for those who want to record this, do the following;
install VLC (Videolan Client, the ultimate freeware mediaplayer) available at :
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html Steps after this;
1. Start it.
2. On the top bar Click MEDIA, there select CONVERT/SAVE
3. Following this you'll see 4 options FILE/DISC/NETWORK/CAPTURE DEVICE...select NETWORK here.
4. in the Adress bar you paste
http://www.mybroadbandradio.com/asx/listen.asx?station=HFM 5. the protocol automatically changes to http, the port to 1234.
6. click CONVERT / SAVE at the bottom
and select the saving options.
On the top you'll see OUTPUTS, activate both PLAY LOCALLY & FILE boxes.
Type a Filename and a location with loads of space (just to be sure
).
At PROFILE you select MP3.
The rest of the options grey-out.
It'll look like this.
At the end click SAVE and it should start playing (if not, press the play icon) through your speakers & at the same time it will dump the stream as a 128 kbps MP3.
When the program finishes you just press the stop icon.
Have fun!
fons
I asked him if he and John had any more recordings planned, and he said that at the moment, No! He is busy with his solo work and John is busy with his other collaborations. But as soon as John gets bored with them, no doubt he'll be back on the phone to me! 