Finding, listening to and recording a station

Find a station by it's name and listen to it or record it.

Step-by-Step: Finding, listening to and recording a station

  1. Switch to the Radio view located on the left side of the XStream Xtra window.
  2. Enter the station name into the search box.
  3. Click the desired station on the list of search results.

You can now continue with further steps

  1. To listen to the station: In the Player click .  XStream Xtra starts to play back the station.
  2. To add the station to your favorites: In the radio toolbar click . The station will be added to your favorites.
  3. To record the station:
    • For arrows with one, two or three bars: , ,  click  Record selected.
    • For arrows with no bar:  click the small button next to the Record button and select Continuous recording.
     XStream Xtra starts recording the station.

To record an arbitrary set of stations of your choice

  1. You can repeat steps 2, 3 and 6 for any number of stations.

Results

After a few minutes,  XStream Xtra finishes recording the first songs. All recorded files appear in the Player.

Example

Figure 1. Detail from the Radio view. The station is played back. You can start recording any time by clicking  Record selected.

Table 1. Important symbols for recording radio stations
Symbol Description Meaning
Green arrow This symbol denotes both ongoing recordings, as well as buttons that can be used to start recording or converting.
Yellow arrow

This symbol denotes stations which are recorded, but their currently playing song will be discarded.

This is because the song would be incomplete, since it began playing before recording was started.

The station will enter normal recording state as soon as a new song begins.

Note: If the yellow arrow even after a longer recording won't turn green the station might be unsuitable for recordings with automatic song cutting feature. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record this station continously. Later you may edit your continuous recordings to cut the songs manually.
Empty gray arrow

This symbol denotes stations that are not suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record these stations continuously. Later you may edit your continuous recordings to cut the songs manually.

Note: Generally speaking, every station can be used for recordings. However, the automatic song cutting features are only expected to function for those stations that are indicated as being suitable.
Filled gray arrow This symbol denotes stations that are suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour.

 

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