Record internet radio streams (aac,mp3,flac,opus,vorbis) with liquidsoap.
OS : tested with Windows10 and Debian(bookworm)
liquidsoap 2.2.5 , 2.3.0
https://github.com/savonet/liquidsoap/releases
ffprobe & ffmpeg
windows : https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ linux : sudo apt install ffmpeg
liquidsoap record.liq -- -url "url" -dir "directory" -transcode "0" -samplerate "samplerate" -format "format" -codec "codec" -bitrate "bitrate" -listen "0" -device "portaudio|alsa" -log "2" -keep "0" -id "tunein_id" -relay "0" -host "host" -port "port" -password "password" -m3u "0" -covers "0" -single "0"
| argument | description |
|---|---|
| -url | listen url |
| -dir | directory to save files |
| -transcode | transcode : 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
| -samplerate | encoder samplerate |
| -format | encoder container format |
| -codec | encoder codec |
| -bitrate | encoder bitrate |
| -listen | listen to output : 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
| -device | listen to output with device : portaudio (default) , alsa |
| -log | log level : 1 crtitcal , 2 severe (default) , 3 important, 4 info , 5 debug |
| -keep | keep fragments & move them to "incomplete" subfolder : 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
| -id | tunein id |
| -relay | relay output to icecast server: 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
| -host | icecast host |
| -port | icecast port |
| -password | icecast password |
| -m3u | create listen.m3u : 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
| -covers | download covers : 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
| -single | rip to single file (no splitting into tracks) : 0 = no (default) , 1 = yes |
Stream Copy
liquidsoap record.liq -- -url "http://ice1.somafm.com/groovesalad-256-mp3" -dir "c:\music"
Transcoding
liquidsoap record.liq -- -url "https://stream.radioparadise.com/rock-flacm" -dir "c:\music" -transcode 1 -samplerate 48000 -format opus -codec libopus -bitrate 128k
Stream Copy with tunein_id (e.g) https://tunein.com/radio/Roxx-Radio-s240638/
liquidsoap record.liq -- -url "http://stream.radiojar.com/aay95tkmb" -dir "c:\music" -covers 1 -id s240638
Transcoding suggestions table
| format | arguments |
|---|---|
| OPUS | -samplerate 48000 -format opus -codec libopus -bitrate 128k |
| MP3 | -samplerate 44100 -format mp3 -codec libmp3lame -bitrate 320k |
| AAC | -samplerate 44100 -format m4a -codec aac -bitrate 320k |
| FLAC | -samplerate 44100 -format flac -codec flac |
HLS in mp4 format doesn't return metadata. (ffmpeg - Changing ID3 metadata in HLS audio elementary stream is not implemented.)