Free [MP3 and Live] Beethoven Symphonies

Posted by: JamH on 07 June 2005

If you want to get some idea of Beethoven and don't want to buy CD's try the BBC/Radio-3 dowloads which will only last for [I can't remember] two or three weeks ....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/beethoven/downloads.shtml

It's quite hard to find the link ....

James

Posted on: 08 June 2005 by Steve Bull

Thanks James. Really must find some software to allow me to get the other broadcasts via the listen again service. ISTR a thread about this some while ago.

S.

Posted on: 09 June 2005 by Tam

Don't you just need realplayer for that?

See http://www.real.com

regards,

Tam

Posted on: 09 June 2005 by Steve Bull

quote:
Don't you just need realplayer for that?

You're right, I just didn't make myself clear in the original post. I meant software to allow me to save broadcast/listen again files as MP3 or AAC.

S.

Posted on: 09 June 2005 by Tam

Ah, are you using a mac, if so I've got a great bit of software that does that called audio hijack. You can use it to record audio from any application and then burn it to cd (I use it mainly to record stuff off the radio using the audio input on my computer). I'm afraid I don't know of any corresponding pc software.

However, when I've used said software on listen again stuff, it's okay for speech (e.g. radio 4 comedy) but the quality is terrible when used on music and the one thing I did, and burnt to cd is so bad I can't listen to it.

regards,

Tam

Posted on: 09 June 2005 by Steve Bull

Thanks Tam.

Yes, I'm a Mac-dude, so I'm off to download audio hijack.

S.

Posted on: 09 June 2005 by Tam

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Bull:
Thanks Tam.

Yes, I'm a Mac-dude, so I'm off to download audio hijack.

S.

One other caveat, you need to pay (but I recall it was pretty cheap). Also, if you want to use the audio input on your mac you need their freebee app called linein. Finally, it won't do the burning for you (but iTunes will).

regards,

Tam