How To Record Streaming Net Radio

Forget over the air and Satellite broadcasting. Internet radio is FRESH, unfiltered, and Free!


Hosting audio content on a website used to be difficult, expensive, and usually required REAL PLAYER. But as with most technology, what's Tricky in one decade becomes trivial in the next. Today, any Blogger with rudimentary audio-recording gear can deliver high quality broadcast's.

Even better, intrepid hackers have written software that wil automatically transfer audio tracks from the net to an IPOD or any other MP3 Player - Giving rise to the term "PODCAST." Thousands of music lovers are now creating their own podcast's, featuring new music from podcast friendly indie lables. Production values range from Radio - Quality to dude in his van, but it's a fabulous way to find new music relatively untouched by the "Music Industry."

But you needn't limit your listening to what's most easily available. You'll find loads of streams from radio stations and other sources, and though they're often in difficult - to - copy formats, sucking them directly into your MP3 player is as easy as having the right software. You'll also encounter some programming that isn't streamed over the net at all; if you connect your AM/FM Tuner to your PC, you can record anything broadcast over the airwaves and listen to it anytime you like.

NOTE: LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Recording this material for your own use is perfectly LEGAL! However, Distributing these files are not! This Means any Broacast you find can be Saved, burned to disk for your own listening pleasure, But if your buddy wants a copy he has to get it the same way you did. ok nuff said, disclaimer is over now to the good stuff.

Listen to Podcast's:

The first thing you will need to listen to podcast's is a podcast app. I prefer IPODDER (ipodder.sourceforge.net) , but feel free to experiment with any client. Download and Install Ipodder and then click the status tab. There should be a few feeds already available and displayed in the window, but you will want to find your own favorite sites. You can find a MASSIVE amount of feeds at www.podcast.net , But I will also list a few as well.

INSOMNIA RADIO

http://webpages.charter.net/jevangelho01/IR.xml

RADIO CLASH

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/rssfeed.php

INDIEFEED MODERN ROCK

http://radio.weblogs.com/0141318/catagories/altModernRock/rss/.xml

THE GOOD STUFF

http://rizzn.net/Scripts/podcast/rss/Nucks1.xml

Once you have selected a few feeds, click the schedualer tab. Set the app to automatically check for new podcast's every eight hours or so. Once you have configured the appropriate settings, click the Prefrences tab. Check "hide ipodder at startup" and "Check for new podcasts at startup," but you will probably prefer to have the "play downloads" unchecked. Note the location for your saved files (it defaults to a folder called "My Recieved Podcast's" in the my documents directory). You will need that fodler location to play your podcast's if you use a different player other than Itunes to copy music to your MP3 player. Go ahead and check for new podcast's at this time.if you use Itunes you are done and can begin playing as soon as the first file is downloaded. However, if you use Windows Media Player to manage your player's tunes, you will need to add the My Recieved Podcast's folder to the WMP 10's list of monitored folders for new media.