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Hi there,

It’s been a while since my last blog entry because I was kind of busy dealing with exams and projects.
Anyway,i’m planning to write something about recording streaming audio as title points out.

There are rumors about some people who don’t know how to download mp3 files.To be honest, i don’t believe it..
Even the ones that lack the basic knowledge about computer and/or internet are downloading mp3 files.(of course out of 5 files that they are downloading ,4 of them are often viruses and 1 of them is an actual mp3 file,but this doesn’t change the fact that they are downloading mp3 files..)(i’m not judging them since i have this kind of people in my family too )

What i’m trying to say is; Yes,you can download mp3 files easily (i’m not talking about legality,it’s your problem anyway). However,do you think it’s still easy as some years ago it was,to find the real music file that you’re looking for without getting your computer attacked by viruses,or is it easy to find old songs downloadable ?

As i said earlier,i’m not talking about legality here.As you know,mp3 files are illegal if you are not buying them from official sites etc.And you have to have the album of the artist first if you want to convert it to an mp3 file.But let’s say that you’ve already done what it needs to be done.(since i don’t feel comfortable encouraging you to have illegal mp3 files)

Okey,now it’s time to record your very own MP3 files !

I think all of you somehow heard about or even used online radios or other websites that have streaming audio for you.
Like “lastfm” or “fizy”..

I want to talk about an application(which is free) to record & edit sounds.
It’s Audacity .

After you download and install the application,what you need to do is quite simple.
First of all,you need to select “Wave Out” or “Stereo Mix” as the input source from Audacity’s mixer toolbar,which will let you record what you heard from your speakers basically.
But don’t forget that if you have messenger sounds on or something like that,while you are recording a music file all other sounds will be recorded too,so i suggest you not to do other stuff while recording.(including using a microphone..)

Little problem that you may have here is not being able to find an option as “Wave Out” or “Stereo Mix” or something similar.The best way to deal with this problem is to upgrade your sound drivers,since the drivers that windows installs for you don’t let you see this option most of the time.

Okey,after doing this simple configuration,you’re ready to record your very own mp3 file..
Just press record button in Audacity and then start a music file from the website you like.
Notice that you don’t need to be quick doing these things,i mean after starting recording in Audacity,there is nothing wrong having some time before starting the song,because you’ll be able to delete the silence parts easily at the end of the recording process.

After finishing the recording process,just select the parts you want to delete and press ‘delete’
You can now save this file as a wav,mp3,etc..

If you play with it for some time,you’ll notice there are also many options for recording,you can change those to have better results.

That’s it !