on to another program. Here are a couple of more that have been mentioned by others, as I have never tried any these:

Messer 0.99.2

Free Version of Audiograbber


EDIT:

Download.com has user opinions of Absolute MP3 Recorder. Maybe something in those reviews will be of some help.

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