Pleb
2nd January 2007, 02:44 PM
If you've ever been watching video on - for example - Youtube, and liked the music but didn't want the hassle of going looking for a download somewhere, here is a way of recording the audio.
1. There are dozens of programs which would do this, but the one which I've been using is Audacity. Download it here - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows If you're using Windows you'll need Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, or later.
2. To save the track as an MP3 you'll need the lame dll. You can download it here - http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?lame_enc
When you have finished downloading lame, unzip it and save the file lame_enc.dll anywhere on your computer. The first time you use the "Export as MP3" command, Audacity will ask you where lame_enc.dll is saved.
3. In your Internet browser, go to the video on Youtube from which you want to record the audio and pause the video until it has loaded enough that it won't stutter while it is playing.
4. Start up Audacity. Make sure that the input (over on the right hand side in the image below) is set to Wave Out Mix or Mono Out. Click on the Record button to start recording. A new audio track box will pop up.
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6907/1cg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
5. Go back to your browser and start the video.
6. When the music has finished, click the Stop button in Audacity to stop recording.
7. You now can trim any unwanted track time - ie sections before and after the music has started. Scroll to the section you want to delete, and highlight iit by clicking on the point where you want to start and dragging the mouse. In the image below I have selected a time interval of roughly one second - between 4:31 and 4:32. Use the Cut button to remove the section you don't want, or alternatively highlight the whole of the section you want to keep and use the Trim Outside Selection button.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4510/2fz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
8. When you have removed any sections you don't want, Click Export as MP3.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3019/4xt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
You will now be asked to choose a filename for the MP3 and then you'll be asked to set the ID3 tags. (Note - if you record different audio tracks within the one project make sure that you change the ID3 tags each time. Access the tag settings in the Project Menu.)
You'll now have an MP3 of your music. :)
You can play around with various settings and effects if you want. The default bitrate will save the MP3 at CD quality (depending on the quality of your input of course). For example a 4:30 song ended up at just over 4 MBs for me.
Thats it....if anyone has any suggestions of other ways to do it or better programs for doing the same thing please feel free to share.
1. There are dozens of programs which would do this, but the one which I've been using is Audacity. Download it here - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows If you're using Windows you'll need Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, or later.
2. To save the track as an MP3 you'll need the lame dll. You can download it here - http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?lame_enc
When you have finished downloading lame, unzip it and save the file lame_enc.dll anywhere on your computer. The first time you use the "Export as MP3" command, Audacity will ask you where lame_enc.dll is saved.
3. In your Internet browser, go to the video on Youtube from which you want to record the audio and pause the video until it has loaded enough that it won't stutter while it is playing.
4. Start up Audacity. Make sure that the input (over on the right hand side in the image below) is set to Wave Out Mix or Mono Out. Click on the Record button to start recording. A new audio track box will pop up.
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6907/1cg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
5. Go back to your browser and start the video.
6. When the music has finished, click the Stop button in Audacity to stop recording.
7. You now can trim any unwanted track time - ie sections before and after the music has started. Scroll to the section you want to delete, and highlight iit by clicking on the point where you want to start and dragging the mouse. In the image below I have selected a time interval of roughly one second - between 4:31 and 4:32. Use the Cut button to remove the section you don't want, or alternatively highlight the whole of the section you want to keep and use the Trim Outside Selection button.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4510/2fz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
8. When you have removed any sections you don't want, Click Export as MP3.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3019/4xt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
You will now be asked to choose a filename for the MP3 and then you'll be asked to set the ID3 tags. (Note - if you record different audio tracks within the one project make sure that you change the ID3 tags each time. Access the tag settings in the Project Menu.)
You'll now have an MP3 of your music. :)
You can play around with various settings and effects if you want. The default bitrate will save the MP3 at CD quality (depending on the quality of your input of course). For example a 4:30 song ended up at just over 4 MBs for me.
Thats it....if anyone has any suggestions of other ways to do it or better programs for doing the same thing please feel free to share.