08/02/2007 Audio & MP3

i-Sound is a perfect streaming audio recorder. It can capture streaming audio in whatever format you specify - MP3, WMA, OGG Vorbis. i-Sound allows you to record audio without running out of memory - you can keep recording as long as there's enough disk space. Streaming recorder works with a variety of audio streams, including those from Napster, Rhapsody and Musicmatch that require a subscription. i-Sound record sound played back through your sound card, so you can record even DRM-protected audio streams. Advanced options like VOX, AutoSplitter, AutoNames and Scheduler are available for those who want to take advantage of them, making i-Sound the powerful software for recording from streaming audio for users of any experience level.

Supported audio streams:

• Shoutcast/Icecast streams from Winamp
• Windows Media streams from Windows Media Player
• RealAudio from Realplayer
• and much more...

i-Sound is also a great way to record streaming audio from very popular services like:

• Napster
• Rhapsody
• Yahoo Music Unlimited
• AccuRadio
• Pandora
• Urge
• MySpace

Capture streaming audio to MP3

• Open i-Sound Streaming Audio Recorder
• Open "Settings->Mixer" window to select the recording properties. Select the "Stereo Mix" input.
• Don't worry if "Stereo Mix" not present at inputs list. Different sound cards may use non-standard name for this input: "WAVE", "What U Hear","MP3","Wave Out".
• Start to playback the streaming audio using your favourite media player (Windows Media Player, RealAudio, Winamp)
• Adjust the recording volume for the highest possible performance. We recommend the 70% of maximum by VU-meter to avoid clipping.
• Click the "Record" button on your i-Sound MP3 Recorder
• Did you hear a background noise? Please open Windows mixer and mute the "Microphone" input.

Record streaming audio with scheduler

• Open i-Sound Recorder
• Open "Scheduler" window to add new recording event
• Mark the "Additional Task" checkbox at the "Event" window
• Type the path to your web-browser or media player to the "Run application" field
• Type the URL of streaming audio station to the "Command line parameters" field
• Now Scheduler will open specified URL before recording using your web-browser