Recording from Radio

Charlie Campney · Post by **Charlie Campney** » 23 Jul 2004 5:40 pm

I have tried recording from PC radio with a microphone and not much success.
Can I record from radio by putting a jumper from the headphone jack to the microphone jack? I have Windows XP Media Edition. Is there a better way to do it. Occasionally I'll find a song on steelradio.com that I'd like to record.

William Peters · Post by **William Peters** » 23 Jul 2004 7:04 pm

Here's how I do it;

Open Sound Recorder: Start->Accessories->Entertainment->Sound Recorder.

Create a blank file:
Click on Record (The red button)
When it reaches 1 minute, click on Record again.

Repeat until you have 5 minutes of silence.

Click on Save As and save the 5 minute file... call it blank.wav

You only have to do this once if you are careful.

Set record position to 0

Now start playing Steel radio, or a cd or any sound source.

While it is playing, click on the record button on Sound Recorder.

When done recording, Click on Save As, and save as some other name...NOT BLANK.WAV

To do another, just open blank.wav in Sound Recorder and repeat the above procedure.

NO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE NECESSARY.

Have fun.

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[This message was edited by William Peters on 23 July 2004 at 08:06 PM.]

Joe Law · Post by **Joe Law** » 24 Jul 2004 2:47 pm

Charley,
Here's my solution that works fine for me.I have a Marantz PMD221 portable recorder plugged into the headphone output jack at all times ,sitting here on top of my desk.
When something good is on I just hit the record button and get it to tape.
I have about ten tapes that when some especially good music is playing I just let a tape record full, then put them in my truck then I have some GOOD music to listen to, not this stuff from the radio.
If you watch ebay these things are selling for less than 100 dollars now.

Wayne Carver · Post by **Wayne Carver** » 26 Jul 2004 9:13 am

Do a search on this forum for "Total Recorder" a software program for recording streaming audio etc.http://www.highcriteria.com/

Charlie Campney · Post by **Charlie Campney** » 26 Jul 2004 6:53 pm

Thanks Wayne, it looks like that is just what I am looking for.

Kiyoshi Osawa · Post by **Kiyoshi Osawa** » 27 Jul 2004 6:35 am

there's also a program called "station ripper" by ratajik software. Can't be beat, its free! and it records any internet radio stream. very easy to use and it could replace your usual internet radio listening program, since it works just like it, except it also records into mp3 files with the correct names and everything.

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Gere Mullican · Post by **Gere Mullican** » 27 Jul 2004 12:06 pm

Charlie, I use Goldwave to record from radio or any other source. Works great. Just go from the headphone out to the soundcard in and you got it.
Gere

seldomfed · Post by **seldomfed** » 28 Jul 2004 10:17 am

my solution;

Assuming you have some audio recording software like Cakewalk, Adobe Audition (formerly Cooledit), Soundforge, or perhaps Powertracks ($30) from PG MUSIC (same guys as BIAB), or Goldwave etc. ...

For Windows XP - Double click on your speaker icon,
select options > properties > select 'recording' radio button to switch faders, check 'wave out mix', make sure it's fader is up. You can now record anything your sound card plays.

Start your audio stream from the web, then
Run your audio recording software which should be configured to record from and play to your sound card, hit record and check levels etc. You should be in business.

I recorded pretty much all of Scotty's last year easily using this 'internal patch' and SAWPRO which is an older PC audio studio software that I use. Sonar would work or any smaller multitrack software from Cakewalk.

Suggest you start a new file for every event so they don't get too huge. Then you can edit and burn CD's later.

chris

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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon" www.book-em-danno.com

[This message was edited by seldomfed on 28 July 2004 at 11:18 AM.]

Charlie Campney · Post by **Charlie Campney** » 29 Jul 2004 7:12 am

Thanks Chris, I have Goldwave for the trial period and will soon purchase the license. But where do I find the speaker icon? Is it supposed to be in the system tray at the bottom of the screen? I don't recall ever seeing it. I have XP Media Edition.
Regards,
Charlie

seldomfed · Post by **seldomfed** » 29 Jul 2004 9:34 am

hmmm, XP media edition may have an audio recorder included that's better than the basic crappy Window 'sound recorder'. You might snoop around for it. I know the XP Media Center PCs have all kinds of video and audio stuff built in.

Speaker Icon should be right over next to the clock on the task bar in the lower right hand corner, sometimes you have to click the '<' to expand the list to see it.

There is another way (always is with 'puters)!

Click Start, control panel, sounds speech and audio devices, then sounds & audio devices, then in the box click the 'audio' tab at top, then the 'volume' button in the middle under recording - same same from there.

btw, in your audio software (Goldwave etc.) sample at 44.1k for .wav, it will remove hassles when/if you burn CD's. No need to go higher for internet radio quality.

cheers, chris

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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon" www.book-em-danno.com www.seldomfed.com

[This message was edited by seldomfed on 29 July 2004 at 10:49 AM.]

Charlie Campney · Post by **Charlie Campney** » 29 Jul 2004 9:58 am

Thanks Chris, Works good. Is there any way to get the icon where it should be near the clock ? It isn't there. Probably is a way but I can't find out how. The help section isn't much help in this case.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 29 Jul 2004 4:23 pm

Go to Control Panel-Sounds and Multimedia and click the box that says, "Show volume control on the taskbar".