Topic: Recording an Internet Stream

[chinariderstl]

All, I want to record an audio stream of an upcoming (09/27) show on 'Concert Window' (www.concertwindow.com).  I have never attempted to capture audio from a web stream before.  Can anyone provide some suggestions or point me in the right direction?

I tried messing around with the following, but it sounds horrible!

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer.html

I suppose it should be noted that I am attempting this on either a Windows XP or Windows 7 machine.  Both Dell hardware, one a tower, the other a laptop.

Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Chris.

[danny3]

I use SoundTap from NCH.
I'm pretty sure you would have to purchase it, as I believe the free version is just for trying it out, and records some pings or something (i can't remember) or a message to purchase it.
But it works very nicely. Mess around with the free version and see if it fits the bill.

[chinariderstl]

I use SoundTap from NCH.
I'm pretty sure you would have to purchase it, as I believe the free version is just for trying it out, and records some pings or something (i can't remember) or a message to purchase it.
But it works very nicely. Mess around with the free version and see if it fits the bill.

Wow!!  That works perfectly, thank you!

Just tested the free version and will be purchasing the full version.

Appreciate the help!

[audBall]

Perhaps too simplistic, but could you just run CD Wave (or another DAW with a recording function), and just record in the background while running the stream?

[capnhook]

Perhaps too simplistic, but could you just run CD Wave (or another DAW with a recording function), and just record in the background while running the stream?

Yeah, easy.  CD Wave works great for this, and it's easy to monitor levels, too.

[Marshall7]

I don't use CD WAV, although it works fine.  I use Soundforge Pro 10.0 myself.  Should be no issues using the free Audacity, either.  Basically any audio editor will do this for you.

[chinariderstl]

Thanks, I fooled around with Audacity, but couldn't get it to work correctly.  The sound was waaay off.  I'll play around with Sound Forge Pro as well, I have that installed too.

SoundTap seemed to work flawlessly when I tested it earlier.

Appreciate all the input.

[danny3]

No affiliation, but if you are purchasing NCH software - and there are other programs you might utilize - it pays to bundle.

[Jamos]

If you have a Mac, you can do it for free with Soundflower and Quicktime.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1159440/soundflower_capture.html

I've done this to capture Youtube audio when no other methods were available...

[justink]

headphone out to recorder. 

[chinariderstl]

headphone out to recorder.

I was also thinking about that!

I might run both, then compare the results after the fact.

[audBall]

^ It might sound just fine, but that immediately adds D>A and then A>D steps to the chain.

[chinariderstl]

^ It might sound just fine, but that immediately adds D>A and then A>D steps to the chain.

Right.

[Phil Zone]

Ive recorded tons of streams just from the headphone jack to an m10. As long as your computer has a good sound card it will sound just fine.

[chinariderstl]

Ive recorded tons of streams just from the headphone jack to an m10. As long as your computer has a good sound card it will sound just fine.

I'm not sure how "good" it is, but it's a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme.

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-SB1040-Sound-Blaster-Xtreme/dp/B000W7PNZI

I think I'm going to record headphone out > M10 line in on my tower and use SoundTap on my laptop, then I'll compare the results after.  It should be interesting.

I will definitely report back with my findings and samples, etc.