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MP3 Alternatives
Authored by: 12ftguru on Jul 24, '02 12:00:42PM

The only Real to MP3 options I have found are for PC and they only work sporadically. (Usually until REAL finds them and kills them)

There is a program called StreamRipper X (http://streamripper.sourceforge.net) which will rip a live stream to MP3. You would need to find a station with a RealMedia live stream of NPR.

Recently I have taken to scripting Coaster and iTunes to handle the conversions. I have an FM tuner connected to the my Mac. I use CRON to fire off the applescripts for the start / stop recording times. Then the files are handed off to iTunes for conversion.

It's kind of an ugly process, but it works.

John



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Authored by: drjones on Jul 24, '02 01:40:09PM
from the FAQ (as of 7/11/2002):
Can streamripper record RealAudio streams, how about Windows Media? Nope, just MP3 streams. But it's an idea for the future.
DJ

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Authored by: JohnnyMnemonic on Jul 24, '02 01:46:06PM
This American Life, at least, is archived at Audible.com. These files are available for a nominal fee--something like $2/archive. Until last week, there was no Mac support for for-pay Audible archives---but iTunes now supports exactly this kind of content, and when iPod 1.2 is released in a few weeks you'll be able to upload TAL archives to your iPod.

I don't know if the other NPR archives are kept there, but I think I've seen them there also. Personally, this was the most exciting announcement of Macworld for me, but maybe I'm square.

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