Audiograbber Alternative
Teena Ruiter
I've tried a couple of methods, but they either don't work well or seem unsafe. Does anyone have recommendations for safe and effective tools or methods for doing this? Ideally, I'm looking for something that maintains good audio quality.
For this purpose, it is more recommended using a desktop video downloader instead, especially for bulk conversion. As far as I know, desktop downloader often comes with file conversion feature. This will help you convert downloaded videos to dozens of videos and audio format. I suggest reading and trying the video downloaders reviewed in this blog post:
Totally get where you're coming from. Been down that rabbit hole myself trying to snag some chill beats for working. Found a couple of solid ways to do it without inviting a digital apocalypse onto my Mac.
First, YouTube-dl is like the Swiss Army knife for this job. It's a command-line tool, but don't let that scare you. It's more straightforward than it sounds. Once you've got it installed (a quick Google search will get you there), you just pop open Terminal, and type something like youtube-dl -x --audio-format mp3 [Video URL]. It grabs the audio in a pretty decent quality. Plus, it's open-source and regularly updated, so it's safer than a lot of the sketchy software out there.
Another cool option is VLC Media Player. Yeah, the one that plays videos. Turns out, it can also convert them. Just open VLC, go to Media > Convert / Save, drop your video link, and in the settings, choose to convert it to an audio format. Takes a bit of clicking around, but it's another safe bet.
I leaned towards YouTube-dl for its simplicity once you get the hang of it, and because I could script it to handle multiple downloads. VLC is great for a one-off or if I'm already using it for something else. Both are pretty solid on the quality front, as long as the source video's audio isn't terrible to start with.
Hey there! I noticed you're looking to download just the audio from a YouTube video on your Mac and have had some trouble finding a good method. Could you share a bit more about the methods you've already tried? Knowing what hasn't worked for you could help narrow down some alternative solutions that might be a better fit. Also, are you open to using third-party apps, or would you prefer sticking to web-based solutions?
1. Grab a trusty browser extension: I went for one called "ClipGrab". It's like having a little helper right in your browser, ready to snatch audio or video from YouTube whenever you need it. Plus, it's free and easy to use.
6. Hit that download button: Once you've made your selections, it's time to hit the download button and let ClipGrab do its thing. It'll work its magic and snag that audio faster than you can say "boombox".
And that's how you download the audio from YouTube video on a Mac, my friend! ClipGrab has been my trusty sidekick for this task, making the whole process a breeze. Give it a whirl and let the music flow!
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Audiograbber reads digital audio from your CDs and converts them to WAV, MP3, or OGG files. The program can automatically normalize the music, delete silence from the start and/or end of tracks, and download/upload disc info from the Internet CD database "freedb". You can even convert your vinyl LPs or cassette tapes with Audiograbber to digital audio.
Warning: the official home page has started bundling software that is being listed as malware by numerous sources. We are only linking to Softpedia, which hosts one without these issues. We recommend against visiting audiograbber.org.
Glad to see Audiograbber is still around, as it was the first trustworthy CD ripper I ever used, back in the 90's... :)
It was only deprecated when I discovered bit accurate Exact Audio Copy (not portable, but there are portabilized versions floating around the Web).
Can anyone recommend a program to trim the silence at the start and end of mp3 files please? I've tried the free version of mpTrim, and it works really well, but it can only do one file at at time. Apparently the Pro version will "batch" process, but it costs around US$70! Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative please?
Thanks in advance.
Dont know if it does batch though!
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Description: Audiograbber is a beautiful piece of software that grabs digital audio from cd's. It copies the audio digitally-not through the soundcard-which enables you to make perfect copies of the originals. It can even perform a test to see that the copies really are perfect. Audiograbber can also automatically normalize the music, delete silence from the start and/or end of tracks, and send them to a variety or external MP3 encoders, such as Fraunhofers L3enc, or even use some MP3/WMA encoders internally for automatic creation of MP3's. Audiograbber can download and upload disc info from freedb, an Internet compact disc database. You can even record your vinyl LP's or cassette tapes with Audiograbber and make wav's or MP3's of them. There are a lot more functions in Audiograbber, but to put it simply: Audiograbber has the most features one can wish from such a program! Language files and MP3 encoders can be found at authors site.
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That's an odd recommendation! I thought Audiograbber was just a cd ripper (and definitely not as good as Exactaudiocopy or CDex).
For lossless mp3 editing I use mp3directcut www.mpesch3.de though I don't know if it can do a batch.
But the problem may not lie in the mp3 files themselves. It may be the software/hardware player you use to play them. I know that iPods are particularly bad in the way they insert gaps between tracks, and iTunes may do the same. Have you tried playing the files in foobar2000?
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That's an odd recommendation! I thought Audiograbber was just a cd ripper (and definitely not as good as Exactaudiocopy or CDex).
Yes, I've already ripped the songs, and I just need something to trim the files of their silence so that they're all the same in terms of no silence before and after. This way I can then set a common crossfade value in iTunes so that they'll all segue nicely together.
It may be the software/hardware player you use to play them. I know that iPods are particularly bad in the way they insert gaps between tracks, and iTunes may do the same.
As far as I know, iPod's don't insert any gaps of their own. Maybe they take a certain amount of access time for the hard drive to find the next song if you're playing back in random mode etc. But even then I think it caches a few songs in a row to keep access times down and battery levels up. A crossfade feature in the iPod (like iTunes has) would be nice. Maybe in the rumoured new models being announced next week? ;-)
Thanks for the suggestion of mp3 DirectCut. I'll take a look at it, but I get the feeling it's more of an editor than a tool for fixing things like mpTrim.
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