2007 August, Radiotracker, extracts and quotations
out of the article:
"A Great Legal Way to Get Free MP3s
Radiotracker is a program designed specifically for you to
record and save the music you hear on your favorite online radio stations.
Radiotracker monitors 16,000 online radio stations, which makes it easy to find
nearly any song you want to download. The best part about downloading songs from
online radio stations is, its FREE but it is also LEGAL. The aspect of getting
free, legal MP3's of your favorite songs makes Radiotracker a great program.
Perhaps the best feature included in Radiotracker is the
"wishlist". Simply add any artist or song you want to download, and Radiotracker
will scan all the online radio stations in its database and when that artist or
song starts playing it will record the file and save it as an MP3 on your
computer. Using the information from the radio station Radiotracker knows
exactly what is playing, that way it doesn't miss any of the songs you want to
download. Radiotracker also uses that information to create and ID3 tag for the
file, so most media players can read the file and find out more about it.
Another great function of Radiotracker is the ability to
automatically download songs of a certain genre. You can simply set Radiotracker
to search for certain genres of music and when it finds radio stations playing
that genre is beings recording it as an MP3. Radiotracker can also be set to
automatically search for song lyrics and album art. Once Radiotracker finds the
information is automatically saves it into the MP3 as an ID3 tag. If you have an
iPod or other portable MP3 player Radiotracker can be set to automatically save
the MP3 onto it, making it even easier to add music to your MP3 player.
Many people believe that downloading music from an online radio
station is illegal, it is infact completely legal. The radio stations
Radiotracker scans and uses are licensed radio stations, which are free to
listen to just like any standard radio station. And just like any standard radio
station it is completely legal to record and save any music from it for personal
use.
Overall Radiotracker is a great program. The features are very
easy to use and configure plus it is a great way to legally download almost any
music you want. Currently Radiotracker Platinum is $39.00 which is fairly
expensive for this type of program, but Radiotracker is the best online radio
recording software I have found anywhere. Just head over to the Radiotracker
website for more information."
