Freecorder - why doesn't it record anything?

alanrowell · 8 June 2008 at 4:09PM

Needed something simple (and free) to record streaming radio, so I tried Freecorder.

Tried it on 2 machines - one XP, one Vista - with the same results. No matter what settings I adopt it doesn't actually record anything

Anyone have an idea what I am missing?

Or can they suggest something that works reliably

Browntoa · 8 June 2008 at 4:36PM

think this will do it

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

alanrowell · 8 June 2008 at 6:29PM

I need something simple (and free) to record streaming radio

Browntoa · 8 June 2008 at 9:19PM

About Audacity

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.

tomthebomb · 8 June 2008 at 11:34PM

Freecorder should be fine.
Right click on loudspeaker icon in task tray - select "open volume control" - select "options" tab - select "properties" - select "recording" and tick all boxes in window.
Good luck.

N.B. The boxes you tick are in the "properties" window NOT the "recording control" window.

john_s_2 · 8 June 2008 at 11:41PM

I use something called AudioGrabber. But I think the important thing here is what you select in the recording properties. On my PC I can only select one source at a time. "Stereo Mix" does it for me - it records whatever noise is coming out of my speakers. I think it has a different name on some soundcards but it there is usually an equivalent I believe. Just experiment.

I think there is a way of turning off any other sounds that your computer might make while you're doing your recording - I just close any programs that are likely to make a noise (like email arriving) and make sure I don't touch anything till the recording's finished!

Iconic · 9 June 2008 at 6:54AM

tomthebomb wrote: »

Freecorder should be fine.
Right click on loudspeaker icon in task tray - select "open volume control" - select "options" tab - select "properties" - select "recording" and tick all boxes in window.
Good luck.

On my computer it will only let me tick one box.

I think the OP will need to tick the 'line in' box.

Another tip is to ensure the volume control level is at it's highest.Then when he does a test recording and it's distorted he can reduce the volume (perhaps the volume is to low at the moment and that's why it's not recording for him!)

alanrowell · 10 June 2008 at 9:09PM

Finally found out what is wrong - you've got to start a recording before you get the audio - this applies to Firefox / IE / XP / Vista

All you need to do is start a recording when you open a browser then stop the recording. After that you can start new recordings without worry

tomthebomb · 13 September 2009 at 1:03AM

I used to have no trouble with Freecorder but since upgrading to FF3.5 I've been unable to record anything. Any ideas?

esuhl · 13 September 2009 at 3:59PM

I had intermittent problems with FreeCorder too. Sometimes it would work fine, other times I would record silence. The only way round this was to reboot the PC and hope it would be fine the next time. I use Audacity now when I need to (which isn't often).

buglawton · 13 September 2009 at 10:55PM

If you want BBC audio then Google Radio Downloader look for a website with the word Nerd in it. This is more convenient that recording while playing.

Freecorder - why doesn't it record anything?

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