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Hi all,
I'm just wondering what type of MP3 recorder you use? I know there are the small handheld types used to record like an old tape recorder, but does anybody use a software based, Windows O/S, for recording audio from the radio? VegasNightOwl |
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On 3/25/14 06:55 , Hils wrote:
On 2014-03-25 09:22, VegasNightOwl wrote: Hi all, I'm just wondering what type of MP3 recorder you use? I know there are the small handheld types used to record like an old tape recorder, but does anybody use a software based, Windows O/S, for recording audio from the radio? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ IIRC you'll need to install the Lame MP3 DLL separately, but it's quite straightforward. Last version of Audacity I installed, the MP3 encoder was included in the install. |
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On 03/25/2014 06:10 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 3/25/14 06:55 , Hils wrote: On 2014-03-25 09:22, VegasNightOwl wrote: Hi all, I'm just wondering what type of MP3 recorder you use? I know there are the small handheld types used to record like an old tape recorder, but does anybody use a software based, Windows O/S, for recording audio from the radio? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ IIRC you'll need to install the Lame MP3 DLL separately, but it's quite straightforward. Last version of Audacity I installed, the MP3 encoder was included in the install. MP3 is proprietary (Fraunhofer I think). FLAC sounds better and is free. Memory is cheap so you can use Wave on Windows, for quality and compatibility. Same resolution as audio CDs. Again though, .wav is proprietary for uncompressed pcm type files. |
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On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:22:04 AM UTC-5, dave wrote:
On 03/25/2014 06:10 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote: On 3/25/14 06:55 , Hils wrote: On 2014-03-25 09:22, VegasNightOwl wrote: Hi all, I'm just wondering what type of MP3 recorder you use? I know there are the small handheld types used to record like an old tape recorder, but does anybody use a software based, Windows O/S, for recording audio from the radio? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ IIRC you'll need to install the Lame MP3 DLL separately, but it's quite straightforward. Last version of Audacity I installed, the MP3 encoder was included in the install. MP3 is proprietary (Fraunhofer I think). FLAC sounds better and is free. Memory is cheap so you can use Wave on Windows, for quality and compatibility. Same resolution as audio CDs. Again though, .wav is proprietary for uncompressed pcm type files. C Crane company in Fortuna, California, sell a radio with built in audio recorder. Google,,, C Crane Radios |
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DhiaDuit wrote:
C Crane company in Fortuna .... Many older MP3 players include a record function with an external audio input. For example, a 3rd generation iPod touch, and some early iPhones, Several of the no name ones I have had over the years also included it. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM/KBUH7245/KBUW5379 |
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On 03/26/2014 12:04 AM, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
DhiaDuit wrote: C Crane company in Fortuna .... Many older MP3 players include a record function with an external audio input. For example, a 3rd generation iPod touch, and some early iPhones, Several of the no name ones I have had over the years also included it. Geoff. A solid state dictation recorder is way less than $50 when on sale. |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2014, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
DhiaDuit wrote: C Crane company in Fortuna .... Many older MP3 players include a record function with an external audio input. For example, a 3rd generation iPod touch, and some early iPhones, Several of the no name ones I have had over the years also included it. My Sansa Fuze can record, so above a certain level, I think they all do. Actually, that cheap Hipstreet one I bought I think it can record off the FM radio (but no ability to record from elsewhere). But they tend to record as .wav's, not MP3s. That's not really a factor since I assume the original poster just meant "record to digital" rather than specifically MP3, and one can always transfer to a computer an convert there. But wav's take up more space. And since electronic storage as used in these things have a limited number of write cycles, this isn't the thing to use for endless new recordings, then erasing. Michael |
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On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:56:11 AM UTC-5, Michael Black wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2014, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: DhiaDuit wrote: C Crane company in Fortuna .... Many older MP3 players include a record function with an external audio input. For example, a 3rd generation iPod touch, and some early iPhones, Several of the no name ones I have had over the years also included it. My Sansa Fuze can record, so above a certain level, I think they all do. Actually, that cheap Hipstreet one I bought I think it can record off the FM radio (but no ability to record from elsewhere). But they tend to record as .wav's, not MP3s. That's not really a factor since I assume the original poster just meant "record to digital" rather than specifically MP3, and one can always transfer to a computer an convert there. But wav's take up more space. And since electronic storage as used in these things have a limited number of write cycles, this isn't the thing to use for endless new recordings, then erasing. Michael I have two solid state audio recorders I bought at Walmart years ago. An RCA and a Sony. They 'eat batteries'. Best to use rechargable batteries for those. |
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Hi all,
Sorry for not replying to the posts in a faster fashion, but have been caught up with other things. I have read them all and appreciate the inputs. I've used Audacity, without the Lame MP3 DLL, and was actually tyring to see if there were any other programs available with MP3 enabled. I would like to find a "software" type, like Audacity, and not a MP3 recorder. I like the idea of a hand held unit, however, the ones I've looked at have only a microphone, I'd like to find one with an input jack so I don't have to worry about cleaner recordings and unexpected background noise, etc. VegasNightOwl "Hils" wrote in message ... On 2014-03-25 09:22, VegasNightOwl wrote: Hi all, I'm just wondering what type of MP3 recorder you use? I know there are the small handheld types used to record like an old tape recorder, but does anybody use a software based, Windows O/S, for recording audio from the radio? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ IIRC you'll need to install the Lame MP3 DLL separately, but it's quite straightforward. |
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On 03/26/2014 04:56 PM, VegasNightOwl wrote:
Hi all, Sorry for not replying to the posts in a faster fashion, but have been caught up with other things. I have read them all and appreciate the inputs. I've used Audacity, without the Lame MP3 DLL, and was actually tyring to see if there were any other programs available with MP3 enabled. I would like to find a "software" type, like Audacity, and not a MP3 recorder. I like the idea of a hand held unit, however, the ones I've looked at have only a microphone, I'd like to find one with an input jack so I don't have to worry about cleaner recordings and unexpected background noise, etc. VegasNightOwl http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multime...-Scanrec.shtml http://www.policescannerblog.com/201...-software.html http://www.dxzone.com/tag-scanner-recorder/ |
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