How can you download...?

[ikester7579]

When you go to a web site and theres a link to listen to an audio cut by way of Real Player or Windows Media, How do you download it or save it to listen later?
Or is this illegal?

 

[Brad]

you usually can just right click the link and go to "save target as"

Brad

 

[ikester7579]

Tried that it did not work. It loaded something that was not the audio clip.

 

[Brad]

then they might have some sort of protection on it that doesnt allow you to save it

Brad

 

[ikester7579]

Never thought of that, guess so. Maybe there's a program that will allow me to download it. It's not music just audio. Besides I can hook my tape recorder up and record it that way. It's just a big hassle.

 

[Ramanuman]

Maybe this won't work if the file is protected, but try looking for it in your Temporary Internet Files folder.
I've often found videos that I'd just watched live there.

 

[Armis36]

Maybe I'm not understanding your question correctly, but whenever I listen to an audio link with Windows Media Player (which I do often) after it's played click on "File" in Media Player, then "Save as". Rename it if you want, it should save it to your comp in the folder you specify.

 

[ikester7579]

Thanx.

 

[Ramanuman]

Maybe this won't work if the file is protected, but try looking for it in your Temporary Internet Files folder.

Thanks CZAR. Exactly as I meant.
But have you ever gotten this : sometimes files are time-protected. IE, after a certain date you stop being able to open them.

I always wondered if there was a way to bypass that. (But I guess this would come up to pirating, so...)

 

[mafiafromrussia]

arent there programs that save streaming audio or something like that? cant think of a name now but try ww.download.com in audio section. good luck

 

[maz4ruth]

To download Real Audio files:

Most site upload the media as *.ram files, these are just tiny text files that direct RealPlayer to the file...

So, download the *.ram file (Save target as...) and then open it up in notepad. Then paste the link that you see in notepad into your download manager i.e. GetRight.

Hope this helps 🙂

 

[ikester7579]

Thanx for all the responces!