Simple direct sound recording software

Sound recording tools Total Recorder - captures any audio from the Internet, records audio from CD, microphone, line-in, converts any sound formats to WAVE and MP3

Total Recorder Standard Edition costs just $17.95 (USD). Most other recording packages cost more and deliver less. You may also use the Professional Edition and the Video Capture Add-on to capture anything played on your monitor. All new program updates are available to purchasers at no cost!

How to record streaming audio on your PC

How to record streaming audio on your PC

If you're a big fan of Internet radio, and streaming audio of all kinds, probably you have a problem with it - once you listen to it, it's gone. Most streaming broadcasting companies don't want listeners to record their broadcasts. Applications such as RealPlayer or Windows Media Player don't include record options. But there are a lot of programs that lets you save streaming music or other live Internet broadcasts to your PC.

Analog audio interceptor
Audio interceptor is a crude method, but it works! Take the analog audio out of your sound card and route it to the audio input of the same sound card. Then use any audio recording application to digitally re-record the input signal. However, this method is a hassle to set up, and the analog quality isn't nearly as good as is the original digital broadcast quality.

Digital audio interceptor
Ideally, you'd intercept and record the digital audio signal. That way, there's no hardware to set up and the audio quality remains digital. The application re-records and recompresses the signal, but the audio is still digital.

Here are some applications for intercepting digital audio to try.

Note that many Streaming Video Recorders can download streaming audio as well as streaming video.

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Replay Music Capture streaming music, and turn it into high quality MP3 files, one for each song. Replay Music even automatically adds the artist and song title for you!. It works with services like Rhapsody and Napster, as well as online radio. It's a great way to discover new music! Click here to download a free trial today!

Live Stream Recorders

 

• Replay Music ^{the best} (Shareware - $49/Windows)
  Replay Music is a direct sound recording program like Total Recorder, but with a twist. It's designed specifically for recording MP3 song files - it will take Rhapsody, Napster, or online radio like Yahoo Launch, and make individual MP3 files from each song. Plus, it will tag each MP3 file with the name of the song and artist. It's almost like a RipCast recorder, but more flexible. It comes with 30 day unconditional money back guarantee.

   

• Super MP3 Recorder Pro lets you save any audio stream coming into your sound card. It automatically chooses the best recording options, and then saves the stream as .mp3, .wav, .wma, .vqf and .ogg files. Records streaming audio in many formats, including Windows Media Player, QuickTime, RealPlayer, and Flash. Can start and stop recording at any time you set. Have sound editing feature.
  Standart version is less powerfull, but costs $10 less. (Shareware - $29.95/Windows)

   

• Real MP3 Recorder is a sound recording program. It records sound generated, or requested, by other computer programs, such as RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, Quick Time, WinAmp, and many others. Saves the streams as MP3 or WAV files only. (Shareware - $29.95/Windows)

   

• Total recorder saves any kind of audio files (RealAudio, MP3, Windows Media Player), streaming to your computer from a source such as an online radio station. (Shareware/Windows)

 

• RadioTracker ^{Editor's choice} (Shareware - $34.90/Windows) - mp3 audio stream ripper allowing you to connect to various IceCast/ShoutCast compatible servers/broadcasters and save the streaming audio to one or more MP3 files. This program can split and tag MP3 songs from online radio stations. It can download unlimited number of web radio stations simultaneously (limited by your internet connection).
  Radiotracker has a very unique feature: it delivers the music you've selected in MP3 format as soon as it is played on any of over 14,000 watched internet radio stations worldwide.
  Download RadioTracker. It is free to try.
  Buy RadioTracker at element5 for $34.90

   

• iRadio v.1.x (ShareWare - $39,95/Windows)
  iRadio is a audio stream ripper (not direct sound recording program). iRadio can play and record internet radio at the same time. iRadio can rip Windows Media, Winamp ShoutCast, Winamp Live 365, QuickTime Darvin audio streams.
  iRadio automatically saves every new track in a separate file with the corresponding file name. While listening to a track you can get it full even if you have started recording from the middle. You can optionally select saving tracks in directories with current date and time. There are many more unique options allowing you to arrange your music and make new downloads.
  iRadio main features:
  • Integrated search for radio stations by genre or keyword
  • Full track information
  • Separate track recording
  • Auto track caching
  • Several player options
  • Media Convertor (convert any to mp3)
  • Creation of CD's with your favourite music
  • Easy CD mixing
  • CDA and MP3 format for audio CD
  • Retransmission of radio programs to many users
  Platform: Win95/98/NT/2000/XP/2003.
  Download iRadio
  Buy iRadio at RegNow for $39,95

   

• HiDownload - is the leading download manager that download streaming media and record shoutcast. You can evaluate it for FREE (50 days trial period). ($39.95/Windows)
• RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper allows you to connect to various SHOUTcast compatible servers/broadcasters and save the streaming audio to one or more MP3 files. This program even has the smarts to save each song as a separate MP3, rather than saving them all as a single file! RipCast comes with RipCast Agent, a utility that allows you to easily download from streams you find in your Web browser. It also builds and organizes your MP3 collection with an easy-to-use interface and allows you to browse for the type of music you like ($11.98/Windows)
• INet Stream Archiver ($15/Macintosh) - allows you to record Shoutcast and Icecast internet radio. While recording, it will check the track name being played and make a new mp3 file when a new song starts - each mp3 file will have the right song name. You can also record multiple radio stations, depending on how much bandwith you have.
• StreamRipperX (Free/Macintosh) - Records from multiple stations at the same time Hundreds of radio stations supported: ITUNES radio stations, Shoutcast / Icecast compatible stations

• Replay Radio^{the best} ($49.95/Windows) - One of the best VCR-style recorders for the PC. This simple application lets you record a live stream. It also lets you program the dates and times of your favorite shows. Just enter the station's URL, the date, and the time to record.
  Once your show is recorded, Replay Radio makes MP3 files for listening with an MP3 player or your PC. Or, you can have Replay Radio automatically make an audio CD for playback on a home or car CD Player.
  You can record anything you hear on the PC, including streaming audio broadcast from Internet radio stations. You can even use Replay Radio as a general purpose recorder for archiving audio books, saving music, monitoring online police scanners, recording from devices attached to your PC (like cassette decks or radios), or other uses.

   

• Blaze Audio Power Record ($19.95/Windows)- Power Record is good not only for instant recording, but also for scheduled events. You can set up an unlimited number of events for one-time, daily, weekly or monthly recording. The program can playback your recordings and convert them to MP3 with either Fraunhofer or Lame encoders.

Direct sound recording software (freeware-shareware) - How to record any sound produced by your sound card including live input or microphone

How to record any sound produced by your sound card including live input or microphone.

Simple direct sound recording software can record any signal produced by your sound card (Internet stream, music, audio from videogames, ...).

If you want to record music from internet radio stations or digital music services making individual files from each song and tagging each MP3 file with the name of the song and artist, see Replay Music.

 

• HarddiskOgg (Freeware/Windows)
  Records analog audio from line-in or microphone directly to Ogg Vorbis/Wave/Monkey's Audio/Wave/MP3 in real time with auto-normalization. Featuring smart file numbering, tray icon operation for quick access and preview while recording (aka time shift). Supports stereo or mono recordings at 32, 44.1 or 48kHz in 32-320kbps Ogg Vorbis format or through any installed ACM codec. Drop-in support for the high quality LAME MP3 encoder DLL (download separately).

   

• FreeCorder (Shareware/Windows)
  Freecorder does exactly as it sounds -- it is an easy-to-use software program that's especially handy for Recording Skype calls or other VoIP calls that use a PC-based client calls.

  Freecorder is free to try, and works well as a basic audio recorder too. When you upgrade to paid mode, there's no limit to the amount of audio you can record. (In unpaid mode, you are limited to 30 minutes of audio and 2 minutes of Skype recording.
   

• Replay A/V ^{Editor's choice} (Shareware - $49.90/Windows) - can record any sound produced by your sound card to MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, AAC.
  Replay A/V can also:
  • Capture iTunes mp3 radio stations (Shoutcast compatible mp3 radio) splitting and tagging songs automatically,
  • Record XM and Sirius radio;
  • Download Podcasts;
  • Download Flash videos;
  • Capture Windows Media, Real Audio/Video streams.
  • Capture .nsv (Nullsoft Streaming Video).
  Replay A/V can start and stop recording at any time you set.
   
• Super MP3 Recorder Pro (Shareware - $29.95/Windows)
  Super MP3 Recorder Pro lets you save any audio stream coming into your sound card. It automatically chooses the best recording options, and then saves the stream as .mp3, .wav, .wma, .vqf and .ogg files. Records streaming audio in many formats, including Windows Media Player, QuickTime, RealPlayer, and Flash. Can start and stop recording at any time you set. It can edit audio files as you desire by cutting, copying, pasting, trimming and various DSP effects.
  Standart version is less powerfull, but costs $10 less.
  Download Super MP3 Recorder Pro
  Buy Super MP3 Recorder Pro at RegNow for $29.95

   

• i-Sound WMA / MP3 Sound Recorder 6.55 Professional (Shareware - $29.95/Windows) - turns your computer into complete audio recording studio. You can record sound from internal or external source into MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV, APE format sound file directly without costing any other disk space. i-Sound WMA/MP3 Recorder allows you to record sound without running out of memory as long as there's enough disk space. By using WMA MP3 Recorder you can record sounds from MIDI, Internet broadcasts, streaming media (e.g. QuickTime Player, Realplayer, Games, DVD Players...) and your microphone. Your recordings can be scheduled.
  VOX is a smart recording system, which means WMA MP3 Recorder has a smart silence detector to detect and skip silent snippet, and stop recording automatically. Each track of a music CD can be automatically recorded and saved individually. You can easily convert analog format of your LP records/cassette tapes into digital format. VOX can automatically record and save each track as an independent file.
  Download i-Sound WMA / MP3 Sound Recorder Professional
  Buy i-Sound WMA / MP3 Sound Recorder Professional at RegNow for $29.95

   

• Real MP3 Recorder (Shareware - $29.95/Windows)
  Real MP3 Recorder is a sound recording program. It records sound generated, or requested, by other computer programs, such as RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, Quick Time, WinAmp, and many others. Saves the streams as MP3 or WAV files only.

   

• Blaze Audio Power Record ($19.95/Windows)- Power Record is good not only for instant recording, but also for scheduled events. You can set up an unlimited number of events for one-time, daily, weekly or monthly recording. The program can playback your recordings and convert them to MP3 with either Fraunhofer or Lame encoders.

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