i'm trying to rip the stream of this ebola mix from the bbc, is there a program i can use to grab it in good quality? i have no idea where to start.

i use Audio Hijack to record stuff off radio streams...

see http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/

but i think it's a Mac only product.

I was going to say that but yes, it's mac only.

audacity is for pc & will record anything coming through.
Disable your alerts etc.
free & wonderful too.

I like audiograbber a lot.

I never knew that!!!

Goddammit!!!

What a brilliant programme!!!!

If you use BitTorrent and you want it in pristine quality, then you can get it here.

MB is a fantastic, fantastic site. Watch yer ratio though!

I just tried using this to capture some streaming audio from Resonance FM. It worked fine but after about 10 minutes came up with a box saying I now needed to buy the software.

Is there a free version available for Mac?

I've just got two Ed Reardon programmes through Audacity. Great!!! Thanks, Divvy.

whoa, thanks for the help, that's obviously perfect.

audacity, well i tried and after a few minutes my computer would just crash. happened several times but thanks for that tip as well!

maybe this little piece of mac software is interesting for recording rm and wmv media

CocoaJT

I used it to recieve shows from the BBC player.

Stephen - I thought you could get Audacity for Mac - I'm sure my brother had it on his. You need to have a reasonably fast computer, though, or else it drops odd half seconds.

Thanks. Just downloaded Audacity for Mac. So how I can capture streaming audio with it? Sorry. Need clear and simple instructions for a tech idiot.

assuming it works same for pc...

1 disable all of your alerts, error, new emails etc.
2 check the drop down menu, it will say something like"line in" or "wave out mix"
You need to find the one to match where your sound is coming from. this is probably obvious to others, but not me.
Trial & error.
3 press the big red round button
4 start you stream etc.
5 when complete press the square button choose Edit -select all the File- export as wav or it will save as mp3 if you assiciate it with the lame encoder.
Whatever that it, but I did it.

You can do some tweaks, remove ads, pump up or down thevolume etc.

bobyerunkle.

Thanks. I need to spend some time experimenting with this.

I did it with Stereo mix - you use line in for recording from an amplifier or other external device.

I have had the ability to record with audacity for 18 months, but did not realise that you could get streams on it until today.
A wonderful programme, though.

Will this work with MySpace music? There are a few songs there that I'd like to be able to save onto my hardrive, but it doesn't allow this unless you're a member. F*ck that...I'm not joining MySpace. But I'd still like to save some of their music.

Any solutions?

this will work with any sounds coming thjrough your pc.
Of course, streaming audio is not hi-fi, so you won't be getting cd quality stuff.
What you hear is what you get.

Yeah, but I guess I could always improve the quality via another editing device, or whatever. I found a website that describes how to setup Audacity for recording. It suggests selecting "Wave Out Mix", But I can't seem to select it (the drop-down menu is disabled). It says to go into your Audio Properties but I can't even select the one it suggests.

I'm a real non-techie.

I still use this version of Streambox.

Old But Gold

Okay...it looks like I have Audacity figured out!

Thanks!

I recorded John Barrowman (Capt Jack) doing his Xmas special (songs from the shows) off R2 last night, for our lass's mother. I don't think you can disable AOL. I was in the bath and from the next room, while the recording was going on, I heard J Lumly saying You Have Email. Oh, it'll be OK.

I'm looking for a "Soft-Clip" plugin for Audacity. Goldwave has one, where it produces a so-called Soft-Clip, ie smooths out your wave form so nothing clips. I can't find anything like that for Audacity. I've been having to switch between the two programs for my Soft-Clipping and my editing (I used to use Goldwave a lot, by I can't stand the interface).

Anyone know of a Soft-Clip plugin for -- or compatible with -- Audacity?

The 'Hard Limiter' plugin of Audacity should be able to do that. Never used Goldwave so cannot compare.

basically the filter takes all frequencies over the specified DB level (the level that the clipping occurs) and then applies a level of softening to it (wetness).

Otalgia
sound geek

ah geez- and all this time I have been drawing out all my big vinyl pops by hand!

Me too. But it's quite good fun, I think. I've never found a use for that iron, though.

Why does a music file imported into Audacity get compressed into less than one second? I have tried to import tracks to adjust their volume levels but so far have been stumped by this compression-thing. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Or if it can be done at all?

What type of file are you importing? Do not import cda files.

Haha! Ur onto me!

But no, its not cda - they are Mp3 files created by audacity when I recorded from my old cassette collection.

Alright. Now what we've established that you have been paying attention to what i said, what do you mean exactly by "a music file imported into Audacity get compressed into less than one second?".
And, does the same thing happen to other MP3s (that weren't ripped from your cassette collection)?

There are two possible options I see: 'Open' file or 'Import Raw data'. I've opened files using both - Mp3's I've created from tapes and downloaded ones. The files open in the main window, but when I try to play the song, it is over in barely a second - after sending a horrendous screeching noise thru my speakers! :confused:

Okay, first off, I've found an installed version of audacity and i don't have import raw etc... What you need to do is just click on "file" and then "open" and select the MP3 or whatever the file is you want to import. Do not import as raw data.
Secondly, do you get the same screaching when you play the same file in a media player or when you've burned the mp3 to cd?

The 'import raw data' is under the 'Generate' tab. It was suggested to me by my nephew to try the 'raw data' option when I told him that opening the files conventionally did not work (as he is a musician and uses audacity to record his own songs).

The songs I am trying to import play fine on my PC, on CD's and on Mp3 players.

When I recorded them, the programme would track the song's volume levels - these same volume levels are shown in the opened file, but are all compressed into a screen-size file - so it plays super-quick.

WTF are yo'll talking about?

this is for converting vinyl? does one just need turntable and pre-amp to plug into the pC with this software?

a limiter wont do that. you need a declick plug.

a limiter just prevents the amplitude of a wave from going over 0db and distorting.

the clicks and pops in vinyl are due to spikes in frequency as well as amplitude. a declicker will search for these sudden attacks in frequency and amplitude and smooth them over. but you have to be carefull how you use it because it you set if to automatic it can remove the attack portions of drums and percussion, or anything else with fast attack transients.

Don't use import, just use file > open. Does Audacity open other MP3s that you didn't record yourself normally?

If yes, seems like audacity has a problem with the MP3 format you recorded to. I would re-install audacity and make sure you've got the latest version and try again.

If it's no go again, and you still want a quick solution to adjust the audio levels, I recommend burning your tracks to a cd, and ripping the cd back to MP3s, assuming this is just a small collection. Or get another program.

Shouldnt that be "Or get another fucking program". :banghead: :lol:

Yes, you can use it for that (that´s all I use Audacity for, which is why I don´t engage in the other discussion in this thread). Quite simple; connect the preamp/stereo to the sound card, start Audacity, record, and export as .wav afterwards.

Is there any way to load one long mp3 file (i.e a podcast of dj set) into audacity & put markers in hat you can use to skip to next track?
Otherwise it means cutting & saving each track separately.

thanking you in advance.

Erm, why when I import a 3 minute track into it does it compress it into .5 of a second?

The track is in windows media format.

any ideas?