capturing cartalk ram file to mp3?

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dansheen" <""msome\"@hevanet said:
Audiograbber is also supposed to copy from the radio but I haven't
figured that out yet.
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cmdrdata said:
CK, thanks. I re-tried the process, and you're right. After letting it
stay that way for a while, the waveform finally pops up, and the audio
started playing. At that time, I can then select Save As, and it
created the mp3 file. Interestingly, I selected the CarTalk Segments
1-10 option for the link, but although it collected for an hour (the
entire segment is about 1 hour real time) , I only got about 2
segments.
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Yes, you have to wait. It doesn't stream it any faster than real time
(or maybe a liitle bit faster) and as the other poster noted, the progress
bar is not much help.

Don't know about the long segment, sounds like a quirk on their site.
I've used this quite successfully on the BBC site for long recordings.

CK
 
Yes, you have to wait. It doesn't stream it any faster than real time
(or maybe a liitle bit faster) and as the other poster noted, the progress
bar is not much help.
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One thing I've discovered is that there is a big difference between
the options to "batch convert with Wavepad" and "edit with Wavepad".
The first is, as you say, effectively real time, even when converting
only one file. But the second is very much faster and loads a
half-hour .ra file in just a couple of minutes; saving it as .mp3 or
..ogg is just as quick.
 
cmdrdata said:
Richard, I just want to share my MP3 player experience. I have two of
these: the SanDisk 1GB ( a tiny unit, running on 1 AAA cell, 7-8
hours), and a 20GB iPod. The SanDisk can be loaded with mp3 files
with just moving it from your computer to the player. When you plug it
in via USB port, it shows up as a removable drive. BTW, although it is
a USB2.0, it can be connected to a PC that only has USB1.x. It will
just have slower transfer speed. The iPod on the other hand installs
Apple's music software and whenever it is plugged into the PC (again
via USB or Firewire) launches thhis software. It then ask if you want
to sync the files you have on it. So from CarTalk files standpoint, I
would probably like the SanDisk method. (the iPod too would probably be
seen as HD if the Apple software was not loaded previously... have to
try that on a machine that does not have it later.)
One caveat: the older version of this SanDisk have "freeze up" problem.
I had to send mine in under warranty, and they sent me a new one.
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Whoops! I hit the send button by accident for the other message.

I just fired up my tiny Memorex MP3 player. It's going back for a
refund. Issues:
- No pause. You stop; you restart from the beginning.
- No belt clip: you drop it repeatedly until it's broken. This will
happen before the warranty expires.
- Crazy-making multifunction menu buttons.

Otherwise, the sound quality is decent. I tested the unit with a 1-hour
straight MP3 download from the program On The Media, which took about 6
minutes to load onto the hard disk. Then I copied it over to the player
with USB-1 -- it took even less time. To say that the Memorex
instructions are "stupid" is a generosity, but they may be having a
translation problem. The package says that it's USB-2, but I'm sure it's
USB-1; "battery included." Not! Memorex is American, huh? Wrong. The
parent company is an LLC incorporated in Bermuda, actually based in Hong
Kong. It's prez was busted for insider trading.

Now, these questions remain:
- Let's say that we've downloaded the whole Real stream of Car Talk
(taking one hour of either wideband or modem connection). What format do
we want to convert the audio to for the portable player? Option 1 is the
universal MP3. Option 2 is WMA, with possible digital rights management
hassles. Can we convert Car Talk directly from Real (in real time) to MP3?
- What will I replace this thing with? I need cheap, a belt clip, and
"pause." And the ability to hold one to two hours of audio. This is
getting complicated.

It sounds like non-proprietary is the way to go, always. It's in the
spirit of this board, after all. So, either Apple or WMA are probably
not cool. Right? San Disk is probably fine, since they're a memory
company, not trying to corner the music market. RCA is interesting,
since they're actually now a French company designing in Indiana -- I
see that they sometimes put some brainpower into their stuff, even if I
don't always like the results.

Richard
 
To say that the Memorex
instructions are "stupid" is a generosity, but they may be having a
translation problem. The package says that it's USB-2, but I'm sure it's
USB-1; "battery included." Not! Memorex is American, huh? Wrong. The
parent company is an LLC incorporated in Bermuda, actually based in Hong
Kong. It's prez was busted for insider trading.
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Yeah, another formerly American company down the tubes. The rest of
the "nation" to follow shortly. More at 11:00.
 
So, I've got a question for you:
What's the cheapest digital walkthing that'll absorb an hour or two of
MP3 public radio talk shows? The ones I've seen are mighty expensive. I
want good speech intelligibility -- in fact, strong bass output is a
real bummer for this kind of listening.
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RCA Lycra from Radio Shack: 128 mb MP3 player, 29 dollars and upgradable
with SD Cards. 256 MB SD Card from TIger Direct, 10 dollars. For 39 bucks
plus tax you get a decent upgradeable MP3 player with lots of features and
decent software.
 
Vic said:
Yeah, another formerly American company down the tubes. The rest of
the "nation" to follow shortly. More at 11:00.
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Actually, the case of Memorex is rather interesting. They proved lousy
to deal with for me even during the 70s when they were domestic. I was
managing an educational audio support facility. Their tape cassettes
were failing early in heavy-duty service, and their integrated storage
racks were breaking. Their conditions for honoring their warranty were
impossible ("We'll be happy to replace any of our defective products if
you'll just send them to us in quantities of 50 at a time."). I took all
our Memorex stuff and threw it out. I replaced all of it with Maxell,
which was superior _at that time._

Richard
 
| Vic Dura wrote:
| > On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:40:15 -0700, in alt.comp.freeware RE: Re: In
| > which I bite the digital bullet (was capturing cartalk ram file to
| >
| >
| >>To say that the Memorex
| >>instructions are "stupid" is a generosity, but they may be having a
| >>translation problem. The package says that it's USB-2, but I'm sure it's
| >>USB-1; "battery included." Not! Memorex is American, huh? Wrong. The
| >>parent company is an LLC incorporated in Bermuda, actually based in Hong
| >>Kong. It's prez was busted for insider trading.
| >
| >
| > Yeah, another formerly American company down the tubes. The rest of
| > the "nation" to follow shortly. More at 11:00.
| >
| Actually, the case of Memorex is rather interesting. They proved lousy
| to deal with for me even during the 70s when they were domestic. I was
| managing an educational audio support facility. Their tape cassettes
| were failing early in heavy-duty service, and their integrated storage
| racks were breaking. Their conditions for honoring their warranty were
| impossible ("We'll be happy to replace any of our defective products if
| you'll just send them to us in quantities of 50 at a time."). I took all
| our Memorex stuff and threw it out. I replaced all of it with Maxell,
| which was superior _at that time._
|
| Richard

Long ago I too experienced many problems with Memorex cassette tapes.
Now it's with Memorex CD-RW's. They are junk. I sent them an e-mail.
If it is Memorex, don't waste your money.
 
Mort said:
| Vic Dura wrote:
| > On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:40:15 -0700, in alt.comp.freeware RE: Re: In
| > which I bite the digital bullet (was capturing cartalk ram file to
| >
| >
| >>To say that the Memorex
| >>instructions are "stupid" is a generosity, but they may be having a
| >>translation problem. The package says that it's USB-2, but I'm sure it's
| >>USB-1; "battery included." Not! Memorex is American, huh? Wrong. The
| >>parent company is an LLC incorporated in Bermuda, actually based in Hong
| >>Kong. It's prez was busted for insider trading.
| >
| >
| > Yeah, another formerly American company down the tubes. The rest of
| > the "nation" to follow shortly. More at 11:00.
| >
| Actually, the case of Memorex is rather interesting. They proved lousy
| to deal with for me even during the 70s when they were domestic. I was
| managing an educational audio support facility. Their tape cassettes
| were failing early in heavy-duty service, and their integrated storage
| racks were breaking. Their conditions for honoring their warranty were
| impossible ("We'll be happy to replace any of our defective products if
| you'll just send them to us in quantities of 50 at a time."). I took all
| our Memorex stuff and threw it out. I replaced all of it with Maxell,
| which was superior _at that time._
|
| Richard

Long ago I too experienced many problems with Memorex cassette tapes.
Now it's with Memorex CD-RW's. They are junk. I sent them an e-mail.
If it is Memorex, don't waste your money.
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I recently had bizarre failures of Sony CDRs, which I traced with great
difficulty to lousy manufacturing tolerances (I've also had problems
recently with their tape cassettes -- especially stupid boxes). So, I
checked the actual manufacturers of a number of blank CDs -- the bottom
line is that they're almost never made by the name on the package, and
major brands switch their suppliers at times. Some companies who make
blank disks actually buy from others. The worst ones were Sonys made by
Sony. The consistently best were made by Taiyo Yuden. In fact, Maxell's
"archival quality" blank CDRs appear to simply be ordinary TY disks with
a Maxell paint job, sold for a premium price. TDK disks are showing up
with the word "India" printed tiny in dull red on brown: not for this
guy! And to think that I once trusted Maxell and TDK recording tape
totally.

I promptly returned an unopened package of Sony CDRs to Target and
ordered a hundred bulk TYs. They cost a little more, but I don't fool
around with media.

Richard
 
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