This nifty tool will record audio streams and encode them to either .mp3 or .wav for you. It uses the
LAME "educational" encoding engine, the same as
Audacity. Honestly, I already have and use audacity for this function, recording stuff off the Internet or other sources, and it has editing features as well, so I really don't know why you would use
MP3myMP3 unless you don't already have Audacity, because why have two programs to accomplish what one can do by itself? I haven't seen the value in application redundancy, but perhaps you will. MP3myMP3 has a nice UI, and I like how it picked right up on the song I was listening to without having to select the source or anything. I suppose the main advantage to this program has to do with its quick and dirty factor. It simply records without any config, unlike Audacity. It is always a trade off between the ability to do some professional tweaking or to quickly and simply do it automatically without taking the time to config everything.
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Subscribe to commentsresourceSep 25th 2006 10:49AM
What bitrate does this program record at?
Ryan CarterSep 25th 2006 11:25AM
32,64,96,128,160,256,320K bitrates. Not too shabby.
BJSSep 25th 2006 2:11PM
Q: "...why have two programs to accomplish what one can do by itself?" -Ryan Carter
A: "I suppose the main advantage simply records without any config, unlike Audacity." -Ryan Carter
...sigh...
reading might helpSep 25th 2006 2:12PM
Reading the description of the program on the MP3myMP3 website might clue you in as to why you would want two programs to record and edit. This program will record anything including protected sources. It says on the website, "if you can hear it, you can record it!." So no matter if it is DRMed or not, you can record it. It can do this because it sits between windows and your sound card and records the audio before it gets to your sound card. Audacity can not record DRMed sources.
Ryan CarterSep 25th 2006 2:22PM
Audacity does record DRMed tracks. It will record anything that comes through your sound card.