jeremyfrombenton

So you like the free internets radio stations? Here’s how you can record (A.K.A. rip) these radio stations to your fancy computer machine as individual songs so you can listen to them later.

1. Download and install Winamp (let Winamp be the default application for playlists).
2. Download and install Streamripper (after install, you may want to change the default save-to directory).
3. Go to shoutcast or icecast to select some radio stations.
4. Click on the ‘Tune In!’ or the ‘M3U’ link for your selected station(s). The playlist should load in Winamp automatically.
5. The stream should start automatically, if it doesn’t, hit ‘Play’ in Winamp.
6. In the Streamripper window hit ‘Start’ (if not visible, right-click on the SR icon in the system tray by your clock and hit ‘Start’) .
7. Once the ripped song is finished, Streamripper will place that song in the directory you selected in step 2 (or on the Desktop if you went with the default) and automatically begin ripping the subsequent songs that play until you hit ‘Stop’.

If you have the slow internets, check out this tutorial: Streamripper Tutorial. Enjoy your audio files- complete with ID3 tags.

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