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I'm sitting here listening to a radio show that is being broadcast live over an internet stream, but I would like to keep bits and pieces for later-enjoyment. Is there a way I can easily record streams in real-time? I should note also (not sure if it's necessary or not) that this stream requires me to first login before listening.
Sampson
Posted 2009-09-15T23:38:56.790
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You could just use VLC.
The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework, player and server
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac ...) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See the full features list.
It can also be used as a media converter or a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on networks.
I've used for exactly what you are asking and it works great.
To do this you have to:
voyager
Posted 2009-09-15T23:38:56.790
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I'm using Screamer Radio
Features:
Why to use Screamer Radio
It's easy to use
It's not bloated
It's ad free
It has no spyware
It has a huge database of radio stations
It has a cool peak meter ;)
You can easily record what you're listening to
You can hide it in the system tray
You can play back on multiple soundcards
.. and it's free!
Supported Stream Types
Shoutcast and Icecast MP3 Streaming
Icecast OGG Vorbis Streaming
WMA Streaming
AAC Streaming
Recording Features
Recording buffer: start recording in the middle and still save the entire song!
Direct MP3 Audio stream saving, no loss of quality!
Direct OGG Vorbis stream saving, no loss of quality!
Or encode OGG Vorbis as MP3 using Lame
Encode WMA or AAC to MP3 using Lame
Open URL or select your favorite station from the presets, then hit Rec, it doesn't get much easier
A portable version Screamer Radio is available.
SR is a great program, but unfortunately capturing WMA with it will require re-encoding and thus quality loss – ohadsc – 2010-03-25T02:32:55.283
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You can check out a program I have developed to this end (front end for stream recording). It relies on MPlayer, VLC, or any other recorder you choose. It sports quite a few interesting features (IMHO), give it a try...
ohadsc
Posted 2009-09-15T23:38:56.790
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You could use the NO23 recorder, it uses the stereo-mix for system-wide sound recording.
Unfortunately the site is only available in German, but it should be easy to figure out what to do.
Michael K
Posted 2009-09-15T23:38:56.790
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Regarding the question from @Jonathan Sampson about how to save a stream onto your computer as a file... A mostly(*) free native solution from Matt Beckler that uses mplayer and lame:
#!/bin/bash
# Save streaming audio to an mp3 file. Requires lame.
# This script will record for the duration entered below.
# Customize the stream URL, duration, filename, and working directory.
#
# Written by Matthew Beckler (matthew at mbeckler dot org)
STREAM="http://1.2.3.4:8140"
DURATION="1:30:00"
DATESTR="$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
# Don't include .wav or .mp3 at the end of the variable below:
FILENAME="Stream_dump_$DATESTR"
WORKINGDIR="/data/pub/audio/podcasts/"
cd $WORKINGDIR
rm -rf $FILENAME.{wav,mp3}
mplayer $STREAM -endpos $DURATION -vo null \
-ao pcm:waveheader:file=$FILENAME.wav &> /dev/null
lame $FILENAME.wav $FILENAME.mp3 &> /dev/null
rm -rf $FILENAME.wav
(*) script requires lame, but I'm guessing you're ok with libraries whose licensing might be non-free
DaveParillo
Posted 2009-09-15T23:38:56.790
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Many tools can do that in Windows. (For Linux look here.) Some lists here and here.
I also recommend Screamer Radio, already mentioned.
Also:
All mentioned can save radio songs with tags for title, artist etc. StreamWriter deserves a special position as it is able to record multiple streams simultaneously, schedule recording of specific stations, titles, artists, etc.
Do you have a short bulleted list demonstrating how to get a stream onto my computer as a file? – Sampson – 2009-09-15T23:47:11.453
@Jonathan Sampson: the only problem is that I've got it installed in spanish and I could just end up confusing you. Let me see if its in english on my netbook. – voyager – 2009-09-15T23:48:44.180
@Voyager: You can give the instructions in spanish. I read it fairly well. – Sampson – 2009-09-15T23:51:32.740
@Jonathan: There really isn't any more to it. Some options may have different names, but its really easy to "press thingys until it works" :) – voyager – 2009-09-16T00:03:37.927
Furthermore, I didn't know you could read spanish. Good to know :) – voyager – 2009-09-16T00:07:44.780