Does anyone have recommendations for capturing audio from the net? I have used Videosoft for making pretty good mp3's from Youtube, but have had no luck capturing from other sources.

Wiretap Studio is amazing. You can download it from the web - small fee but it's very well worth every penny.

Audacity will do the same thing as Wiretap for free. If it's playing through your speakers, Audacity will record it. Setting it up to do so can be a little tricky, and you have to do some editing to the tracks when your done, but it's not that hard to figure out if your reasonably tech savvy.

They are both sound editors, but Wiretap looks to be made especially for recording off the net, while that doesn't seem to be Audacity's main focus. So Wiretap looks to be more user-friendly, and maybe takes out some of the guesswork and set-up involved with Audacity. Keep in mind though, they both only record what comes through your system, so your going to be limited to the quality of the source material. Wiretap gave me the impression you can improve that, which I find to be a bit suspect. You can e.q., boost frequencies, or whatever else, but you can't change source material, i.e., the audio from a flash video, into something it's not.

Wiretap has a free trial, so you can see for yourself if it's worth paying for. Here are their links:

[www.ambrosiasw.com]

[audacity.sourceforge.net]

I'm very happy with Audacity, it's free and I use it all the time. They have great help pages online and in youtube.

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I'm very happy with Audacity, it's free and I use it all the time. They have great help pages online and in youtube.

Me too. I may not end up with audiophile quality, but outside of FLAC downloads, what on the net is lossless to begin with? Certainly not the audio from flash videos, and streaming audio sites like Myspace and Last FM.

Plus, Audacity ain't 70 bucks, and nothing on Wiretap's site convinced me it's worth that much.

WireTap or Polderbit Sound Recorder/editor.

Thanks - audacity worked out great!