freeware MP3 recorder...anyone?

stuh505 · Sun 23/05/2004 02:31:14

Can anyone recommend a FREEWARE mp3 recorder (by mp3 recorder, I mean capable of writing whatever audio is streaming out of my audio card into a high quality mp3 format) ? I have found plenty of shareware ones but I can't afford to pay for things

The best I could find was a wav recorder called All2WAV.

333 · Sun 23/05/2004 02:44:33

There is this thing called i-sound that you can record for 1 min. 40 sec. It is cool! I do not have it in my favorites because AOL " It used to be cool but now it is shit" That is accurate because it will not working right now, so I am sure you will find it if you search cause I did when I searched.

LGM · Sun 23/05/2004 03:02:07

http://audacity.sf.net

You'll need the LAME encoder.. Links should be on that page. Or Google. And the correct term is an "MP3 Encoder"

stuh505 · Sun 23/05/2004 03:44:53

lgm,

the description for the program at their site does not mention about being able to do what i need. it says "record sound"...yes...but i think that would usually just mean with a microphone unless otherwise stated. can you personally vouch that this software can record from by audio card?

also, can you explain what you mean by the LAME encoder? like what is an encoder and why do i need it...sorry, i just dont know...and i dont want to download it install it until im sure it will work for me...im quite pessimistic when it comes to installing because when i delete something parts of it sometimes dont seem to be gone...so i just want to make sure first.

shbaz · Sun 23/05/2004 03:56:02

It will record anything that is set as the input stream.. just like every other sound program. You could record the same way in Windows sound recorder if you wanted to. You'll actually record in .wav or some other uncompressed format and then it will be converted to mp3. What are you trying to record anyway?

Double-click the sound icon on your taskbar (it'll be a little speaker or something). Up pops the sound sliders. In the Options menu, select properties. There should be an option to select for recording controls under "Adjust the volume for." Press OK. Now you can select the input stream. If you're recording from a CD, it'll be CD audio, or if just from your sound card it'll be something like "Mono Mix" or "Stereo mix." Maybe just wave. Try it with sound recorder.

stuh505 · Sun 23/05/2004 04:51:24

amazing! I had no idea sound recorder could be so versatile. thanks for showing me how to do that.

however...

this still just does the same thing as the all2wav app I just downloaded, which is still not exactly what I want.

I want it to record directly to mp3 format. behind the scenes, if its recording as wav and then converting to mp3...that is fine, as long as I personally do not have to convert it to mp3...because I do not have time to convert everything i record by hand.

btw, i want it because im recording streaming music off the net. thanks to winamp's 1001 commercial free internet radio stations, I can finally find the music i crave...middle eastern kemain music. call me crazy.

LGM · Sun 23/05/2004 05:19:47

Yes, and audactiy does the same method with the little drop-down menu on the toolbar.. And you can save straight to MP3 with it too, if you designate where your encoder is.. Which is LAME, which you need to read up on if you want to get anywhere.

stuh505 · Sun 23/05/2004 06:12:32

cool, i got it [and the encoder] and it works.