Any recommendations?

[Somnambulist]

I thought some of the tech saavy members of the board might be able to recommend a good, free audio recorder I can download.

 

I'm trying to tape a stream of my brother's band on a college radio station this morning and the one recorder that was recommended to me, Audacity, doesn't seem to be working.

[muller]

http://www.nch.com.au/soundtap/index.html

 

SoundTap Streaming Audio Recorder

 

 

SoundTap lets you record just about any audio that plays through your Windows computer. Simply install this software, turn it on and then all sound played on or through the PC will be recorded as wav or mp3 files. All audio is 'tapped' by a virtual driver directly within the kernel so the process is perfect digital quality.

 

Typical application of this stream recorder are:

 

* Recording internet radio and other streaming audio.

* Recording of VoIP calls, softphones or instant messaging audio by companies for legal reasons.

* Converting audio recorded in 'proprietary' audio formats to wav or mp3. As long as you have a player, you can use this software to convert the file.

* Streaming audio conference recorder.

* Most media players can be recorded.

 

 

Features

 

* Records any sound you can play on your PC.

* Lets you listen as you record (optional).

* Records what is being input into the PC at the same time (optional). This is useful for recording voip calls.

* Saves files in wav or mp3 format with a wide range of selected codec and compression options.

* Recordings can be searched easily by date, time, duration or format.

* Directly links to the WavePad Sound Editor Software so you can edit the files you have recorded.

* Directly links to the Switch Mp3 File Converter Software so you can convert the files from mp3 to over 20 other file formats if you need it in another format.

* Directly links to the Express Burn CD Burner Software to record to CD.

* Very easy to install and use.

 

System Requirements

 

* Windows 2000**, XP.

* Pentium 1GHz or above with at least 64MB RAM

[cryptique]

I'll have to check out SoundTap -- that looks cool.

 

I was going to say Audacity, but it's not the most intuitive interface for recording. It's a great all-around program, though, for sound recording, editing, etc. -- and it's free.