Recording audio on the web

[Michael M Brewer]

Seelangers,

I recently discovered the wealth of songs available on the internet.  I
recorded several tapes of songs from a number of sites.  Each time I used
the RealAudio format, as it is the fastest, though it doesn't download
completely onto you computer.  I have heard that the quality is also not
great, but it sounded good to me.  Anyway, after listening to the tapes
for a while, large sections started to just disappear.  Before long the
whole tape would be completely blank.  I didn't use great tapes, but this
has never been a problem before with standard recording.  Does anyone have
any suggestions?  Are any other the other formats better than RealAudio?
(such as AU, WAV, or whatever else there is out there)  Is this problem
due to the poor quality of the recording?  Has anyone else had this
problem?  Any insights into recording material off the internet would be
appreciated!

mb

Michael Brewer                  e-mail  mmbst35+ at pitt.edu
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