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Throwing out my old Wavefinder...
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I've been recording DAB off my Wavefinder for years, but it's time to
bin it. A few months ago after years of perfect recordings it began to
stutter and abort recordings on a regular basis -- I replaced it with
another off eBay and that did exactly the same, so perhaps it's caused
by some fresh interference.
Is there some software which I can use to schedule recordings off the
internet, using the BBC's 'listen now' feature? Preferably something
which doesn't tie up my sound card, and can do multiple simultaneous
recordings (well, two anyway). I don't have broadband, but the quality
I get when manually recording streamed BBC programmes is perfectly
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In the past, I used Blog Matrix Sparks to record from the "listen again"
functions. Converts things to MP3. Works OK for speech, but my very limited
experiment with music wasn't very good. I had it running with three or four
simultaneous programmes (at the time I was on 0.5Mb Broadband). The MP3
conversion is fairly hefty on the CPU, so a slow machine will suffer here.
User interface was wierd, but if you've got the hang of Wavefinders, then
you can work anything !
Don't see why it cannot work from the live feed.
- Nigel
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adequate.
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You could buy the mp3 recorder from pogo products in the USA. Called radio
youway LX it has a 10 event timer and can record from the built in FM/AM
radio as well as any souce via line in
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I'd have thought you'd be pushing your luck, trying to record two or
more simultaneously via a dial-up connection. If that's what you want,
I suspect you'll have to spend some money -- on either a broadband
subscription or a new receiver. My old Wavefinder did the stuttering
thing right from the start, even though there was a good signal, so I
think you've been luckier than I was.
If DAB interference really is the problem (rather than, say, some PC
oddity which has messed up your USB), you could consider Freeview or
satellite instead. There are cheap receiver cards and USB receivers
around for either, but AFAIK none of these will record more than one
radio station at a time under Windows (which is what you're presumably
using, if you've had a Wavefinder). If you want more, some cards can
do it under Linux. My own multi-channel solution is a satellite box
with a network connection, from which I can take multiple audio
streams using WGET. I've had at least six or seven going at once while
using the box for TV at the same time.
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I use Total Recorder for recording streaming radio. Don't know about
multiple recordings though, never done it.
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