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vlmagee · 01-22-2005, 05:07 PM

Yes, that is step one. Figure out how to listen. Go to the CBC (at cbc.ca )site, place your mouse pointer over Radio, and choose Listen (the bottom choice). You then pick a location (I generally choose Toronto, but others may be useful if Toronto gets overloaded). They have high and low bandwidth. Their streams use Windows Media Player, so you'll need something that can play that. If you can view the Inspiration Lady video, you are all set.

One you know how to listen, you will need to choose some recording software. I have been recommending Music Match, because I found it easy to install and useful for other things as well (eg ripping CDs into one of several formats). There is a free version which will do the job quite nicely.

It will take a bit of fiddling (no pun intended, Cathy) to figure out how to record but you have plenty of time. The key is that you are recording what is playing through your sound card. That is, if you hear it through your speakers, that is what you will record. (Plan to turn off your chat programs, if you don't want to hear their sounds during the show and on your recording).

You have to specify the sound card as your input (I think they call it "mixer"), and then click on their "record" button. If you get this far, you will will want to go through the process of starting it, stopping it, and then finding the recording in your library so you can export it. That way, you'll have a separate file (usually mp3) with the recording.

If you figure out how to do this, I'm sure you will find lots of uses for it. This won't be "CD quality", but neither is the streamed broadcast. This works very nicely for casual recordings and is about the same as recording a radio show on cassette.

Good luck.

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Valerie Magee

Visit my business site at mageenet.biz, Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com. Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page.

01-22-2005, 05:07 PM	#14
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	Yes, that is step one. Figure out how to listen. Go to the CBC (at cbc.ca )site, place your mouse pointer over Radio, and choose Listen (the bottom choice). You then pick a location (I generally choose Toronto, but others may be useful if Toronto gets overloaded). They have high and low bandwidth. Their streams use Windows Media Player, so you'll need something that can play that. If you can view the Inspiration Lady video, you are all set. One you know how to listen, you will need to choose some recording software. I have been recommending Music Match, because I found it easy to install and useful for other things as well (eg ripping CDs into one of several formats). There is a free version which will do the job quite nicely. It will take a bit of fiddling (no pun intended, Cathy) to figure out how to record but you have plenty of time. The key is that you are recording what is playing through your sound card. That is, if you hear it through your speakers, that is what you will record. (Plan to turn off your chat programs, if you don't want to hear their sounds during the show and on your recording). You have to specify the sound card as your input (I think they call it "mixer"), and then click on their "record" button. If you get this far, you will will want to go through the process of starting it, stopping it, and then finding the recording in your library so you can export it. That way, you'll have a separate file (usually mp3) with the recording. If you figure out how to do this, I'm sure you will find lots of uses for it. This won't be "CD quality", but neither is the streamed broadcast. This works very nicely for casual recordings and is about the same as recording a radio show on cassette. Good luck. ------------------ Valerie Magee Visit my business site at mageenet.biz, Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com. Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page.