Hello All:

I've been using Linux (Mepis) only for about two months now and would like
to know what programs(s) can I use to automattically record audio from the
line in.  The computer turns itself on automattically and I would like to
record 8 events (preferably MP3) unattended and then have the computer
shutdown.  This will be done 7 days a week.

Suggestions anyone?

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* Mark S wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:

> Hello All:
>
> I've been using Linux (Mepis) only for about two months now and would
> like to know what programs(s) can I use to automattically record audio
> from the line in.  The computer turns itself on automattically and I
> would like to record 8 events (preferably MP3) unattended and then
> have the computer shutdown.  This will be done 7 days a week.
>
> Suggestions anyone?
>

$man cron

Cron is way of setting up tasks to run at a specific time.

--
David

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SINNER wrote:


> $man cron
>
> Cron is way of setting up tasks to run at a specific time.
>

Thankyou

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* Mark S wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
> SINNER wrote:
 
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> Thankyou

You might also want to look at anacron. cron assumes the machine is on
continuously, anacron does not.
--
David
Next Friday will not be your lucky day.  As a matter of fact, you don't
have a lucky day this year.

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On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:00:05 +0000, SINNER wrote:

> * Mark S wrote in alt.os.linux.debian: 
> 
> 
> 
>
> You might also want to look at anacron. cron assumes the machine is on
> continuously, anacron does not.

The command line program rec might be what you're looking for,
in combination with anacron, of course.

--rob

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On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:11:16 +0000, Mark S wrote:

> I've been using Linux (Mepis) only for about two months now and would like
> to know what programs(s) can I use to automatically record audio from the

Just curious. What is on line-in that you are recording?

You might check out streamripper. I use it every week and love it.
http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/

It has a timed recording feature. You could use cron to turn on and off
the computer and to start streamripper.

Another question. If it's just line-in, couldn't you use something like
cat /dev/sndX > date.mp3 ?

I know there is a way to save files with the date in the name. I need to
figure it out so I don't have to manually do streamripper every weekend. I
don't mind but it'd be nice to have it working when I go out of town.

Good luck,
Steve

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On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:00:05 GMT, SINNER
<99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid> wrote:
> * Mark S wrote in alt.os.linux.debian: 
> 
> 
> 
>
> You might also want to look at anacron. cron assumes the machine is on
> continuously, anacron does not.

Notice the subject line.  If you want to record, say, a radio program,
the computer will have to be on at the time of the broadcast.


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VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears

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SteveSch wrote:

> I know there is a way to save files with the date in the name. I need to
> figure it out so I don't have to manually do streamripper every weekend. I
> don't mind but it'd be nice to have it working when I go out of town.
>
> Good luck,
> Steve


I chose to do 'stream ripper' a little different but this will show the
use of 'date' in  making a unique directory/file.
I also use 'at' to schedule the calling of this script.

#!/bin/bash

recorddir=WWR-$(date +%h%d%Y)
mkdir -m 777 ~/documents/music/WWR/$recorddir
cd ~/documents/music/WWR/$recorddir

#rip this URL for 4 hours and put in the current working directory
streamripper http://64.62.252.134:2680 -l 14400 -d .

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* Bill Marcum wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:
> On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:00:05 GMT, SINNER
>   <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid> wrote: 
[vbcol=seagreen] 
[vbcol=seagreen] 
[vbcol=seagreen] 
[vbcol=seagreen] 
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Notice the subject line.  If you want to record, say, a radio program,
> the computer will have to be on at the time of the broadcast.

Read the OP _beyond_ the subject, he already said the computer turns
itself on.

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David
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
-- Publilius Syrus

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