Recording Streaming Audio to MP3

I am a big fan of BBC Radio 1 and a few other stations, and I’m pretty sure I have blogged about it a number of times and from these articles I’ve received a couple requests from people asking how they could record off the streaming audio stations. I decided that I would find a program and blog about it, just to let everyone know it’s very easy.

Audacity is the perfect program for this job, the steps are as following:

  • Download Audacity
  • Install it and load
  • Select Float Mixer Toolbar from the View menu
  • The Audacity Mixer Toolbar will now appear
  • Select Stereo Mix from the drop-down
  • Load the streaming music site / page, and click the record button

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Remember, this is technically not legal, and I do not support illegal acts, but people have asked and I have supplied.

Credits go to PC Buyers Guide

Christopher is the founder of iMod - Most of his time is spent building websites and pushing the limits with Search Engine Optimization. You can follow him on Twitter @ChristopherM

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3 Comments on "Recording Streaming Audio to MP3"

  1. fucking a chris!

    now to put this 43mb connection to the test :P

  2. Chris M says:

    Ye man, on your line you will be able to record some awesome sessions! I just got a 4mb line activated at my place, so I’m loving 200kb/sec downloads – which should be perfect for recording some streaming material!

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