How to Listen to and Record Piano Night on Your Computer

New Orleans Piano Night is set for this coming Monday,

April 27, starting at 7 pm Central, and continuing on

into the wee wee hours. In the last letter I suggested

(for those of you who won't be running off to New

Orleans to attend the event in person) that you listen

to it and perhaps record it from the live Internet

broadcast. Here's a little tutorial on how to make this

happen.

What you need:

1. A computer. One with a reasonably fast CPU.

Anything, Mac or PC, made in the last seven years

should suffice.

2. A fast Internet connection. DSL or cable. Dial up

MIGHT work, but could be frustrating.

3. Any web browser. I use Firefox or Safari.

4. iTunes. This is a free download from apple.com

5. Click on the WWOZ web site at:

http://www.wwoz.org/new+orleans+community/piano+night

Once you are there, click on "Listen On Line" and

select your connection speed. You may have to

experiment a little here.

This should be enough to get you tuned in to the live

broadcast.

As for recording it. You will need some software for

this. Although I've never used it, I hear that Audacity

works well for this. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

I personally use Wire Tap for my Mac, but that's not a

free download.

Audacity works for PC, Mac, and Linux. And it's free.

Read the documentation and record the presentation on

your computer hard drive or on an external hard drive.

I suggest chosing mp3 as the file format for best

fidelity and smallest file size.

If that doesn't work, PLEASE do not ask me for help on

this. I've told you all I know. I can't fix individual

computer problems. Sorry. You should be able to find

lots of help on line.

Let me know how you like the show.