How to Capture Real Audio

Real Audio (RA) files are streaming music files played in the Real Player program by default, though these files can be played in other programs. Streaming audio files can normally be played only if you're connected to the Internet. To play RA music files offline, you'll need to capture them using appropriate online tools.

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  Navigate to ConvertFiles (see Resources). Input the website where the RA file is playing from into the textbox beside "or download it from" on the site. Use the website conversion function to download the file to your computer in the format of your choice.

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  Open Zamzar in your Web browser (see Resources). Enter your Real Audio Web address into the first textbox on the site under the "download" tab and enter your email address in the second. This website allows you to email the sound to yourself as a downloadable file.

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  Download and install MP3 My MP3 Recorder (see Resources). Select your computer's speakers inside the program. Play your RA file on your computer and click the "record" button to use this program to record the RA music as it plays through your computer's speakers. This will give you an MP3 version of the music.