HOw to capture streaming audio?

rabbit2345 · 03-29-2008, 02:01 PM

I know there is a way to capture streaming media off the internet, if it goes through my processer and sound card, isn't there some way to capture it and put it in a file?

osor · 03-29-2008, 02:43 PM

Yes, you can use arecord on your pcm device (assuming the pcm device is the one getting the streaming audio).

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jlinkels · 03-30-2008, 05:09 AM

It easy:

mplayer -dumpstream <your_url> -novideo -dumpfile <your_file_name>

jlinkels

matthewg42 · 03-30-2008, 05:22 AM

Just make sure capture device in the mixer is not muted, and has a good level. I find a level of about 60% is good. Then any ALSA-driver-using recording program can record output from any ALSA apps. When I want to record stuff, I just use the ALSA command line arecord program, but anything which uses the ALSA drivers will do.

See this link for a description.

jlinkels · 03-30-2008, 11:32 AM

-uhm- IMHO the OP talks about capturing a live stream off the internet and put it in a file. Not to record something which gets in or out the sound card.

jlinkels

netcrawl · 03-30-2008, 01:14 PM

With Audacious you can stream to file using the "Disk Writer plugin" as the output plugin, in Amarok you can use the Output plugin "file", and IIRC, XMMS has a similar option.

rabbit2345 · 03-31-2008, 05:01 PM

what about something like music from youtube, which doesn't have an url? (or one that I know of)

osor · 03-31-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rabbit2345

what about something like music from youtube, which doesn't have an url? (or one that I know of)

For anything that doesn’t have a url, you can use the method posted by mathewg42 and me.

Btw, youtube videos do have a url (you can use many scripts such as youtube-dl to find it). E.g.,

Code:

mplayer -dumpaudio $(youtube-dl -g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCrGnd3ljqA)

LaughingBoy · 04-01-2008, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osor

Code:

mplayer -dumpaudio $(youtube-dl -g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCrGnd3ljqA)

Lol @ Youtube video!!

brant.chen · 04-01-2008, 09:14 PM

Yes, of course!

sagiblelinda · 09-27-2009, 05:46 AM

I know a streaming audio recorder, which is good