You can download a program called Free Hi-Q Recorder from Roemer Software which will record to your hard-drive anything you can hear through your computer's speakers. You can then do whatever you're good at doing with the recording on your computer (don't ask this dobbin though!)
Audacity is pretty good for free software. I haven't used it to capture streaming audio yet, but I use it to decompress .flac files and upload my tapes/CD's to the hard drive. It's easy to learn and doesn't tie up too many resources.
Something to consider: if the file that you want isn't already an MP3 then you will need to convert it to MP3 yourself. My copy of Audacity doesn't export to MP3 on-board, I had to DL lame.dll which was easy enough to find. Newer versions might include this 'middle man' otherwise if you go that route it's something to consider.
As a general rule, always leave the output volume as high as you can, then adjust the volume at the speakers (note that this doesn't apply if you use headphones plugged straight into the soundcard). I set my sliders to:
output - 100
input - 0'
Select Stereo Mixer on drop down menu.
Click Edit -> Preferences -> Audio I/0 tab. Make sure "Software
Playthrough" is unchecked
Double click the speaker icon in Window's taskbar. Click options -> properties -> and select Adjust Volume for Recording. The tiny window below there will change to reflect all the inputs your drivers report. Are they all checked? They probably should be.
Once you click ok, the mixer (Microsoft Sound Mapper) will change to show a slider for each input, make sure the one you want to use is also turned up here.
PS if recording wave output on your computer, always disable any system sounds, otherwise you'll get a "You've got mail" or other bongs / noises over the top of your recordings!
If you use Mozilla Firefox as a browser you can go to Extensions, under Tools, click 'Get More Extensions' and find DownloadHelper 2.4.5. This will allow you to save mp3s directly from the streaming page (and you can also save video from YouTube and what-not). It's the easiest option!
And on Mac, at least, there's a nifty program called Audio Hijack, which allows you to record (with a handy start/stop) from any other program on your computer (like games, browsers, etc.)
Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
kdhx has some wonderful Irish music. Is there a way to capture this audio steam for later playing on my my mp3 player?
thanks
Chuck
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by Cquick
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
You can download a program called Free Hi-Q Recorder from Roemer Software which will record to your hard-drive anything you can hear through your computer's speakers. You can then do whatever you're good at doing with the recording on your computer (don't ask this dobbin though!)
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by Steve Shaw
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
Audacity (free download) will do the job as well.
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by molaoch
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity is pretty good for free software. I haven't used it to capture streaming audio yet, but I use it to decompress .flac files and upload my tapes/CD's to the hard drive. It's easy to learn and doesn't tie up too many resources.
Something to consider: if the file that you want isn't already an MP3 then you will need to convert it to MP3 yourself. My copy of Audacity doesn't export to MP3 on-board, I had to DL lame.dll which was easy enough to find. Newer versions might include this 'middle man' otherwise if you go that route it's something to consider.
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by gravelwalks
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
How can you do that with Audacity?
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by Pere
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
I tried it and it didn't seem to work. Are there settings that need to be changed?
I set it up to that the source was the Wave output Mix, but that seemed to feed back into the source and all I got was howling sounds.
thanks
Chuck
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by Cquick
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
figured it out!
In Audacity, go to Edit, Preferences, then unclick box which says play through speakers while recording.
Then it seems to record correctly.
Now all have to is leave my computer on in real time for the whole programme and then I can convert to mp3
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by Cquick
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
As a general rule, always leave the output volume as high as you can, then adjust the volume at the speakers (note that this doesn't apply if you use headphones plugged straight into the soundcard). I set my sliders to:
output - 100
input - 0'
Select Stereo Mixer on drop down menu.
Click Edit -> Preferences -> Audio I/0 tab. Make sure "Software
Playthrough" is unchecked
Double click the speaker icon in Window's taskbar. Click options -> properties -> and select Adjust Volume for Recording. The tiny window below there will change to reflect all the inputs your drivers report. Are they all checked? They probably should be.
Once you click ok, the mixer (Microsoft Sound Mapper) will change to show a slider for each input, make sure the one you want to use is also turned up here.
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by molaoch
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
Sorry: Should read
Output: 100%
Input 0%
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by molaoch
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
PS if recording wave output on your computer, always disable any system sounds, otherwise you'll get a "You've got mail" or other bongs / noises over the top of your recordings!
Mark
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by Mark Harmer
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
If you use Mozilla Firefox as a browser you can go to Extensions, under Tools, click 'Get More Extensions' and find DownloadHelper 2.4.5. This will allow you to save mp3s directly from the streaming page (and you can also save video from YouTube and what-not). It's the easiest option!
# Posted on November 18th 2007 by neddiescotus
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
And on Mac, at least, there's a nifty program called Audio Hijack, which allows you to record (with a handy start/stop) from any other program on your computer (like games, browsers, etc.)
Pete
# Posted on November 19th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
You should check out Total Recorder - also does a great job
# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by tbradfish
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
Creative Recorder, which comes as software with their external USB soundcard, does an excellent job for any source within or without the computer.
# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by lazyhound
Re: Capturing Streaming Audio on my computer
"without" = "external of"
# Posted on November 23rd 2007 by lazyhound