On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:49:04 -0700, dos-man wrote:
> I can't help but think that a simple FM radio on USB would make this a
> lot easier.
Well, almost a decade ago there were PCI TV/Capture cards with FM Radio
as well, so I'd imagine that similar stuff exists in USB format these
days. One of these might suit the bill.
It would just be a matter of loading the appropriate drivers and
software and ignoring the unneeded parts.
dos-man wrote:
> I'm jumping through a lot hoops here to record music off of FM radio.
>
> * I've got my radio connected to my DVD recorder to record several
> hours of music. Then I have to take the DVD-RW to my computer and I'm
> using dreamlinux to create/edit MP3s of the individual songs. Finally,
> I jump into windows to create MP3s.
>
> * And then I have another DVD recorder (that I just bought at big lots
> for $30) getting stuff off the satellite radio stations. Repeat
> procedure as above.
>
> * I also have a sandisk sansa express which records into wave files
> for 2 hours at a clip. Then I have to retrieve the wave files from
> linux due to a lack of drivers for windows.
>
> I can't help but think that a simple FM radio on USB would make this a
> lot easier. I could record entire days on a given station instead of
> these 2 hour intervals. You'd be surpised how many commercials there
> are in 2 hours, about 45 minutes worth
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