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- Reviewed on: 08/24/2004
- Released on: 05/19/2004
When it comes to music on the Internet, you have two legal choices: you can stream tracks, or you can purchase them as individual downloads, most of which are protected with DRM. But what if you prefer to have tunes in your permanent collection, and your MP3 player doesn't support protected music files? Fortunately, Applian Technologies, makers of programs for recording and editing streaming music, has a solution: Replay Music. This app records and splits audio tracks coming through your PC's sound card. Regrettably, the $30 price tag gets you 5,000 recordings rather than unlimited use.
Installing Replay Music couldn't be easier, and once it's ready to go, you're rewarded with a simple, attractive interface. The program is straightforward, featuring just six control buttons--Start/Stop Recording, Reset, Edit Track(s), Delete Track(s), Play Track(s), and Burn Track(s) to CD--and a settings menu. Our one gripe with the interface is that there's no function to stop playback; you have to close the program to accomplish this.
The settings menu is basic. You can select the input source, designate the minimum amount of silence to split tracks, set the minimum length for songs to record, decide what volume level will be considered silence, and choose to save files as either MP3s (with a choice of bit rates from 128Kbps to 320Kbps) or WAVs or burn them directly to a data or audio CD.
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