RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper 1.9

If you have a computer, you can do away with things like a regular TV, or DVD player, or telephone, or radio. The computer can easily replace all these things. You can watch TV on your computer, either online or via TV card. You can rip DVDs and watch them on your computer. You can use an instant messaging application to replace your telephone. And you can throw away that old radio because the computer gives you access to a myriad of online radio stations.

While listening to a Shoutcast radio broadcast, you may come to like a song so much that you want to download it onto your computer. This is where the RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper application comes in. According to its name, we can say that it's an application than can easily record Shoutcast radio broadcasts.

The installation process of the software is point and click and can be completed in matter of seconds by any type of user, even a beginner. It supports almost any version of the Windows operating system, including XP and Windows 7.

Basically, the interface of RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper features a small web browser that allows the user to navigate to any website that supports radio streaming. The Shoutcast website is set as default. Playing any stream will automatically initiate the recording process. Unfortunately, the codec and quality settings cannot be set, as the program can only record in the original format the web radio is streaming in. Besides recording from Shoutcast streams, RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper also allows recording the sound from other types of radio streams, like IceCast.

Pros:
It allows the user to record any kind of Shoutcast stream in its original format and audio quality. Besides that, it features a built-in player. Furthermore, it can record other types of radio streams besides Shoutcast.

Cons:
It doesn't offer the possibility to customize the audio format and quality. Besides that, the interface may seem overwhelming for a first-time user, as he might need some time to get familiar with the program.

RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper is a powerful software that allows recording any type of Shoutcast radio stream.

RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper has been reviewed by Jerome Johnston on 05 Mar 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated RipCast Streaming Audio Ripper 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent