Is There An Easy Way To Record Rush's or Savage's Shows For Later Playback?

10.15.04 | Me

[Publius6961]

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[raccoonradio]

I think the C. Crane company, which runs ads on many talk shows, offers a tape deck you can set up to tape radio while you're away (much like a VCR can.) Or at least it
can tape an entire 4 hour show without switching tapes.

http://www.ccrane.com

[LiveFree99]

My own cheap solution...

My PC came with MusicMatch so that is what I use. I select "Line In" as the recording source and simply run a mini-jack cable from the radio to the audio input of my computer.

My version of MusicMatch allows me to select the start and end times for the recording, as well as the audio quality. I find that the 32kbs setting works fine with AM broadcasts, although the files can get large (a couple hundred megabytes) for a three or four hour program. It's not much of a concern for me as my PC has a 40G hard drive.

This technique has some limitations, but it usually works for me.

[Defiant]

WindowsMedia VCR

You can set it to record streaming media at a certain time, like a VCR, or record manually.

[7.62 x 51mm]

I remember them! LOL!

[freedomlover]

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[brianl703]

Leave it in record mode and plug it into an appliance timer.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Thanks, k. Never used alt.binaries.sounds.radio.misc, or anything like it, before. What do I do? Paste it into my browser?

[kingu]

Xnews usenet browser software for reading newsgroups and downloading files.

All about binary files on usenet

And a tutorial for setting up and using xnews

Google can help you as well. For finding radio programs, go to newzbin.com and type the name of the program you're looking to find.

[Victor]

"....Leave it in record mode and plug it into an appliance timer...."

Another good idea! Probably the cheapest solution yet.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Thanks once again, k. That usenet is a whole 'nother world I've never gotten into, since getting on the Net in '95.

[kidd]

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[perfect stranger]

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[TechJunkYard]

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Probably massive overkill for what you need to do, but I like Audacity... it's open source, runs on Windows or *IX, and it's free. If it plays on your sound card, Audacity can record it, and export it to a .WAV or .MP3 file. It's ideal for live over-the-air or streamed programs. You can go back later and edit out the commercials if you so desire.

I also use HiDownload (http://www.hidownload.com/) for pre-recorded audio streams, like grabbing my own copy of programs off the CSPAN site. It uses multiple threads so it grabs the program in less time than it takes to play the stream for Audacity. It can handle any format -- WMP, MP3, Real, etc. HiDownload doesn't use the sound card at all, so you can silently grab one program while you're playing another one on the sound card.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Thanks, TJY, for the URLs. I'll check them out.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Tried Audacity, but couldn't figure it out last evening. I'll give it another try tonite. I seem to have accidentally 'disabled' some of the buttons, and can't get them re-enabled... Is there a step-by-step set of directions for a beginner? I'll uninstall and re-install it.

[TechJunkYard]

I don't know about the docs, there are probably some on the web site. The interface was fairly intuitive to me.

I did notice, though, that an upgrade of Internet Explorer to IE6 (on Win2KP) broke Audacity's ability to record from the sound card. Is that the problem you're having? I formatted and re-installed.

[7.62 x 51mm]

I was using Netscape v7.2, but had NO IDEA of what to do, in what sequence, TJY. No step-by-step manual. Like I said previously, I'm not the sharpest pencil in the drawer, when dealing with this stuff...

Somhow, I *disabled* a bunch of button functions, and can't remember how to activate them.

An uninstall/ re-install is in my near future.

[TechJunkYard]

.. had NO IDEA of what to do, in what sequence, TJY.

What's to sequence? Bring up RealPlayer and play a stream. Bring up Audacity, hit the button with the red dot on it, presto, you're recording. Hit the button with the yellow square on it, you've stopped recording. Hit the button with the green arrow on it, you're playing it back. Click File -> Export As WAV/MP3.. and save it to disk.

What, specifically, are you having trouble with?

[LadyPilgrim]

Yes! This is the second time I've seen this question, in the last couple of weeks.

I record all kinds of things on my little boom box, with cassette.

Do you have a boom box with cassette? If not, they have them at discount stores pretty cheap. Less than $30.