Hiawatha Bray on Shoutcast
In today’s Boston Globe, Hiawatha Bray has a useful column (note: the Globe will break the link in a few days) on how to record music streams — legally and for free — using tools that record whatever audio is passing through your computer. (He doesn’t mention my favorite, Audacity, but it sounds like the ones he recommends are easier to use.) Thanks to the article, I’m now using StationRipper, a bargain at $9.95, that lets you tune into ShoutCasts. As soon as I figure out how to listen to the streams as I’m downloading them, I’ll be 100% content.
Aha! StationRipper wants me to use WinAmp for playing the stream, not MusicMatch Jukebox. (Thanks to the Web for the information.)
Double aha! Greg Ratajik from StationRipper sent me an email:
If you double click a station that you are ripping, it will launch whatever player is registered on your machine for MP3 streams and play it. It actually sets a relay up, so you are actually listing to what StationRipper is recording (e.g., it doesn’t open up a second connection to the station).
With MusicMatch jukebox registered as my MP3 player, it says it’s playing the localhost but no sound comes out.
Categories: Uncategorized dw
In theory, ANY player should work with 2.0+ It just uses whatever is registered with the machine as the MP3-file player. Next version I hope to have a player built in, as a option :)
-Greg
Mac users have Audio Hijack and Wiretap among other applications. Audio Hijack is quite sophisticated, allowing you to set timers, use MP3, AAC, and other formats for real-time compression, and stub files like the ones that RealPlayer uses, URLs, or sound files.
Mac is the best. I’m a MAC’er. HOHO