Recording XM

[Starbucks]

Kind of a mention from my last topic.....without spending $50.00.....what is the best method of recording XM online to a file, then downloading file to your MP3 player to listen? Can it be done?

 

[Radio_bored-Op]

3's the charm : )

starbucks, this is ur 3rd personal reply : )
* i dont mind!*

well, u can try this:
hook up your xM home kit...or ur car kit, (as u can
broadcast it on am FM Frequency), and have it "pipe"
thru onto a "regular" radio in the house....

k, now - set up an audio tape...and record what
u enjoy / take that, and process it thru ur PC,
and wah-lah!!! or cut out the middle peep,
and run the recording str-8 onto a portable cd-burner,

*that's how i dew it : )

 

[Radio_bored-Op]

better yet *

do u have direcTV?
record/DVR the xm channel of choice,
and then u may do what u wish..
with the 6hrs+of audio u now
have at ur disposal !!

 

[wesdev224]

Kind of a mention from my last topic.....without spending $50.00.....what is the best method of recording XM online to a file, then downloading file to your MP3 player to listen? Can it be done?

If you have an XM receiver, you can hook it directly to your soundcard from the home kit base. All you will need is a program such as Audacity that can capture the stream, and export the recording as an MP3 file.

Or,

If you have access to a second computer, send the output of the computer playing the XM stream, to the soundcard input of a second computer equipped with the Audacity or similar type of program. Your only other option is to record the signal to an analog source, and play it back.

 

[raccoonradio]

XM subscribers can hear many of their channels free at the XM site. Use something like Audacity to
record it (in my case for some reason it won't let me record it as an .mp3 file--.wav only--so I use something
like Shuang's WAV to Mp3 converter (free also, as is Audacity) to convert it.

http://xmro.xmradio.com/xstream/login_servlet.jsp

Right now I am recording some XM 78--Escape onto cass. for a friend (I have a patch cord going from
spkr jack of comp. to back of a cass deck)

You also could, if you have an mp3 player with FM recording capability, do this: Log on to the
XM site and start streaming the channel you want. Use a mini FM transmitter and broadcast it to
your mp3 player and start recording.

 

[Starbucks]

You came up with one of the best ideas and never thought of. I have a San Disk 8GB....with FM tuner. I'll just hook up my CCrane transmitter to any open Frequency and transmit from the XM online and see how well that comes out.
I have Audacity already downloaded to one of my servers....i'll have to mess with it if it can grab on to XM online for recording. And I'll hook it up to the soundcard form the stream on the primary computer.I have a wave/mp3 converter. Thanks for the ideas.

 

[WPPCProductions]

I use Total Recorder, .I record Casey Kasems AT40 from the XM's 70's and the 80's channel every week with it.I use the bitrate of 224kbps settings and it sounds clean.And WSM's grand ole opry.All show are recorded with the timer. Also I have my FM tuner hooked up to the sound card for radio specials.Awesome recording software package for under $40.00.

 

[Starbucks]

I found and now use the PD Marq recording software. It's 14.95...19.95 with a 6 inch or 8 inch cable for connecting to a tape recorder or other component, and works great. You can record what's on-line, phone calls, or player and convert both into a WAV or MP3 file of 176 kps. Even set the minutes or hours for how long the program will go on for and stops by itself.

 

[wesdev224]

You also could, if you have an mp3 player with FM recording capability, do this: Log on to the
XM site and start streaming the channel you want. Use a mini FM transmitter and broadcast it to
your mp3 player and start recording.

The thing I don't like about recording an FM signal, not that the C Crane transmitter puts out a poor signal, is that the audio quality is not quite as good as going straight from the receiver itself. I find that the web stream also suffers enough that there is a perceptible difference in the sound quality between the stream and the actual signal from the unit. But, I may be accused of just splitting hairs here.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

You can record XM from the PC easier than that. Start Audacity or your favorite recoding program on the computer then go to your recording controls and select PC system control. Start XM online and your PC will record what it hears. I'm not sure how to do it on a Mac.

 

[researchthis]

XM subscribers can hear many of their channels free at the XM site. Use something like Audacity to
record it (in my case for some reason it won't let me record it as an .mp3 file--.wav only--so I use something
like Shuang's WAV to Mp3 converter (free also, as is Audacity) to convert it.

Audacity does not provide an MP3 encoder...you will need to installLame MP3 encoder.... http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

 

[raccoonradio]

Yeah, I did; I had to make sure it "recognized" the folder it was in and it's worked fine ever since

 

[PaulO]

You can record XM from the PC easier than that. Start Audacity or your favorite recoding program on the computer then go to your recording controls and select PC system control. Start XM online and your PC will record what it hears. I'm not sure how to do it on a Mac.

If you are like some of us you still have or may can find an XMPCR. It plays the audio through the linein on your PCs sound card. Just take your favorite software such as total recorder, goldwave or any recording software and record your favorite XM programing. Mac users can plug an iMic in to a USB port and plug the cord from the XMPCR in to the iMic and do the same thing. The RIAA doesn't like this product.