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[Dutchy (nl)]

Maybe all of you are already familiar with this program, but for those that don't know yet:

I just downloaded this program, and this is what it does: You can rip music stations from the internet, each soundtrack will be saved as a different mp3 file. I've used it for an hour or so, and I allready have +200 mb of mp3's.

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StationRipper will allow you to "record" various internet radio stations. It will allow you to get a list of available Shoutcast stations and start recording them, creating a single MP3 file for each song the station plays.

It will also:

Allow you to record up to 300 streams at one time.
Buy the music and albums you are ripping.
"Memory Recording" - It will keep track of all the songs you download, copying the final song file to your music library. If that song gets re-recorded in the future, it will skip it (so, if you end up deleting it, it won't record, bloating your collection with music you don't want).
Get a list of Stations to record quickly and easily, via Shoutcast.
Track the music and stations you've ripped.
Listen to any station being recorded with a single mouse click
Schedule when you want to allow and disallow recordings, so your bandwidth will only be hit with ripping on off hours.
Re-launch ripping of up to 100 of the last Stations you've recorded with a single mouse click.

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http://www.ratajik.com/StationRipper/


What are your thoughts?

[Dutchy (nl)]

my overall:

[shockwave203 Profile]

I've listened to internet radio before, and I didn't like the quality. are the songs sounding as good as when you rip em from a CD?

[Dutchy (nl)]

Well, I noticed that the songs qualities are ok, but unfortunatly not all mp3's are the total songs. Sometimes you have downloaded only half the song..

[Ratajik]

Some stations play games with the start and end point info, or cross fade or do other annoying things. Many stations don't, so the trick is finding those that don't muck with it

I generall rip stations that are 128+ Bitrate - that's personally OK with me, as I think it sounds decent, but that's kinda a personal choice I guess, lol

[Dakana]

Reproducing music = illegal.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Originally posted by Dakana
Reproducing music = illegal.

Not necessarily; I think there is copyright law supporting a right to record songs played on the radio. I'm sure the internet version would make the same argument, but I can see a couple of reasons why it isn't the same thing.

[Ratajik]

Yeah, it's called "Fair Use". You can record off the TV (Tivo!) radio, et al, as long as it's for personal use (no public perforamance, no selling it).

The music industry is trying to take that right away, and when you get to internet music it gets wierd because of the screwy laws that are getting passed.

File sharing is kinda like a public performance, I guess, so you may be over the line.

Record a stream would appear to be the same as recording radio (about the same as a good FM quality single, for most shoutcast stations), but hey, I'm not a lawyer, so god knows if I'm the mark here

[LordShard]

set up your server in anouther country that has no such laws