Category: Broadcaster's Lounge
So, here's my predicament. I have a radio show at my college station, and I'd like to record it. But this is not as simple as it sounds. Firstly, there's no tape deck in the studio, so recording it that way is out. (And the station doesn't have an FM signal, so I couldn't leave the radio on at home and record that way.) Secondly, the CD burner in the studio is completely not accessible. The sighted people even have trouble with the damn thing. So that's out.
But the station does stream online, so I was thinking I could record the show that way. So, my question to all you tech-savvy broadcasters (since I, obviously, am not so tech-savvy) is is this doable? If so, what (free!) recording/editing software would you recommend to get the job done?
If this wasn't clear or was too convoluted, just tell me. I'll be happy to clarify the situation.
(Also, shameless plug! Feel free to listen to the first show of the semester this Thursday, February 8. It airs from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern time [that's in the U.S.]. Go to wecb.emerson.edu to hear the stream.)
Thanks for any help you can give!
Sorry, I don't know the answer. But, with all these broadcasting gurus around here, I think your question is a good one and deserves an answer.
Bob
Depending on what type of stream it is, Total Recorder should do the trick. It records WMA, OGG, MP3, and Real Audio streams and works well with jaws for the most part. Although previous versions have conflicted with some soundcards, this problem seems to have been rectified in the latest version. You can download a free demo, but an annoying sound is inserted every 60 seconds until you buy one of the 3 versions of the software. The nice thing about this software is that you can record streamming audio and use jaws or window eyes without the screen reader interfering with your recording. There is suposibily a way to record streaming audio with CDEX, witch is free, but I'm not sure how to do it. Check out total recorder at: here
Thank you! I downloaded total recorder, and after some playing around with it, decided to buy the license. It works wonderfully! Thanks again.
aw, it's a shame i didn't see this sooner, because I have a much easier program to use, you'll drop total recorder like a bad habbit after you see this software. It's called Replay A/V and can be gotten at http://www.replay-radio.com, it's $50 but worth every buck. It uses absolutely no special drivers unless you really need them to, it records streams without taking up your sound card and it saves it in virtually any audio format you want, MP3, Ogg, windows media, real, whatever the stream is. and it automatically saves the file at the exact bitrate of the stream is, it's like having a perfect digital copy. that's what it is actually. so try this out and see if you don't think it's cool. I use it all the time and very highly recommend it.
Interesting topick.
I use the CDEX but as Scott said it also records jaws, msn sounds and anythin that comes out of the soundcard so these two programmes deffinately sound better.
CDEX will record as long as somebody has got wave out mix in the volume control. But any recording programme can do it really. Like soundforge, adobbie audition and any other.
You can actually record streams within RealPlayer. Try saving the location of any stream on the net on your hard drive. Then right-click the menu and select the "open with" submenu. Choose Realplayer in that list. Once you have the stream launched, press CTRL Plus R to record the stream. To stop the recording, press CTRL plus R again, and the recording will be saved in your real media library. Hope this helps.