Using the CLI tool arecord to capture streaming audio

rmcellig · 12-20-2011, 06:47 PM

Is it possible to use arecord to capture streaming audio? I use this tool to capture audio from a radio i have plugged into the input jack on my computer and it works great! I was thinking of using arecord to record shows from the following site:

http://www.cfra.com

If this is not possible, are there any other cli tools to record streaming audio?

teckk · 12-20-2011, 07:39 PM

The recorded shows you can simply download
http://devel.autopod.ca/chum/9/podcasts/

The live stream seams to be at
mms://a1881.l7935335880.c79353.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1881/79353/v0001/reflector:35880
But it's down at the moment.

Code:

mplayer mms://a1881.l7935335880.c79353.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1881/79353/v0001/reflector:35880 -dumpstream -dumpfile out.wmv

Will dump the stream
You can also use mencoder to just get the audio.

You can also use ffmpeg to capture the output of your sound card.

Code:

ffmpeg -f oss -i /dev/dsp0.0 -vn -acodec libmp3lame -ab 128k capture.mp3

That was for oss, if you use alsa then use your own parameters.