Radiotracker 3.0.62.0 Online Manual
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Getting Started
After Radiotracker has been successfully installed, it is immediately ready for use.
Select a Music Genre and Start Recording
Radiotracker comes with a built-in list of approximately 13,000 internet radio stations, pre-categorized by music genre. Simply select a genre that suites your personal musical taste or desire. You can learn about customizing the recording process to suit your personal preferences in the sections Autorip and Wishlist.
Select a music genre from the drop-down list and start the ripping process by clicking on the "Start" button.
Radiotracker will begin attempting to create connections with internet radio stations. After a few minutes, the program will have successfully ripped the first music tracks and will have saved them in the defined target folder.
The "MP3 Folder" button opens the folder where new music tracks are saved.
Status Display
The status display area at the bottom of the user interface provides you with a current overview of recording progress. Information about the number of radio stations you have currently recorded and the number of successfully saved music titles is displayed as well as the number of songs which are in the process of finishing.
To every song that you rip, Radiotracker searches the internet for the suitable ID3-Tag, with information about the artist, album, genre, release, as well as the album cover and the song text. This process is called finishing and can take up some time. The songs will be displayed in the Player after all information was found. If you stop the ripping process while some songs are still beeing finished, those songs will not be saved on your PC. To speed up the process of finishing you can deactivate the normalization feature.
The ticker text in the status display area provides you with context-sensitive hints about operating the software. Should you at any time be unsure of what to do next, simply take a moment to read this informative text.
Stopping the Recording Process
You can stop the recording process at any time by clicking on the "Stop" button. If you select "Stop immediately," any tracks that have not already been completely ripped and processed will be discarded. If you select "Finish recording, then stop" Radiotracker will finish ripping the tracks that are currently being recorded and save them.
The Button "Stop All" also stops the recording process of the Wishlist and manually started recordings .
Additional Information
If Radiotracker can't connect to the internet or informs you of a problem, refer to the section Problems and Solutions for assistance.
The most important parts of the user interface for getting started: The most important controls on the Radiotracker user interface are the Start, Options, MP3 Folder and Help buttons, the selection of music genre, and the status display area at the bottom of the screen.
The window for ending the recording process: Decide if you would like to stop immediately and discard all tracks that have not yet been completely ripped and processed, or if you would like to continue as long as needed until the tracks currently in progress have been completed and saved.
Listening While Recording
Click on the "Live" button while Radiotracker is recording.
You can also listen to radio stations while Radiotracker is recording. Radiotracker lets you switch between the next and previous stations, and to control the volume.
The Live Receiver function, which can be activated or deactivated at any time, has no influence on the recording process.
The Live Receiver: The Live Receiver can be turned on and off at any time by clicking on the "Live" button. If you click on the "Player" button, Radiotracker's Player will appear. You can learn more about the Player in the section Extended Functionality: Using the Player.