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Yes, I will buy the new album...no question there.

However, Wednesday's debut program on Take the Weather With You http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52794 sounds like a special treat...insights and extras I'd enjoy having. I could add my name to a vine...or ask the favor of one of many wonderful BN friends, but if it's not too involved, I'd like to give it a go myself.

I know threads on recording from the internet have been posted before, but honestly, a version I once printed off was beyond "simply complicated". (I confess, anything beyond a 12-step program loses me...I'm just too impatient. )

So, I don't need absolution just a simple solution will do....

Is there one??

Thanks!

and if anyone can also point me to a Mac OSX solution for recording I'd sure appreciate it!

Try this out. It's the easiest solution I've found.

http://www.goldwave.com/release.php

You download Goldwave, install and run.

It'll do a LOT of stuff, but if you're right there, I think you can just hit the record button (red button) and start recording. Then at the end, you can stop it and save the file.

If you want to cut it up into tracks later, it's not that hard - involves listening and setting "cue points" at the desired places, then using the feature that cuts the track at cue points.

Make sure you try it out before "the night." If you need help, shoot me a PM.

Good luck.

Another way - esp. if you are not going to be at your computer - is to tape it the same way you would a tv show - on your video recorder. You will need a cord to connect to headphone plug of your computer to the audio in plugs on your VCR. This is usually a stereo tini-plug on one end (the same as the little plug on your headphones) and two RCA plugs on the other. Any Radio Shack will have this cord. Look on the back of your VCR to find LINE IN plugs (there will a red one and a white one for the left & right stereo audio channels coming from your computer's headphone plug). Once you connect the headphone plug from your computer to the audio in plugs of your VCR, all of the sound you would normally hear on the headphones is now going to your VCR. Tune in Radio M'Ville on your computer, put a blank videocassette into the VCR, and you are ready to record. You will only be recording audio, of course, but the quality of VCR audio is very good. You can even program the VCR to record at a certain time as you normally do for taping TV shows. If your TV is set to play the VCR (TV/VCR button), you should hear the sound from your computer on the TV speakers. (Man, it's hard to describe these things in words.) Does any of that make sense???

backbeat wrote:Another way - esp. if you are not going to be at your computer - is to tape it the same way you would a tv show - on your video recorder. You will need a cord to connect to headphone plug of your computer to the audio in plugs on your VCR. This is usually a stereo tini-plug on one end (the same as the little plug on your headphones) and two RCA plugs on the other. Any Radio Shack will have this cord. Look on the back of your VCR to find LINE IN plugs (there will a red one and a white one for the left & right stereo audio channels coming from your computer's headphone plug). Once you connect the headphone plug from your computer to the audio in plugs of your VCR, all of the sound you would normally hear on the headphones is now going to your VCR. Tune in Radio M'Ville on your computer, put a blank videocassette into the VCR, and you are ready to record. You will only be recording audio, of course, but the quality of VCR audio is very good. You can even program the VCR to record at a certain time as you normally do for taping TV shows. If your TV is set to play the VCR (TV/VCR button), you should hear the sound from your computer on the TV speakers. (Man, it's hard to describe these things in words.) Does any of that make sense???

DUDE !!! Excellent !

Keep in mind that when you record something like this, it will record every sound coming from your computer, mouse clicks, sounds from other programs, etc.

SharkOnLand wrote:Keep in mind that when you record something like this, it will record every sound coming from your computer, mouse clicks, sounds from other programs, etc.

Good point.... Goldwave does the same thing because it picks up on the feed going to your speakers.

So.... don't browse the web, etc. while listening!

Total Recorder can block out system sounds.

moog wrote:Total Recorder can block out system sounds.

and if you get the upgraded version you can set it up to record while you're away

krusin1 wrote:

SharkOnLand wrote:Keep in mind that when you record something like this, it will record every sound coming from your computer, mouse clicks, sounds from other programs, etc.

Good point.... Goldwave does the same thing because it picks up on the feed going to your speakers.

So.... don't browse the web, etc. while listening!

Ah, so no posting on BN like in a set-list thread during the shows?? Okay ...Thanks for the info!

Quiet and Shy wrote:

krusin1 wrote:

SharkOnLand wrote:Keep in mind that when you record something like this, it will record every sound coming from your computer, mouse clicks, sounds from other programs, etc.

Good point.... Goldwave does the same thing because it picks up on the feed going to your speakers.

So.... don't browse the web, etc. while listening!

Ah, so no posting on BN like in a set-list thread during the shows?? Okay ...Thanks for the info!

And what fun is that?

Quiet and Shy wrote:

krusin1 wrote:

SharkOnLand wrote:Keep in mind that when you record something like this, it will record every sound coming from your computer, mouse clicks, sounds from other programs, etc.

Good point.... Goldwave does the same thing because it picks up on the feed going to your speakers.

So.... don't browse the web, etc. while listening!

Ah, so no posting on BN like in a set-list thread during the shows?? Okay ...Thanks for the info!

highcriteria.com

Total Recorder is your friend when you CRS!

Question for techies. It seems Total Recorder is the way to go. Which version though ? Standard or Pro ? Latest version is 6.o I believe. Are there free versions ? I checked the website & standard is $18 or so. Any advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Tropic_Al wrote:Question for techies. It seems Total Recorder is the way to go. Which version though ? Standard or Pro ? Latest version is 6.o I believe. Are there free versions ? I checked the website & standard is $18 or so. Any advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I looked, too. It says their free version has a "sound" inserted every 60 seconds...so you can test it's functionality but to prevent you from using the free version for something you really want, I'd guess.

If I'm not mistaken, the free version only records for 10 minutes.

Things may have changed.

6.0 Professional will record in more formats.

Just started using 6.0 and I'm sure there are special settings, but I preferred the simpler version 4.3 Profressional Edition.

The Professional Edition is good for editting and setting timer for recording while away..if you can figure all that out.

You can't edit as well with the Standard Edition.

Still using 4.3 PRO on another computer; it requires a little encoder file. Your license allows you to have 3 copies I think on different computers.

BEST thing to do is download the free version and see how you like it and then upgrade.

What am I talking about?

Tropic_Al wrote:Question for techies. It seems Total Recorder is the way to go. Which version though ? Standard or Pro ? Latest version is 6.o I believe. Are there free versions ? I checked the website & standard is $18 or so. Any advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

You can 'evaluate' the software free of charge, however an audible 'click' will be inserted into a recording every minute or so... so you can try it out, see if you like the actual interface/features, but i wouldn't record anything you want to keep until you've paid and activated a copy...

I use Audacity, a free progam, but I also record from the line-in input directly from my Sirius receiver... I don't need to worry about system sounds for that reason. I don't know if Audacity will filter out system sounds or not, haven't needed it.. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/


Edit: and for you Mac folks, I think Audacity has a Mac version as well...

Total Recorder is definitely the way to go. For just $17.95, the standard version can record the audio of anything your computer can play, and it has a built in scheduler. Couldn't get much more simple, especially made for those that CRS.

Total Recorder by itself doesn't turn off the system sounds, it just launches that part of the control panel that deals with system sounds. Yes, it's best to turn off the system sounds so you don't have to have your mouse clicks and other sounds recorded over the show.

If you are gonna be at the computer you are using to record, it's easy enough to tune in RM, and push the record button.

If you're not gonna be there, you'll have to set the scheduler, tune in RM before you leave, then pray that RM is still going at showtime. Before I got Sirius, instead of praying, I had set up a scheduled task that would launch Windows Media Player, and start playing RM, just before showtime. Now, it's easiest just to leave the receiver on all day.

If you need to use the scheduler, you should practice using it a few times.

The Pro version actually has a fairly extensive set of options for editing and tracking afterwards. I use a program called Sound Forge to do all the after stuff. Hmmmm, but looking at the editing part for TR 6.0 Pro, that might take some getting used to.

When I had Dish Network for like a week last month I would DVR songs on Radiomargaritaville.
Only problem is that my stand alone cd recorder is broken now
However I know that has nothing to do whatsoever with radiomargaritaville.com

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:and if anyone can also point me to a Mac OSX solution for recording I'd sure appreciate it!

Hi Jen

There are a few applications that work well for OSX

2 that I use are RadioLover(($15) and iRecordMusic($25), both from
a company named Bitcartel software and reasonably easy to use
http://bitcartel.com/index.html

Another program that has a good reputation is
Audio Hijack($16-pro version$32)
http://rogueamoeba.com


For editing and splitting shows I use Audacity
it is free and available here
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

hawaiiboy wrote:

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:and if anyone can also point me to a Mac OSX solution for recording I'd sure appreciate it!

Hi Jen

There are a few applications that work well for OSX

2 that I use are RadioLover(($15) and iRecordMusic($25), both from
a company named Bitcartel software and reasonably easy to use
http://bitcartel.com/index.html

Another program that has a good reputation is
Audio Hijack($16-pro version$32)
http://rogueamoeba.com


For editing and splitting shows I use Audacity
it is free and available here
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Thanks, Kevin! (I'm a rank amatuer at this.... )