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Title: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Joe Rogaine on March 18, 2008, 08:21:44 PM
Ive got Db Poweramp Converter but it doesnt work.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: moonshake on March 18, 2008, 08:39:27 PM
Right-click on the M3U link and select the appropriate option in your browser to save it to your disk. Open the saved M3U file in a text editor to see the MP3 link.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Joe Rogaine on March 18, 2008, 08:50:54 PM
I dont use Itunes with my Ipod I use Floola if that helps.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Joe Rogaine on March 19, 2008, 05:57:42 PM
Right-click on the M3U link and select the appropriate option in your browser to save it to your disk. Open the saved M3U file in a text editor to see the MP3 link.

Do you mean to "Save As" and put the file in my Local Drive C? What is this text editor?
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: moonshake on March 19, 2008, 07:49:39 PM
Yes. and Notepad.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: masterofsparks on March 20, 2008, 11:17:40 AM
If you use Mozilla as your browser, you can download the M3U ripper add-on which will allow you to rip the M3U directly to MP3.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3023

I don't know if other browers have similar accessories.

Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: mostlymeat on March 20, 2008, 02:07:13 PM
Wow! that mozilla addon is GREAT!

it's not working for the .rm archives though, WAH!
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Matthew_S on March 20, 2008, 02:38:13 PM
Wow! that mozilla addon is GREAT!

it's not working for the .rm archives though, WAH!


Is this problem that it does not download them at all?  I'm guessing that add-on doesn't recognize non-mp3 files/formats...?

[edited per messages below...]

If you can figure out a way to download the files, you can manually download the RM files and then convert them back to mp3, if you want.

http://www.rm-mp3.org/  seems to do that relatively straightforwardly.

I imagine audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) could do it too...

Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Miss on March 20, 2008, 02:50:50 PM
If you use Mozilla as your browser, you can download the M3U ripper add-on which will allow you to rip the M3U directly to MP3.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3023

that is awesome.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: yesno on March 20, 2008, 03:06:00 PM
WFMU violates its music licenses if people are able to directly download its archives. 

(By the way, on the Mac, you can use ffmpegX, plus some files from inside of the Realplayer.app bundle to convert from .rm to mp3 or m4a).
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on March 20, 2008, 03:13:24 PM
Yeah, hint hint Matthew_S.  Maybe something like the above is best saved for private messaging?
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Matthew_S on March 20, 2008, 05:06:38 PM
Yeah, hint hint Matthew_S.  Maybe something like the above is best saved for private messaging?

I edited that info out but I got that information (via private messaging) from the station itself...
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on March 20, 2008, 05:08:39 PM
No, I know, but just so's nobody gets in trouble.  I'm sure you get it.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Joe Rogaine on March 20, 2008, 06:45:32 PM
Right-click on the M3U link and select the appropriate option in your browser to save it to your disk. Open the saved M3U file in a text editor to see the MP3 link.

Do you mean to "Save As" and put the file in my Local Drive C? What is this text editor?


Couldnt get this to work I wasnt sure where to send it to inside the C Drive, so I just downloaded it to my converted files folder and it still was an MP3 file. Pretty sure ive tried converting it with Audacity before and it didnt work unless the version mentioned above is a new Audacity. Im going to try the Mozilla add on since thats the browser I use.
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Joe Rogaine on March 20, 2008, 08:09:27 PM
If you use Mozilla as your browser, you can download the M3U ripper add-on which will allow you to rip the M3U directly to MP3.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3023

I don't know if other browers have similar accessories.



And I thought I had all the Mozilla add ons, Jesus this thing is awesome!
Title: Re: Anyway to convert the Best Show M3u from the website to an actual MP3?
Post by: Gilly on March 21, 2008, 12:49:51 AM
You can also use Switch http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html) to convert .rm to mp3 for play on your Zune if you use a PC.