Recording Satellite Radio

[seedy]

Here in Canada I have a sirius satellite radio.

I wish to purchase a digital recorder to store the music on a portable hard drive and listen when I return to LOS.

My local stereo store, and local computer store, advised to use internet radio, as the music is digital already. But the channel I wish to record is not available online.

Was told that a analog to digital recorder would work, but as the local stereo guys ain't got a clue, same as me, I hope someone on this forum can steer me in the right direction.

Thanks.

[IMHO]

Seeing as this wasn't "sent form [some touchscreen device]" I'm going to guess you're using a Computer.

In that case, you should have a mic/line-in socket on the PC.. If so, it's just a matter of getting an appropriate analogue cable from the line-out on your radio box, to the line-in on your PC, then Googling for your choice of audio recording software (preferably something that encodes to MP3).

[seedy]

You mean that it's that easy ??? I never would of thunk it. Many thanks

[IMHO]

You mean that it's that easy ??? I never would of thunk it. Many thanks

Indeed it is

[seedy]

Downloadad Audacity - seems to be OK

They advised that the frequency range of the mic input is pretty limited, as it is only for recording human voices.

Would the low and high frequencies of the audio be muddied or lost completely I wonder ...

[Crossy]

Don't use the mic input (Pink) use the Line input (Blue).

Obviously the above assumes a reasonably modern PC that uses the standard colour coding.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors

[IMHO]

Yeah depends on what sort of PC you own

I haven't used a desktop form factor, or anything with Windows on it for so long now I've actually forgotten how crap it all was

[seedy]

I use a laptop, and just have the standard inputs - USB, HDMI, and the one for old-style TV's, along with mic and headphones.

No three colored ones like on a desktop.

So, looks like I am going to have to purchase another piece of gear - is the analog to digital recorder what I should be looking for ?

Many thanks for the replies.

[IMHO]

You should be fine - unless it's a very bottom-end notebook the mic input doubles as line and is full 20-20. Give it a try

[seedy]

Lap top is a last years model Toshiba, twin 750 GB hard drives.

Found this on Ebay ... $22.50 USD

[craigt3365]

With your subscription, can you also get it online? I'm pretty sure Sirius gives you a 30 day free subscription when you sign up for internet radio. Then you can record directly on your PC. Assuming you have a good internet connection.

My good friend, from Canada, gets Sirius here. Not sure how, but if you are interested, I'll ask him.

[seedy]

My good friend, from Canada, gets Sirius here. Not sure how, but if you are interested, I'll ask him.

Thanks Craig. Please do, I would be interested. My work involves lots of traveling, and Sirius gets used daily.

A far cry from the old beer box full of cassette tapes I used to have. After a time I knew every song, in order, on every tape. Not the 'Good Ol' Days' for sure.

[craigt3365]

You can go here:

https://www.siriusxm.com/servlet/Satellite

and get a free 30 day trial. Please post back how this works for you!!

[bubba]

I am using Mac OSX and recording audio directly from my iMac into digital files without using wires to jack into a source. Audio Hijack Pro offers a really good solution, but it costs US$32. You can also do it for free using Soundflower (which directs your audio output to different channels) and Audacity (which records the redirected audio). Audacity is also available for Windows, but Soundflower isn't. There is probably some Windows equivalent to Soundflower out there.