How can you record off the net..?

Charlton_King

Can I record from Youtube or suchlike onto CD or is this illegal/technically impossible in some way? I am looking to record for my own use only.

somersethillbilly

If you use Firefox, then try this add-on
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/

EchoLocation

There's the Youtube to MP3 add-on for Firefox.

Alternatively you can use Audacity to record any sound played through your PC.

Charlton_King

I'm on Chrome, actually... and I do want to record onto disc.

Charlton_King

Just googled there are programmes called Audacity and Wiretap. Can these be used in any way?

EchoLocation

Charlton_King wrote: »

I'm on Chrome, actually... and I do want to record onto disc.

I'm sure there must be a similar add-ons for Chrome, although there's no reason you can't install Firefox as well if not.

There's also plenty of free software for burning MP3's to a CD. Have a look around download.com

Charlton_King wrote: »

Just googled there are programmes called Audacity and Wiretap. Can these be used in any way?

Never used Wiretap, but Audacity can record whatever sound is playing though your PC and be saved as an MP3.

Charlton_King

So, the answer to my OP question is: no.

Perhaps I should have made it clear that I am interested in audio only.

free4440273

ff add-on video downloadhelper works like a charm; not so successful with iplayer i have noticed .

frogbottler

http://keepvid.com/


If you don't want to install keepvid on your computer you can si

Paste the youtube link in the box & click download

select "download mp3" from the options

audio will be saved to your computer

arrallas

Replay Media Catcher is not free, but you can try it free first to see if it does what you need. It has the option of saving anything that you can hear on your computer direct to iTunes - from which you can burn a CD if you wish. RMC or any of the methods mentioned above would work, but legality is a different matter. I think we all know the answer to that one!

googler

Charlton_King wrote: »

So, the answer to my OP question is: no.

Perhaps I should have made it clear that I am interested in audio only.

Are there perhaps other sources for the audio you're interested in instead of YouTube?

There's always the option of a hardware as opposed to software solution - connecting a USB DAC and recording to an external CD recorder..... what equipment do you have available as well as your PC?