November 2007, ComputerBild, Radiotracker, Excerpts and quotes
from the review:
"With thousands of Internet radio broadcasters, the Internet offers more
than just the largest selection of music. Anyone who has a fast, flat-rate DSL
connection can also record a lot of music for free, and in good sound quality to
boot... with the new Radiotracker 4 Platinum, for example. ComputerBild put the
software to the test.
Audio functions:
Radiotracker comes with a list of around
5000 broadcasters that transmit music in MP3 format... This list is
automatically updated via Internet. Users can then search for music by style,
broadcaster name and bit rate... The software also supports recording multiple
programs at the same time. Just how many can be recorded in parallel is
dependent on the speed of the DSL connection.
Top-notch:
Radiotracker saves recorded titles as MP3 files,
along with lyrics and album cover artwork...
Two useful functions differentiate the Platinum version from the
less-expensive Premium version, which is available for €19.99:
- Platinum users can perform targeted music searches by entering the names of
their desired titles and artists into Radiotracker's MusicFinder. The software
then monitors a large number of broadcasters – in our test as many as 1500 at
times. When one of the broadcasters plays a desired title, it lands
automatically on the hard drive...
- The software also supports podcasts (radio broadcasts that are saved on the
Internet and can be retrieved on demand). If you've missed an episode of the
NDR satire "Muente", for example, you can use Radiotracker Platinum's search
function to locate the podcast, play it and copy it to your hard drive as an MP3
file.
Bottom Line:
Radiotracker 4 Platinum offers many useful functions for recording Internet
radio...
Final grade: Good
"
With this award,
Radiotracker 4 moves to first position on ComputerBild's Best-of list,
overtaking Magix Webradio Deluxe!
