How to record radio baseball games.
May 20, 2010 5:30 PM Subscribe
I want to record baseball games which often take 3~4 hours. I've tried a Radio Shark to record directly into my computer, but I can't seem to get the reception that I can get with a tuner and a cassette deck. I've tried to find a dual cassette deck that records in auto~reverse on BOTH decks~they used to be common but it seems they're no longer made. Can you help me?
Auto reverse decks almost never also recorded. This is because an auto reverse deck requires capstan rollers on both sides which interferes with the placement of the record head. You may be remembering dual cassette decks, one of which autoreversed and the other recorded.
If you buy a tuner with line out should be able to plug the line out either into the line in on your computer or into the line in on a digital recorder. This line in digital recorder for example will record for 32 hours at HQ setting. Other models are available with hundreds of hours of recording via SDHC card.
This previous AskMe might be useful.
posted by Mitheral at 6:09 PM on May 20, 2010
If you buy a tuner with line out should be able to plug the line out either into the line in on your computer or into the line in on a digital recorder. This line in digital recorder for example will record for 32 hours at HQ setting. Other models are available with hundreds of hours of recording via SDHC card.
This previous AskMe might be useful.
posted by Mitheral at 6:09 PM on May 20, 2010
In the olden days I would connect my audio source (e.g. a radio) to the audio input on a VCR and record up to 6 or 8 hours in EP mode. The VCR can of course be programmed to start recording at any time.
posted by neuron at 6:52 PM on May 20, 2010
posted by neuron at 6:52 PM on May 20, 2010
Get a "hi-fi" VCR that has stereo inputs. VCRs have two kinds of sound- the old school, hissy, awful sound. But the newer "hi-fi" ones have excellent quality. I forget the exact specs, but it is near CD quality, possibly better than it in one aspect (dynamic range maybe?). But in all cases, far, far better than cassette.
posted by gjc at 7:18 PM on May 20, 2010
posted by gjc at 7:18 PM on May 20, 2010
Ante up $15 on mlb.com for the radio feeds of every team in MLB for the season, and then use an app (I'm assuming something exists) to save the stream directly to your hard drive.
posted by COD at 5:32 AM on May 21, 2010
posted by COD at 5:32 AM on May 21, 2010
This is an expensive option, but XM has MLB games and sells portable devices (the old ones are Myfi and the new ones are XMp3) that allow you to schedule recordings. The XMp3 records up to 75 hours.
posted by AgentRocket at 7:31 AM on May 21, 2010
posted by AgentRocket at 7:31 AM on May 21, 2010
You might want to check out C. Crane's recording products. (I have no connection with the C. Crane company or anyone associated with it.) I don't claim that this answer is any more useful that some of the ones above; it's just more information.
If you use a VCR to record the sound, I think you need to be recording a video signal as well. It doesn't matter what it is, it's just for synchronization. (I might be wrong about this, but I don't think so.)
One time I tried to record a late-night radio program using a small digital recorder (with a line-level input, as I recall). The radio reception was such that the signal apparently faded in and out somewhat. I didn't notice any problem listening to it directly from the radio, but the recording I got was unusable—the volume going up and down was just too distracting.
posted by Crabby Appleton at 12:27 PM on May 21, 2010
If you use a VCR to record the sound, I think you need to be recording a video signal as well. It doesn't matter what it is, it's just for synchronization. (I might be wrong about this, but I don't think so.)
One time I tried to record a late-night radio program using a small digital recorder (with a line-level input, as I recall). The radio reception was such that the signal apparently faded in and out somewhat. I didn't notice any problem listening to it directly from the radio, but the recording I got was unusable—the volume going up and down was just too distracting.
posted by Crabby Appleton at 12:27 PM on May 21, 2010
I would second COD's suggestion of using MLB.com. The sound quality is excellent, as good or better than an FM broadcast quality and much better than traditional AM broadcasts. Once it's up an running, you can (Mac OS) use an app like Audio Hijack to record the sound to directly to disc. Or you can use a simple audio out to audio in patch cord and do it manually. The iPhone iPod touch app is also excellent- great sound. You could get it up and running on an iPhone/iPod, and just patch the audio to a recorder, or record it by computer.
posted by MacChimpman at 5:25 AM on May 23, 2010
posted by MacChimpman at 5:25 AM on May 23, 2010
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