How to rip mp3's from streaming audio or internet radio

Feeling like your mp3 collection is too small or you want to sample a different genre of music? I will show you how easily this can be done.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• DSL or cable connection to Internet
• Windows Based PC
• Winamp Software
• Streamripper Software

1. First download Winamp software and install on your pc, this is the program that will receive the streaming audio files. You can download Winamp for free here:
   http://www.winamp.com/player
   Install the software then move on to step 2
2. Download Streamripper software from Sourceforge here:
   http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/
   http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6172&package_id=135477
   Install Streamripper on your PC
3. Go to shoutcast.com, icecast.org, or your favourite radio station website (if it uses shoutcast or icecast streaming), and click on a stream.
4. Depending on which Winamp version you use...
   
   1. Winamp 2.x:
   Both the Winamp and Streamripper windows should come up. If you don't see Streamripper try clicking the SR icon in the taskbar.
   
   2. Winamp3:
   Winamp appears, if you don't see Streamripper go to the Thinger window, scroll right in it and you should see the SR icon - click it.
5. The stream should be playing in Winamp, if it's not, click "Play".
6. On the top of Streamripper, notice it says 'Press start to rip http://something:port' etc. Click "Start" to start ripping.

Tips & Warnings

• somewhere that copyright thing kicks in...but this is much safer than using P2P where your IP address can be tracked.