capturing real audio files?

[dboy]

I used to download RA files from a radio station, convert to wav, and burn to CD to listen to when I wanted to (certain talk shows that I enjoyed). I was using Streambox VCR (whatever that old version was that could download real files) and it worked great. Now however, it doesn't work. I've tried from several different sources and none work. It'll get the ram file, see what .rm it needs, but then timeout over and over trying to get that. I can get the same files using real player, so it's not the server is down. My firewall was completely off.

Anything else I'm missing? Something else I could use to get these recordings?

 

[dboy]

anyone?

 

[PrincessGuard]

Net Transport ( http://lycos26486.l78.lycos.com.cn/default.htm ) can download some Real streams. You have to manually download the .ram file and copy/paste the address though.

 

[atbms]

AFIAK, Real software is (usually) set up to not let you capture streaming audio, unless the content creator explicitly wants to let you. So 3rd-party software is circumventing that function; and Real (like AiM) probably has a lot of measures built into their protocol to shut down unauthorized software mimicing their players. I'm guessing your former solution was disabled recently.

The only sure way to capture sound like that is to use a second sound card. While I've never worked with 2 sound cards in the same box, it should be do-able without undue fuss - sound cards are cheap, and modern Windows versions seem ready to cope with multiple input/output sources. Unless the software suggested by the other respondant works for you, try slapping in a cheap soundcard and running a cable from one to the other - you can be pretty confident Real won't be able to get around that.

 

[dboy]

I'm dl'ing net transport to try that... I don't wanna do the 2 sound card thing because I like to queue up several to get overnight, and I don't want have to individually start each etc.

 

[PrincessGuard]

You don't need another sound card. Most modern sound cards can record from themselves internally.

 

[foofoo]

i record some streaming audio files using a free application called sound capture

here

it works well.

good luck