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Streaming Audio Ripper
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Version
1.90
RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper is an application that
allows you to connect to various SHOUTcast compatible
servers/broadcasters and save the streaming audio to
one or more MP3's. These broadcasters are just like
any traditional radio station, usually consisting of
a "crew" who pick the songs that will be played on
their internet radio station. The broadcaster can
choose to play any type of music they like. Whether
it's from a MP3, a WAV file, a "Line Recording"
plugged into DJ equipment or microphone. Click here to
see a listing of live SHOUTcast servers and radio
stations that are available. Since the Internet is the
medium used to transfer the audio, all broadcasts are
worldwide and can come from anywhere in the world.
RipCast gives you central access to all of these
broadcasters, and then with one click you can download
and listen to any station you choose. With CD quality
digital audio that can be accessed from anywhere in
the world, it somewhat makes AM/FM look prehistoric.
And with the advent of RipCast, it sheds a whole new
light on the topic.
Anyone can start an Internet radio station with the
SHOUTcast software which is free for download.
SHOUTcast is created by NullSoft, the same company
that created the popular Winamp Media Player. Before
RipCast, users would primarily use Winamp to connect
to the SHOUTcast broadcasters and listen to the music.
With Winamp alone there was no way for someone to save
what they heard to their computer. RipCast is designed
to download and listen to the music at the same time.
Being so there is very little work needed to obtain a
large quantity of music, all you need to do is choose
a genre and a station that looks good, THOUSANDS to
choose from, and then as the broadcaster plays one
song after another, Ripcast downloads each song to a
separate MP3 file. So by clicking one button you can
essentially get hundreds of MP3's that fit your taste.
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