www.smashits.com: How to record tunes from SmasHits
Overview: Replay Music (SmasHits tune recording software)
Replay Music is one of the BEST best streaming music recorders. It is a unique software that can record tunes from ANY Intenet radio station or online music service. Replay Music splits, tags and renames songs automatically. It can record tunes no matter what streaming format or protocol is used. And it can even record audio from sound card when you don't have the Stereo Mix / Wave-Out Mix / Record What U Hear on your Windows 8, 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP. So even if you have problems recording sound on your PC, you can still use Replay Music for recording tunes on it.
Replay Music is the BEST software for recording music from SmasHits. It allows to split, tag and rename songs from SmasHits automatically. It can also put all your recordings into the appropriate folder and even add them into iTunes, so you may sync your recorded music collection with Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod.
Unlike many other SmasHits streaming music recorders, it records music directly from SmasHits, so you don't record any background noise or any audio from your sound card besides tunes from SmasHits.
How to use Replay Music to record tunes from SmasHits and other online music services:
Download Replay Music (SmasHits streaming music recorder) and install it.
Launch Replay Music (SmasHits streaming music recorder)
Click the "Settings" button.
On the "Input" tab select the directory to store your recordings.
SmasHits recordings will be placed into the directory after recording.
On the same tab, select the "Windows Audio Driver" as the "Input Source" in Windows 7 and 8 (select the "Audio Driver" in Windows XP). This option allows you to record tunes from audio card without any background noise and sounds. It also allows you to record audio on sound cards like Realtek, Sigmatel that doesn't have the Stereo Mix / Wave-out Mix / Record What U Hear option. It is recommended that you turn off Windows system sounds.
On the "Output" tab change the "File name format" if you like to record tune into another format. You can use the "%A - %T" template, so that your MP3 recordings look like "artist - title.mp3".
On the same tab select "Record to MP3" and change the bit-rate to 192kbps or 256kbps (you may also choose lower bitrate for lower quality streams or higher bitrate for higher quality streams). Also select the "VBR" (variable bit-rate) for better quality and smaller filesize.
Close the Settings window.
Note that you need to change the Settings only once.
Start SmasHits and find a tune or playlist that you want to record. But don't start playing yet.
Note that you need to start Replay Music before SmasHits.
In Replay Music hit the "Start Recording" button (green "START" button). The Start Recording Session dialog will appear.
Optionally enter "Artist", "Album".
Change other settings if needed.
If you want your recordings to be added to iTunes automatically, check the "Add tracks to iTunes" checkbox. Then you will be able to sync your recordings with Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod easily.
If you want your recordings to be added to Windows Media Player automatically, check the "Add tracks to Windows Media Player" checkbox.
Click the "OK" button.
Start playing music from SmasHits.
Replay Music will record your tunes from SmasHits. It will also split them, tag and name automatically.
If Replay Music didn't manage to find ID3 tags (artist,title,...) for a song, you can right-click on the recording and select "Tag track(s)" to try to identify the tune again.
You can also edit tunes manually by hitting the "Edit Track(s)" button.
Enjoy your MP3 recordings on any player!
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Legal notice: Is it legal to record tunes from SmasHits?
This web-site is not affiliated with SmasHits (www.smashits.com), nor the company that owns the trademark rights to SmasHits. This tutorial is provided for educational purposes only. All streaming music recorders are intended for use as a personal archiving tools only. Please respect the rights of the copyright holders of any material you record. If you like a stream you've recorded, please buy the music file! Our web-site is not intended to be a replacement for the music stores, rather it allows you to listen to music and make an educated purchase.
