Does background recording work in Total Recorder in Windows 10? That program used to work remarkably well in XP but I haven't had much success with it since and haven't used it much as a result.
Dean -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Covici Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 8:53 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder There are certain limitations for this -- I use it all the time, but it won't work on some streams like anything that uses flash, and it doesn't work on youtube links. On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:09:09 -0500, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > As far as I know the same holds true. > Now I?m doing this from memory as its been a while since I used Total Recorder, you go into Background recording where you?re prompted to enter an UR that links to a stream of a radio station on the net etc. > Total Recorder captures the data from this stream in real time thus avoiding the Sound Card completely so its just total recorder saving the data from the stream to the computer, nothing more and nothing less. > You can open url?s or streams in Total Recorder for listening in the same way from the File Menu. > > > On 11 Jan 2017, at 12:01 pm, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Have a question for Dane: you say you can have TR record and not have the screen reader interfere with anything. I have the standard version of TR, so does the same hold true here? And if so, how is this done? > > Thanks, > > Tom Kaufman > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7:14 PM > > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder > > > > I'm meerly making a suggestion which would save you heaps of time and > > frustration in the end for several reasons. > > > > What you're doing at the moment is known as a software recording and > > this may mean that other audio surces could be heard in the recording > > itself such as system sounds from your computer or even your Screen Reader. > > > > If you Capture the stream as I outlined then the pricess is completely > > independent of your Sound card thus you can carry on with other > > activities on your computer, have your Screen Reader ttalk to its hearts > > content etc. > > > > Anyway how you do things is completely up to you but I do suggest you > > read the primers on Total Recorders web page wich contain some great > > information on this sort of thing. > > > > Total Recorder is an incredibly powerful tool and much of that power is > > hidden away. > > > > What version of Total Recorder are you using by the way? > > > > > > > > On 1/11/2017 6:16 AM, Andy wrote: > >> Hi Dane. > >> > >> I don't set TR to do anything. When I launch it, JAWS announces, > >> press the space bar to record, so I do, and end up with quite a good > >> quality WAV file, of the show that I'm listening to. > >> > >> I just was not sure if I could be doing this job of recording better. > >> > >> In your message you advised that the BBC were broadcasting at 320 kbps > >> and if I recorded any programme, then TR would simply grab it at the > >> same quality. > >> > >> I often use Tap-in radio or the assessible bbc Iplayer to stream the > >> show, but I'm thinking that perhaps you are telling me to record > >> directly from Internet Explorer rather than Tap-in radio? > >> > >> Am I right? Or is it very much the same thing whither I stream > >> through Tap-in radio, the Accessable BBC Iplayer or Internet explorer. > >> > >> > >> Incidentaly, BBC radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are all termed "Global" > >> stations, thus the 320 kbps. However, my favourate station is Radio > >> Scotland, but this is considered as a Reginal station and only > >> streamed at 128 kbps. > >> > >> So much for equality, where my national station is obviously inferiour > >> to all the other "British" Broadcasting Company stations! > >> > >> > >> Very best wishes. > >> > >> Andy. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" > >> <grtd...@internode.on.net> > >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:47 AM > >> Subject: Re: Bit rate settings with Total Recorder > >> > >> > >> If you?ve set Total Recorder to capture a stream then the bit rate the > >> stream is transmitted in will be captured. > >> For example let?s suppose you?re recording BBC Music? They have a 320K > >> stream so you would input this into Total Recorder directly rather > >> than use Tapin Radio. > >> Total recorder would capture the stream as is and thus save it to a file. > >> You can set conditions and so on to control the name of that file and > >> so on. > >> > >>> On 10 Jan 2017, at 7:38 am, Andy <meikle.ai...@btinternet.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi all. > >>> > >>> I use Tap-in Radio to listen, for example, to a BBC 6 Music show, and > >>> total recorder professional to record the show. > >>> > >>> BBC 6 music is broadcast at a very high bit rate and I was wondering > >>> if perhaps I'm capturing it at it's best. > >>> > >>> I have had a look within Total Recorder settings to see if perchance > >>> there was a box for adjusting the quality or bit rate of recording, > >>> but I cannot find it. > >>> > >>> Anyone know how I can ensure that I'm recording at the very best > >>> posible quality available to me. > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance. > >>> > >>> Very best wishes. > >>> > >>> Andy. > >>> > >>> From Scotland with Love. > >>> > >> > >> ********** > >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of > >> the halfwits in this world behind. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. > > > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
