Is there any way of downloading and saving streaming audio/radio and saving it.

I've found a brilliant comedy radio station with archives - some you can save but some are only listen to but Id love to save them and burn them.

Ive tried Download Accelerator but it doesnt seem to want to know...is there any software (free) methods that people can recommend...or is it just a case of the old press record,let it run, then stop

Thanks

What's the URL of the site? Let me take a look for you.

Thanks

Basiacally any of the files that come up when you click on the listen button

http://www.xfm.co.uk/Arti...p?id=49125
[Edited 2/9/06 14:01pm]

There was a thread about this not so long ago (few days I think), look in the back pages

purpledoveuk said:

Yes, it's possible to rip these files.

Bear with me and I'll write you a tutorial...

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

Yeah - it was me.

http://www.prince.org/msg/100/176648

But that was how to record from the BBC Radio Player. You need a different application for the XFM site.

Firstly, download this zip-file and extract the contents onto your desktop.

http://rapidshare.de/file...r.zip.html

It's a very small Streaming WMA Recorder. It's only 39kb and it works!!!



The links you wish to download from on the XFM site are completely straight-forward.

Simply right-click one of the "listen" links on the page and choose "Copy Shortcut".



Open up notepad, right-click and paste. You'll see a long URL, but the important bit starts mms and ends wma. Highlight the important part of the URL by dragging your mouse over it whilst pressing the left mouse-key; right-click again and copy.



In the ASF Recorder, click on "File", then "Open URL..." and simply right-click and paste the information you previously copied.



Choose your location to save your file to, press "Save" and the player will start to buffer the stream, before saving the file as a .wma.



The program may stick once it reaches 100%. If it does, it's fine - just quit the program. Don't quit before 100% though!!!



If ever you need to copy from the XFM Radio Player, it's a bit more tricky. Let me know via OrgNote if you ever need to do this.

Also, I'd recommend the old freeware version of the dBPowerAmp Music Convertor to change WMA files to WAV. Again, if you need a copy, let me know.

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[Edited 2/9/06 14:42pm]

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar...I tip my hat to you in gratitude.

Thanks.

Dont know if you liek Ricky Gervais or not but my wife and I lie in bed listening to his podcasts for The Guardian just before we go to bed (usually laughing our asses off)..tehy are coming to an end now but Ive just discovered about 2 years worth in the XFM archives so plenty of fun yet

purpledoveuk said:

He's okay... I listen to the Feast Of Fools show before I go to sleep every night. It's a tad camp.

http://www.feastoffools.net/

I love my TOTALRECORDER. It only cost $12 on the web and you can record any audio. You can also use it to record records, if you have old records you want to make cd's out of.



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