Where do you get the URL for the direct BBC stream? Thanks
John -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Covici Sent: 11 January 2017 05:26 To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder Yep, works well and they fixed the windows 10 bug they had. On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:32:11 -0500, Dean Martineau wrote: > > Does background recording work in Total Recorder in Windows 10? That > program used to work remarkably well in XP but I haven't had much success > with it since and haven't used it much as a result. > > Dean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > John Covici > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 8:53 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder > > There are certain limitations for this -- I use it all the time, but > it won't work on some streams like anything that uses flash, and it > doesn't work on youtube links. > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:09:09 -0500, > Dane Trethowan wrote: > > > > As far as I know the same holds true. > > Now I?m doing this from memory as its been a while since I used > > Total > Recorder, you go into Background recording where you?re prompted to enter an > UR that links to a stream of a radio station on the net etc. > > Total Recorder captures the data from this stream in real time thus > avoiding the Sound Card completely so its just total recorder saving > the data from the stream to the computer, nothing more and nothing less. > > You can open url?s or streams in Total Recorder for listening in the same > way from the File Menu. > > > > > On 11 Jan 2017, at 12:01 pm, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > Have a question for Dane: you say you can have TR record and not have > the screen reader interfere with anything. I have the standard > version of > TR, so does the same hold true here? And if so, how is this done? > > > Thanks, > > > Tom Kaufman > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7:14 PM > > > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > > Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder > > > > > > I'm meerly making a suggestion which would save you heaps of time and > > > frustration in the end for several reasons. > > > > > > What you're doing at the moment is known as a software recording > > > and > > > this may mean that other audio surces could be heard in the recording > > > itself such as system sounds from your computer or even your > > > Screen > Reader. > > > > > > If you Capture the stream as I outlined then the pricess is completely > > > independent of your Sound card thus you can carry on with other > > > activities on your computer, have your Screen Reader ttalk to its hearts > > > > content etc. > > > > > > Anyway how you do things is completely up to you but I do suggest you > > > read the primers on Total Recorders web page wich contain some > > > great > > > information on this sort of thing. > > > > > > Total Recorder is an incredibly powerful tool and much of that > > > power is > > > hidden away. > > > > > > What version of Total Recorder are you using by the way? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/11/2017 6:16 AM, Andy wrote: > > >> Hi Dane. > > >> > > >> I don't set TR to do anything. When I launch it, JAWS announces, > > >> press the space bar to record, so I do, and end up with quite a good > > >> quality WAV file, of the show that I'm listening to. > > >> > > >> I just was not sure if I could be doing this job of recording better. > > >> > > >> In your message you advised that the BBC were broadcasting at 320 kbps > > >> and if I recorded any programme, then TR would simply grab it at the > > >> same quality. > > >> > > >> I often use Tap-in radio or the assessible bbc Iplayer to stream the > > >> show, but I'm thinking that perhaps you are telling me to record > > >> directly from Internet Explorer rather than Tap-in radio? > > >> > > >> Am I right? Or is it very much the same thing whither I stream > > >> through Tap-in radio, the Accessable BBC Iplayer or Internet explorer. > > >> > > >> > > >> Incidentaly, BBC radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are all termed "Global" > > >> stations, thus the 320 kbps. However, my favourate station is Radio > > >> Scotland, but this is considered as a Reginal station and only > > >> streamed at 128 kbps. > > >> > > >> So much for equality, where my national station is obviously inferiour > > >> to all the other "British" Broadcasting Company stations! > > >> > > >> > > >> Very best wishes. > > >> > > >> Andy. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" > > >> <grtd...@internode.on.net> > > >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:47 AM > > >> Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder > > >> > > >> > > >> If you?ve set Total Recorder to capture a stream then the bit > > >> rate the > > >> stream is transmitted in will be captured. > > >> For example let?s suppose you?re recording BBC Music? They have a 320K > > >> stream so you would input this into Total Recorder directly > > >> rather than use Tapin Radio. > > >> Total recorder would capture the stream as is and thus save it to > > >> a > file. > > >> You can set conditions and so on to control the name of that file and > > >> so on. > > >> > > >>> On 10 Jan 2017, at 7:38 am, Andy <meikle.ai...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Hi all. > > >>> > > >>> I use Tap-in Radio to listen, for example, to a BBC 6 Music > > >>> show, and > > >>> total recorder professional to record the show. > > >>> > > >>> BBC 6 music is broadcast at a very high bit rate and I was wondering > > >>> if perhaps I'm capturing it at it's best. > > >>> > > >>> I have had a look within Total Recorder settings to see if perchance > > >>> there was a box for adjusting the quality or bit rate of recording, > > >>> but I cannot find it. > > >>> > > >>> Anyone know how I can ensure that I'm recording at the very best > > >>> posible quality available to me. > > >>> > > >>> Thanks in advance. > > >>> > > >>> Very best wishes. > > >>> > > >>> Andy. > > >>> > > >>> From Scotland with Love. > > >>> > > >> > > >> ********** > > >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the > > >> rest of > > >> the halfwits in this world behind. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********** > > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest > > of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > How do > you spend it? > > John Covici > cov...@ccs.covici.com > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com