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[theobold]

I was wondering if anyone has any idea about recording streaming radios.How could it be done?

[kitz]

When I wanted to record something a while ago I used WM recorder..  but the free version  was time limited to 30 days.

If youre wanting something that lasts longer than that try looking here.

Try the freeware section
http://radio.about.com/od/pcsoftwarefreeware/PC_Software_Freeware_for_Recording_Internet_Radio.htm

[theobold]

hey thanks man.Gonna check them out, after all don't mind if it's freeware or not as long as it does a good job.
And I actually saw a couple of those that also do podcasts here

http://radio.about.com/od/recordstreamingaudio/a/blrecordinghub.htm

so this is even better than I was hoping.

[theobold]

Well, haven't had time to try many of the apps from the reviews. I just got round to a Radiotracker app, seems interesting.It has a large database of stations, this is definitely a plus.

[geep]

Hi,
Assuming that you know the URL of the stream, try using mplayer:

mplayer -dumpstream URL -dumpfile filename

To dump streams run it from the command line (DOS prompt), or create a Windows .bat file.
e.g. To dump last Sunday night's Archers:

mplayer -dumpstream rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio4fmcoyopa/radio_4_fm_-_sunday_1000.ra -dumpfile SundayArchers.ra

Get it here: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html
The Beebotron is an interesting resource to help you make use of mplayer - http://beebotron.org/index.php

mplayer is most at home on Linux, but there is a Windows version.
Last time I used it on Windows it didn't need to be "installed" - I just unpacked the files and ran the .exe.
So no messing up the registry.

Cheers,
Peter

[theobold]

Thanks,gonna take a look at it.Though I prefer to keep it simple.Just choose what I want and press record, besides I'm not that great with command lines and such things.I'm still trying that Radiotracker app.

[scottiesmum]

I use this   :-

http://www.applian.com/asktoolbar/

Easy  Peasy  to use   ...and the tool bar can be removed (under View) when not required.  Excellent results !     Works equally fine in IE and Fire Fox.
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