help converting .ram to mp3

[steve18]

I was trying to convert this file "http://www.maverick.com/michellebranch/med/hotelpaper/michellebranch_till-i-get-over-you_radio-vers_100.ram" from .ram to mp3 but it only comes out as 1.22kb :(.

I'm new to this so I dunno what I'm doing wrong.

[Spoons]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

your not doing anything wrong. this is where that file is being streamed from: rtsp://rm.maverick.com/michellebranch/hotelpaper/michellebranch_till-i-get-over-you_radio-vers_100.ra

i think the rtsp means it is being streamed from a secure server.

anyhow just fire up "auxiliary input" to record the live stream. i just did it myself and works perfect aux input here

i am just geting the rest of her tracks they put on that web site using macromedia streaming i think. ah.... got to love aux input

[steve18]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

Oooh that's awesome it worked. The only problem I have is that the song ended up being very scratchy... Is there any way to prevent that?

Thanks again for your help. :D

[Spoons]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

9 times out of ten the scratchyness will be due to the recording level and other interference.

in my case i choose audio properties (my sound card is crystal fusion in a laptop), the i choose recording and then it shows me the volume controls for cd olayer , aux, mic, etc... . for me i choose "stereo mix". and put a tick in that box.

also check options and properties whilst in that screen to see what else is there to choose.

i think maybe you had mic recording by default? check it anyway. and for me on win98se when i reboot, those settings often revert back to default mic setting for recording. so i always check the setup before starting again.

when you have shosen the right recorder do a test in aux input by clicking on the test record option. and make sure the volume level does not go over half way. this will prevent reverb/scratchy effecgts and allow you to crank up the volume without distortion on playback.

let me know how you go.

[steve18]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

Hmm my audio properties some how got uninstalled. So I can't change the levels around. I will have to fix this stuff first. But I'm pretty sure the volume is too loud, because on the meter when it's recording it goes into the red right away.

[Spoons]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

are you running win98se? that happens to me sometimes my audio properties just dissapears. a reboot and it all comes back usually though.

but yes in the red over halfway will result in static/scratchies.

[steve18]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

Nope I have Windows XP Pro... I hate it. It says I just have to extract "sndvol32.exe" from the cd. My computer didn't come with the cd, it was all preloaded so that's messed up. haha

I will have to figure this out.

[Spoons]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

i think you can click start-->run--> and put that command in the run box sndvol32.exe

a bit more info for xp here: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=1156

[steve18]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

Thanks that fixed the problem. :smile2: I'll try messing around with that so the song isn't scratchy. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks so much !!

[Spoons]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

phew!, no worries, glad to help out.

[steve18]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

Oh and I also got the song to record without the scratchy sounds. :D You're awesome for helping me out.

[Spoons]

Re: help converting .ram to mp3

hey no worries steve18, we are a friendly mob around here. so don't hesitate to ask for help when needed.