Everybody is trying to get a lot of music, have a variety of choices and of course have that music in the best quality possible. There are a lot of ways to get music on the internet and one of them, not as known as payed services, is internet radio. All you need to do is:
1. Download and install Radiotracker from
http://audials.com/en/free_mp3_music_downloads/index.html2. Start the application and wait a few seconds till the its database is updated with the latest radio stations.
3. Open the options panel in the bottom left corner and select the destination folder and other options too.
4. Select the genre of music you would like to listen and the number of stations (depending how fast your internet connection is) that should play simultaneously and click Start Autorip.
5. Once the stations are playing you can choose to listen real-time to any of them. You can also select specific radio stations from the Station button. Radiotracker will record every song that is played on those stations and store it in the destination folder.
6. When the songs are complete you will see them appear on the right side in the mini-player where you can also listen to them
7. If you are looking for specific songs or artists, then you can easily create a wish-list if you click the Music finder tab. This way Radiotracker will search for your favorite songs and when they are played on some radio station it will record them for you.
You will also receive for your songs the cover pictures and lyrics if available on the internet. You can see this information by simply clicking the songs in the miniplayer list.
And there are also a lot of other features like: the possibility to edit(cut) the songs manually, set various filters on what songs will be downloaded or not, create "playlists" of radio stations, sync with portable MP3-players and iPods, burn CD's or even create ring tones for your mobile phone
As a bonus, there is a podcast manager integrated, which lets you manage and listen your favorite podcasts.
It doesn't require special hardware, just your basic computer and a decent internet connection.
Enjoy!
