May I record a webcasting station not listed in Icecast/SHOUTcast?

Asked by K7AAY

WWOZ New Orleans transmits on http://wwoz-sc.streamguys.com/wwoz-hi.mp3 but does not list with SHOUTcast or Icecast. I guess everyone in New Orleans is frazzled, broke, or both, except if they own a casino. Anyway, can I record from the URL with Streamtastic? Thank you kindly, de K7AAY PDX OR USA.

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Joachim Lippold Edit question
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Joachim Lippold (mailtojoeaticq) said :
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Yes, actually it is possible to do so. The station does not need to be listed in Shoutcast or Icecast directory. It's only neccessary that the stream format is compatible with Streamripper (Shoutcast or Icecast Server...).
If you want to add that station to Streamtastic, just click on favorites and paste the URL to the "Quick Add" field. Then press "Enter" and a new favorite is created for this URL. (you can also enter a description).
However the mentioned station does not transmit meta data. That means automatic track splitting won't work. If you record from this station the result will be one large file in the incomplete folder named " - .mp3". So you have to split/cut it manually with a program like mp3DirectCut for lossless cutting.

In the next release you may also fine tune the Streamripper settings from the GUI. But that's still work in progress.

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mikeL (thabird) said :
#2

I think this problem is solved.