You find the bandwidth limiter in the settings. Sometimes, you may want to limit bandwidth for recordings, for instance if you require a certain amount for other tasks on the device. This is only limited by the available bandwidth and your computer's performance. StreamWriter has no hard coded limit in regards to stations that you can record simultaneously. Once you have added the missing files - a process that is automated by the program as it downloads the required encoder automatically on request - you may configure the post-processing options in the settings. You may need to enable select formats in the settings before they become available as they may require third-party encoders such as LAME or OggEnc. The program supports a variety of popular formats including mp3, aac, m4a and ogg.
If you want music tracks to be available in a particular format, you may configure StreamWriter to convert recorded media automatically to that desired format. Tip 6: Automatic encoding of recorded songs
There you may add a song or artist name and click on the plus icon afterwards to add it to the ignore list (or wish list as it uses the same interface). To add a song to the ignore list switch to lists in the interface. If you dislike a song or artist, you may add it to the ignore list so that it will not be recorded by StreamWriter.
This is useful if you pick stations manually for recording sessions as you don't have full control over what is being played or recorded. The Ignore List works similar to the wishlist but instead of recording songs automatically when they are in the wishlist they are blocked from being recorded. There you may set a minimum quality level for recorded songs, add streams to the blacklist (useful if a moderator talks while the song is playing for instance), and configure post-processing options, for instance to convert files to another format or write tags to recorded songs. The preferences list several options that you may want to check out at least once. Think of it as your own personal music candy shop which you can use to record specific songs you want effortlessly. You tell StreamWriter that you want those songs and the program will from that moment on monitor supported Internet radio stations for instances of the songs you have added to the wishlist.Įven better, it records the songs automatically for you if it notices that a wishlist song is played on a station. The wishlist contains songs that you want recorded. It is necessary instead to use the wishlist for these songs by right-clicking on them and selecting the "add to automatic wishlist" option. Please note that you cannot record these songs automatically. Many Internet radio stations broadcast songs they play and that's what streamWriter uses to find matching songs. To use it switch to the title search tab in the program interface and enter part or all of the title under search and hit enter afterwards. The program features a title search option that you can use to find songs that you are interested in. StreamWriter has you covered when it comes to individual songs that you would like to record. It is for instance possible to record all stations of a category by right-clicking on the category name and selecting the record option from the context menu.
But categories are not only useful for a better overview as you can run commands on all stations listed in a category. You may use categories to sort radio stations by genre or popularity for instance. All stations are added to root by default and categories help you sort stations in various ways. Categories are useful if you have added quite a few stations to the program.