RE: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software

[William108]

Rick,
 To capture streaming audio, using Audacity, I looped a miniplug from 
the microphone jack to the speaker jack on the side of my laptop and pressed 
record in Audacity.
The only thing is that the MP3 file that is produced is not in stereo.
 
John

--- On Sun, 5/3/09, Rick Archer  wrote:

From: Rick Archer 
Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 4:40 PM












From: FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FairfieldLi f...@yahoogroups. 
com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 2:53 PM
To: FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software
 



But it re-encodes it. mp3DirectCut doesn't as it is actually easy to 
cut and remux MP3 packets. Audacity is a great free app though. 
However Rick was a little vague as to whether he wanted to set something 
to be recorded for x amount of minutes at a certain. This is trivial 
using Streamripper on Linux but difficult under Windows as it has task 
setup that is far more complicated than Linux.

I've used Audacity to create an mp3 from a cassette, as William108 describes, 
and that worked nicely. What I want to do in this case is create an mp3 from a 
live broadcast streaming in Internet Explorer. IOW, I just want to capture the 
audio that would otherwise be coming out of my speakers. It would be cool if it 
had a timer on it so I could set it to start and stop unattended, but that's 
not essential. I downloaded Streamripper, but I'm not sure I got the right 
thing. It was Streamripper for WinAmp - just a small window with Start/Stop 
buttons. And I got an error message when I tried to run it. Let me see what 
Audacity can do, but I'm open to more suggestions.















  

Re: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software

[William108]

The Audacity software easily edits out any part of the recording (like dead 
air) that you want
 
-- On Sat, 5/2/09, Rick Archer  wrote:

From: Rick Archer 
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 4:32 PM










Can anyone recommend PC software that will record to an mp3 file any audio that 
would otherwise come out of my speakers? So that I can listen to an on-line 
radio show and record it. Then if I record it unattended and end up with lots 
of dead air after the show ends (because I'm not there to stop the recording) 
what can I use to edit off the dead stuff?















  

Re: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software

[William108]

The software that I use is "Audacity" downloaded free.
I use it to digitize alot of old MMY cassette tapes. I connect a mini-plug cord 
from the cassette player directly into the microphone jack in my laptop and 
press record in the Audacity software. it's easy to use and then I save the 
file as an MP3
 

--- On Sat, 5/2/09, Rick Archer  wrote:

From: Rick Archer 
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Audio recording software
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 4:32 PM










Can anyone recommend PC software that will record to an mp3 file any audio that 
would otherwise come out of my speakers? So that I can listen to an on-line 
radio show and record it. Then if I record it unattended and end up with lots 
of dead air after the show ends (because I'm not there to stop the recording) 
what can I use to edit off the dead stuff?















  

Re: [FairfieldLife] Book Review: Under The Thumb Of Cult Leader Sri Chinmoy

[William108]

In light of this revealing book on Sri Chinmoy, I guess we'll start seeing a 
spate of  books on the "true" MMY and his organization soon.
By the way, is Dana Sawyer still working on his book about MMY and the TM org. 
and, if so, does anyone know when it will be published.  

--- On Wed, 4/22/09, Rick Archer  wrote:

From: Rick Archer 
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Book Review: Under The Thumb Of Cult Leader Sri Chinmoy
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 1:20 PM













UNDER THE THUMB OF CULT LEADER SRI CHINMOY
By Krystle M. Davis
Forbes.com
April 14, 2009

http://www.forbes. com/2009/ 04/14/jayanti- tamm-carwheels- sari-opinions- 
book-r
eviews-cults- sri-chinmoy. html



Book Review:
Jayanti Tamm's ''Cartwheels in a Sari"

Purchase on Amazon:
http://www.amazon. com/exec/ obidos/ASIN/ 0307393925/ newheavenneweart



Cults are notorious for convincing people to do the unthinkable. In March, a
member of the now-defunct One Mind Ministries pleaded guilty to starving her
son to death. Allegedly, she and other cult members stopped feeding the
1-year-old because he wouldn't say "amen" at mealtime.

Back in 1993, David Koresh's Branch Davidian sect ended in a conflagration
after a 51-day standoff with the FBI. In 1978, over 900 members of the
People's Temple died at Jonestown, Guyana, in a mass murder-suicide; and in
1997, scores of Heaven's Gate followers killed themselves in California.

But not all cult members' stories end so tragically.

In her fascinating new memoir, Cartwheels in A Sari, Jayanti Tamm describes
growing up in a cult within mainstream America -- and how she eventually
managed to break free. With a succinct and earnest writing style, Tamm
delivers a coming-of-age story overflowing with heartbreaking and hilarious
moments.

Read his 2007 New York Times obituary , and Sri Chinmoy
comes across as a kind-hearted spiritual leader who championed world peace
through his art, music and athleticism. His meditation center's Web site
 likens him to Jesus Christ, Buddha and
Krishna. Well into his 70s, crowds gathered to watch the old man's extreme
weightlifting feats, which included lifting an airplane (with the help of an
apparatus).

Celebrity followers have included Olympian Carl Lewis and musicians Carlos
Santana and Roberta Flack. And a host of prominent people -- Nelson Mandela,
Bill Clinton and Princess Diana, to name a few -- have applauded Chinmoy's
dedication to promoting unity and world peace.

Tamm, on the other hand, depicts a charlatan who masqueraded as a god and
convinced hundreds of thousands to worship him. Her parents were among the
first disciples. Chinmoy arranged a "divine marriage" between a
Yale-educated hippie and a single mother, then told them to practice
abstinence. (Most disciples, however, were directed to remain single.) When
Tamm's parents disobeyed and conceived her, Chinmoy invented a myth to
explain her birth. He declared her the "Chosen One," a miracle child he'd
selected to be his most devoted follower.

When she was a year old, Tamm's family moved to Connecticut and opened a
meditation center in their basement. She writes, "The sole point of
everything was Guru ... Our house felt like a Guru museum, replete with
photo gallery -- pictures of Guru occupied every single free space upon the
wall."

>From Tamm's description of Chinmoy, it's hard to help but draw parallels to
Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints, whose picture still adorns the walls of
classrooms on the Yearning for Zion ranch in Texas.

Tamm says the guru always had the last word in her household. TV was mostly
forbidden, but she was allowed to watch The Muppet Show and Little House on
the Prairie. The guru disparaged education, so instead of doing her
homework, she spent hours memorizing aphorisms and songs he wrote. Consuming
alcohol, caffeine and meat; dancing; sex and dating; socializing with
outsiders; and owning pets were prohibited.

But the guru contradicted himself and made hypocritical decisions. Despite
his ban on pets, as a preteen, Tamm worked long, unpaid hours during the
summer cleaning cages in Chinmoy's Queens basement, where he kept his
collection of exotic pets from around the world.

She also says the guru controlled his pupils by pitting them against one
another. He created a caste system that allowed him to demote or promote
members at will. He encouraged members to keep tabs on one another and turn
in rule-breakers. Tamm says he once held a fundraiser where disciples paid
$25 apiece to hear him describe their worst qualities. At one meditation
session, he held a contest for the ugliest girl -- a young member with a
boil on her face won the distinction.

When Tamm was ejected repeatedly for dating, she felt compelled to beg for
forgiveness and return to the organization. But at 25, she was so unhappy
that