Audials One 11 Manual

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1 Audials One 11 Manual

2 ii Contents Installation & Setup Installation FAQ 4 Installing from CD 4 Audials One USB Version 5 Updating Audials One to the latest version 7 Transferring user data from one installation to another 8 4 Overview of Audials One 11 Symbols used by Audials One 14 Radio Radio Basics 19 Recording basics 21 Listening and recording 22 Finding, listening to and recording a station 22 Automatic mass recording by category 24 Saving a recently heard song 25 Scheduling a radio recording 26 Avoiding duplicate media files 27 Managing stations 27 Manage settings for radio stations 27 Adding a missing station 28 Problems with radio stations 29 Searching for music and videos Searching by keywords 31 Getting better search results with plugins 31 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled Getting music wishes fulfilled 34 Adding songs to your wishlist that are not located in the artist browser 35 Manage settings for wish recordings Television 38 Podcasts 39 Music television 41 Streaming: Recording what you see and hear Save music: Recording music while surfing 43 Direct recording into tracks 44 Sound recording into tracks 44 Continuous sound recording 45 Save music recordings automatically 46 Save video: Recording videos while surfing 47 Avoiding skips and stuttering in videos 50 Converter Converting media files 53 Converting an itunes audio book 54 Installing the Audials Tunebite CD Writer 55 Copy DVD Copying a DVD 56 Media center Media center Basics 57 Anywhere: Connecting to own and external media collections 59 Copying and burning files 60 Burning a CD or DVD 61 Creating ringtones 62 Player: Playing, editing and exporting media files Creating a playlist Setting an output format via conversion profile 66 Editing recordings 69

3 iii Tag your media collection 69 Turning off tagging of recorded files 70 The Audio Cutter 70 Cutting a song 71 Cutting individual songs from a continuous recording 73 Controlling the recording and converting process Limiting the amount of recorded files 76 Troubleshooting General troubleshooting steps 78 Audials One crashes 78 Options & Configuration Improving performance: Setting a custom temporary files folder Your personal Audials account 82 License Information Retrieving a lost license key and the corresponding product version 83 83

4 Installation & Setup 4 Installation & Setup Information concerning installing, updating and upgrading Audials One. Installation FAQ Answers to the most frequently asked questions relating to installing Audials One. Questions & Answers Can I install and use my product on several computers? Yes, you can install your product on up to 3 computers using only one license key. Restriction: It is not possible to run your product with the same license key on several computers at the same time. Where can I download older product versions? You can find all older versions linked for download in the support forum: Version History. What are the system requirements? The system requirements are listed on the product download page. Installing from CD A CD installation is required if you acquired Audials One as a product box with an installation CD. Before you start installing: Please ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet. Disable your firewall and anti-virus programs during the installation. Only by doing so can the installation be completed, as the installation assistant automatically downloads the latest version of the software. 1. Insert the installation CD. The installation starts automatically. 2. Follow the instructions through the installation procedure.

5 Installation & Setup 5 Note: To install the product, you must enter the activation key. The activation key is printed on the case of the installation CD. As soon as the installation is complete, Audials One starts up and can be used immediately. Important: Please save the installation CD and activation key in a secure location. If you should have to reinstall, you will require both. Audials One USB Version You can install Audials One to a USB device, e.g. a USB stick, a USB hard disk or a mobile phone. This way, you can take Audials One with you wherever you go. Audials One USB stores all its working data on that USB device. Simply connect the USB device to any Windows PC, e.g. your friend's computer or your computer at work. Audials One USB starts automatically and works without having to actually install the software on that computer. Audials One USB installation requirements You need at least 400 MB of free disk space on the USB device to install Audials One. 1 GB free disk space is recommended. USB 1.1 or later USB device formatted with the FAT32 file system PC with Windows operating system Installing Audials One to a USB device The regular product setup contains an option to install Audials One to a USB device. 1. Download the setup file. 2. Connect the USB device to your computer. 3. Open the download folder. Double-click the symbol of the setup file Audials_One- Setup.exe to launch the installation procedure. 4. Select Installation for Experts and click Next >. 5. In step "Select installation type", select USB and choose your USB device from the list of connected devices. 6. click Install. Follow the instructions through the installation procedure. This may take a few minutes. Please wait. 7. When Setup is complete click Finish.

6 Installation & Setup 6 Restriction: Do not disconnect the USB device during installation and execution of the USB version. Working with Audials One USB To run the USB version on a computer: Plugin your USB device to the computer. Audials One starts automatically. Note: Windows 7 users: Open the device folder and excute StartAudials One.exe manually. Notice the small symbol as part of the product logo which indicates you are running Audials One USB. Note: Do not disconnect the USB device during installation and execution of the USB version. The first time you run the USB version with a computer, a driver setup may be necessary. It runs automatically. Follow the given instructions. Uninstalling Audials One USB Audials One USB stores all its working data on a USB device. However, when you connect that USB device to a computer to run Audials One USB, some additional information needs to be stored on the computer, e.g. drivers and start menu and desktop shortcuts for convenience. What to uninstall Uninstall Audials One from USB device Remove all traces and information left on a computer after using Audials One USB How to uninstall To remove Audials One USB from a USB device, simply delete all the files from the device using e.g. Windows File Explorer. Open the Audials One start menu entry and click Help and Support > Clean Audials One USB off the computer. Questions and Answers for Audials One USB I already have Audials One installed on my computer. Can I install on a USB device, too? Yes, you can install on USB anytime and on as many devices as you want. Where does Audials One USB store my new music and videos?

7 Installation & Setup 7 All content which is recorded or converted with Audials One is saved to the USB device. Can I run the USB version on the USB device (e.g. my mobile phone) itsself, without connecting the device to a computer? No, that is not possible. Audials One USB runs very slow. What gives? The performance of the USB version strongly depends on the speed of your USB connection and USB device. It is recommended to use USB 1.1 or later. If Audials One takes long to start or reacts slowly, also try working with a different USB cable or device. How should I best format my USB stick? We recommend to format the device with the FAT32 file system. Updating Audials One to the latest version If you encounter problems or errors with Audials One, you should make sure you have the latest version of the software installed. Updates are minor patches, provided to fix bugs and to improve the usability of products. Updates only override internal program files. All your personal settings, output files, and data like wishlists and favorites etc., will be preserved. Note: Updates within the same major version number are free. Example: If you bought Audials One version 11, updates to any version 11.x are offered for free. To check which version you have installed 1. Start Audials One and open Options > General. Under group Product activation, click About installed version. The displayed About Dialog shows name and version number of your installed product on the first line. 2. Compare your installed product's version number to the latest available version's number. Installed version Audials One 11.x (for example ) Audials One 10.x or older Where to find the latest version product download page Version History Note: If both numbers are equal, you don't need to update. You are already running the latest version. To update Audials One to the latest available version, if both numbers are not equal 3. Exit Audials One. 4. Download the setup file.

8 Installation & Setup 8 5. Open the download folder. Double-click the symbol of the setup file Audials_One- Setup.exe to launch the installation procedure. 6. Select Standard installation, then click Install. Follow the instructions through the installation procedure. This may take a few minutes. Please wait. You are now running the latest version of Audials One. Transferring user data from one installation to another When for example upgrading from Audials 10 to Audials 11, or when moving Audials to another PC, certain user data such as your radio favorites, subscribed podcasts, playlists and storage settings, can be transferred to the new installation. Important: The following is strongly recommended to maximize the chance to transfer your user data, in any situation, even a re-installation after a hard-drive failure. Keep the old version installed, and install the new version side-by-side, on the same PC. Sign up for an Audials account and keep your installation signed in, always. Uninstall the old version only after all your user data is correctly transferred. Even if you install the software on another PC, or the old installation is lost for example due to a hard drive crash, a great part of your user data can be transferred via Audials account. Additionally, the Audials account lets you connect and transfer user data also to your other devices, such as a smartphone. Table 1: Diverse user data and its corresponding ways to transfer Type of user data Installation on same PC Installation on different PC Favorites (radio stations, podcasts, music tv) automatically semi-automatically (via Audials account) User playlists automatically semi-automatically (via Audials account) output storages, including folder and naming rules automatically semi-automatically (via Audials account) Anywhere devices automatically semi-automatically (via Audials account) Media collection automatically -

9 Installation & Setup 9 Type of user data Installation on same PC Installation on different PC Automatic playlists (including Last 1000 ) Reviewed state of recordings automatically - automatically - Wishlists manually (Importing and exporting wishlists) manually (Importing and exporting wishlists) Questions and Answers about Upgrading Why use an Audials account if all my data was transferred automatically, during installation? Even if you install the software on another PC, or the old installation is lost for example due to a hard drive crash, a great part of your user data can be transferred via Audials account. Additionally, the Audials account lets you connect and transfer user data also to your other devices, such as a smartphone. My old installation is already uninstalled, or lost due to for example a hard-drive issue. Can I get my old user data back? Only if you had been signed in to your Account, with your old installation. The procedure equals the one listed in Table 1: Diverse user data and its corresponding ways to transfer on page 8, under installation on a different PC Upgrading from Audials 10 to Audials 11 Upgrade from Audials 10 to Audials 11 and transfer your user data, such as your radio favorites, subscribed podcasts, playlists and storage settings. 1. If Audials 11 is already installed and running, close it. Start Audials Sign in to your Audials account with Audials 10. If you don't have an account yet, you can sign up now. See Your personal Audials account on page 82 for more information. 3. Export all data marked as manually (export, import) in Table 1: Diverse user data and its corresponding ways to transfer on page Close Audials If you haven't done so already, download and install Audials 11. See Downloading and installing Audials One for instructions. You can now begin to transfer data into Audials 11: 6. Start Audials Sign in to your Audials account with Audials 11. All data marked with semi-automatically (via Audials account) in Table 1: Diverse user data and its corresponding ways to transfer on page 8 now becomes available.

10 Installation & Setup Import all data marked as manually (export, import) in Table 1: Diverse user data and its corresponding ways to transfer on page 8. All available user data is now transferred to Audials 11.

11 Overview of Audials One 11 Overview of Audials One Get an overview about the main user interface of Audials One and get to know the framework of your Audials One. The interface of your installed product might differ in details, but the basic structure is the same. Figure 1: Main user interface of an Audials product (Audials One Platinum)

12 Overview of Audials One 12 Navigation Audials One is organized in views. Each view offers you special features. Switch views and get to know the different functions of Audials One. Feature view Each view provides information for and control over specific tasks. Player & Tags In this area you find the playback controls as well as information about the currently selected media file, radio station, music TV channel or podcast. Here, you can edit or add tags. Playlist All recorded files appear here. Here, you can listen to and watch your media files, create playlists, export media files or edit your songs. Status line The status line provides information about the current state of the ongoing recording and processing activities. In process Click to see a detailed processing list. The processing list always shows the state of all files currently being processed. Click to minimize the detailed processing list. Format Click to open the Output format dialog and select wether you want your files to be converted automatically, or not.

13 Overview of Audials One 13 Filtered Click to open the Filter for Radio and Music wishes dialog. The filter always shows the number of files that have been filtered due current filter settings. Storage Click to set target folder for your recordings. All recordings will be saved to the selected storage. Account, Options & Help Sign in with your Audials Account, customize Audials according to your needs or find information, answers and step-by-step instructions in this manual.

14 Symbols used by Audials One 14 Symbols used by Audials One This topic lists important symbols used by Audials One and explains their meaning. What are icons? Small pictures or symbols on the user interface are called icons. Icons can represent functions, features or content. See more symbols... General symbols used throughout Audials One Table 2: General symbols used throughout Audials One. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Plus sign X Minus Hand Arrow File folder Figurine This symbol denotes buttons, with which you may add various elements, such as stations, wishes, podcasts or files. This symbol denotes buttons, with which you may delete various elements. For example, you may delete media files from the player. Deleting files means they will be deleted from your computer irretrievably. This symbol denotes buttons, with which you may remove various elements. For example, you may remove media files from a playlist. This symbol denotes buttons, with which you can stop running processes. You can stop individual recording and conversion processes, or you can click Stop all to stop all recordings and processes currently running. This symbol labels buttons, with which you can start recordings and other processes like downloading and converting. This symbol denotes folders. This symbol denotes artists.

15 Symbols used by Audials One 15 Symbol Description Meaning Note CD Text "Hit" Tag Filter Gear wheel Yellow LED display Green LED display This symbol denotes songs. This symbol denotes albums. This symbol denotes popular songs in the artist database. This symbol labels commands for working with tags. This symbol labels the button for setting filter options. If any filter is active, the button is highlighted in color. This symbol denotes files that are currently being processed by Audials One (cutting, tagging, converting,...). This symbol denotes views and features that are currently active and ready for activities like recordings and data transfer. This symbol denotes views and features that are currently running with activities like recordings and data transfer. Symbols used for Internet radio stations Table 3: Symbols used for Internet radio stations. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Filled arrow Empty arrow Diamond Green arrow Yellow arrow This symbol denotes stations that are suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour. This symbol denotes stations that are not suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record these stations continuously and to cut out songs from the continuos recording afterwards. How to record a station continuously... This symbol denotes stations that provide complete songs only, due to perfect cutting. This symbol denotes ongoing recordings. This symbol denotes stations which are recorded, but their currently playing song will be discarded.

16 Symbols used by Audials One 16 Symbol Description Meaning Star Bar graph This is because the song would be incomplete, since it began playing before recording was started. The station will enter normal recording state as soon as a new song begins. Frequently asked questions about recording This symbol denotes radio stations that are included in your favorites. This symbol denotes the popularity of a station. The greater the number of bars indicated, the greater the popularity among Audials One users. List with eye Pin This symbol indicates that some stations are hidden due to customized settings for station quality. The eye symbol vanishes if you change the quality settings back to default, or if you choose even less restrictive settings. Click Manage stations to Manage settings for radio stations. This symbol labels the Pin button. Click the pin button to pin the current category to the Home view. In future, you can go to this category from the Home view with just a single click. Symbols used for Podcasts Table 4: Symbols used for Podcasts. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning List Pin This symbol labels the podcasts menu. This symbol labels the Pin button. Click the pin button to pin the current category to the Home view. In future, you can go to this category from the Home view with just a single click.

17 Symbols used by Audials One 17 Symbols used for Converter Table 5: Symbols used for Converter. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Padlock Red exclamation point This symbol denotes files for which playback is restricted in some way. For example, playback could only be possible on this computer, or only possible with a valid music service subscription. This symbol denotes files on which an error has occurred during playback or converting. Symbols used for Wishes Table 6: Symbols used for Wishes. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Magic wand Bar graph This symbol denotes wishes, and recordings which were recorded by the Music wishes view. You can Getting music wishes fulfilled to get them fulfilled. This symbol denotes the popularity of a certain artist. Song wishes for popular artists are generally fulfilled faster than those by unpopular artists. Symbols used in Media center Table 7: Symbols used in Media center. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning List with plus Photo Yellow Anywhere display Green Anywhere display This symbol labels the button for adding files to the currently selected playlist. This symbol denotes files that are neither audio nor video files. This can e.g. be cover pictures (image files). This symbol denotes your Anywhere connection status. Yellow means active and waiting for data transfer. This symbol denotes your Anywhere connection status. Green means ongoing data transfer.

18 Symbols used by Audials One 18 Symbols used for the Player Table 8: Symbols used for the Player. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Broken scissors Check mark List with minus This symbol labels the button whenever cutting features are not available for a media file. Click the button to find out more about why cutting is not possible for the selected file. This symbol denotes reviewed media files in a playlist. This symbol labels the button for removing a media file from a playlist. This symbol denotes linked audio files in a playlist. Linked files are not saved on your computer. Arrow in a square Whenever you use the music search, you have the possibility to add a link to your playlist instead of actually downloading the file. Linked files can be played as long as the URL is valid and your computer is connected to the Internet. You cannot edit tags of linked files. Pencil Filmstrip with arrow Dollar This symbol labels the Edit menu. Select a media file and open the edit menu to see all your edit options for this file (for example cutting, tagging or normalizing). This symbol denotes linked video files in a playlist. This symbol denotes songs in your playlist that have been purchased from Amazon. Symbol is not in this list? The symbol you seek explanation for is not in this list?.

19 Radio 19 Radio Listen to and record your favorite radio stations or record radio music by genre, country or artist. Figure 2: The Radio view: Find your favorite radio music, listen to it and record it. Radio Basics Get ready to explore the Radio features by learning the basics of Audials One's Radio view. Getting started Introduction to the basics of Audials One's Radio view. Navigating through the Radio view The Radio view organizes stations into categories, like for example music genres.

20 Radio 20 Navigating through the categories, you can always use the button to get back to the start view. Use the button to go back to the previous category. Mind the bread crumbs above to always see where you are at the moment. For example:. You can pin a category to create a link on the Home view. Navigate to the desired tab and click. In the future, you can go to the category from the Home view with just a single click. Click above and select By popularity, by station (a-z), by recordability or by bitrate to sort the list of stations. You can sort radio stations in any category. Symbols used for Internet radio stations Table 9: Symbols used for Internet radio stations. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Filled arrow Empty arrow Diamond Green arrow This symbol denotes stations that are suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour. This symbol denotes stations that are not suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record these stations continuously and to cut out songs from the continuos recording afterwards. How to record a station continuously... This symbol denotes stations that provide complete songs only, due to perfect cutting. This symbol denotes ongoing recordings. This symbol denotes stations which are recorded, but their currently playing song will be discarded. Yellow arrow Star This is because the song would be incomplete, since it began playing before recording was started. The station will enter normal recording state as soon as a new song begins. Frequently asked questions about recording This symbol denotes radio stations that are included in your favorites.

21 Radio 21 Symbol Description Meaning Bar graph List with eye Pin This symbol denotes the popularity of a station. The greater the number of bars indicated, the greater the popularity among Audials One users. This symbol indicates that some stations are hidden due to customized settings for station quality. The eye symbol vanishes if you change the quality settings back to default, or if you choose even less restrictive settings. Click Manage stations to Manage settings for radio stations. This symbol labels the Pin button. Click the pin button to pin the current category to the Home view. In future, you can go to this category from the Home view with just a single click. Recording basics Learn about the different ways to record a station, and about how Audials One displays a station's recordability. Recordability of radio stations Whenever you record a radio station Audials One saves every played song as an individual file. However, this works for stations that are suitable for recording with automatic song cutting features only. The recordability of a radio station is characterized by these arrows: or. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour. Finding, listening to and recording a station Mass recording and manual recording The Radio view controls for Finding, listening to and recording a station (records the selected station) and Automatic mass recording by category on page 24 (records stations according to the current category as displayed on the button).

22 Radio 22 Figure 3: Radio view: manual or mass recording Listening and recording Audials One offers features for listening to and recording Internet radio stations in several ways. Finding, listening to and recording a station Find a station by it's name and listen to it or record it. 1. Switch to the Radio view, located on the left side of the Audials One window. 2. Type the station name into the Search for stations box, and click the desired station in the list of search results. Note: Frequently asked questions about recording You can now continue with further steps 3. To add the station to your favorites: In the radio toolbar click.

23 Radio 23 The station will be added to your favorites. 4. To listen to the station: In the Player, click. Audials One starts to play back the station (see Figure 4: Detail from the Radio view on page 23). 5. To record the station: Recordability How to record,, Click Record selected Audials One starts recording the station. To record an arbitrary set of stations of your choice Click the Record selected arrow, and then click Record continuously. 6. You can repeat steps 2 on page 22 and 5 on page 23 for any number of stations. After a few minutes, Audials One finishes recording the first songs. All recorded files appear in the Player. The station is played back. You can start recording any time by clicking Record selected. Figure 4: Detail from the Radio view Table 10: Important symbols for recording radio stations Symbol Description Meaning Green arrow This symbol denotes ongoing recordings. This symbol denotes stations which are recorded, but their currently playing song will be discarded. Yellow arrow This is because the song would be incomplete, since it began playing before recording was started. The station will enter normal recording state as soon as a new song begins.

24 Radio 24 Symbol Description Meaning Empty arrow Filled arrow Frequently asked questions about recording This symbol denotes stations that are not suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record these stations continuously and to cut out songs from the continuos recording afterwards. How to record a station continuously... This symbol denotes stations that are suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour. If you record a station continuously, later you can cut out songs manually. Cutting individual songs from a continuous recording Frequently asked questions about recording I cannot find the station I'm looking for. What can I do? The station is not in our database. Adding a missing station. What to do if the arrow stays yellow and no recorded songs appear in the Player? In this case, the station you are trying to record is not sufficiently suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Stop the recording and click the Record selected arrow, and then click Record continuously. Audials One will record the station until you stop the recording. You can cut songs out of this long recording later. Automatic mass recording by category Audials One's Mass recording feature records multiple stations in parallel, according to the currently shown category, such as a genre or country. Mass recording provides you with a lot of new music, fast. The Mass recording button changes according to the currently displayed category and always tells you what will be recorded. If you want to see all currently recording stations switch to the category Recording stations. 1. Switch to the Radio view in the navigation pane located on the left side of the Audials One window. 2. Optional: If you want to edit the tags of your recordings: Set the output format to Universal, videos for itunes, Xbox, PS3 (MP3/MP4) and click OK....for editing tags

25 Radio Click Genres and click a genre, for example Pop. 4. Click Mass recording (Pop stations). Audials One selects popular stations from the genre Pop and starts recording. After a few minutes, Audials One finishes recording the first songs. All recorded files appear in the Player. Example: Mass recording for your favorite stations Use the mass recording to record all your favorite stations at once. 1. Switch to the Radio view in the navigation pane located on the left side of the Audials One window. 2. Click Favorite stations. 3. Click Mass recording (All Favorites). Audials One starts recording your favorite stations. After a few minutes, Audials One finishes recording the first songs. All recorded files appear in the Player. Saving a recently heard song When your are listening to a station Audials One creates a history which allows you to save recently heard songs. Here is how the history works: The history lists recently played songs and goes back up to 10 songs. The history only works for stations that are indicated as being suitable for recording. The history button becomes visible as soon as one song has been played completely. Click a song to save it. Figure 5: The history shows a list of recently played songs 1. Listen to a radio station as usual. The history button becomes visible as soon as the first song has been played completely. 2. Click History below the name of the station you are listening to.

26 Radio Click the song you would like to save. The song is saved and appears in the Player after a few seconds. Scheduling a radio recording You can program scheduled recordings to let Audials One record a certain radio station at a given time, automatically. 1. Switch to the Radio view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the Audials One window. 2. Select the station you would like to create a scheduled recording for. 3. On the radio toolbar click > Create scheduled recording for selected station Choose a recording start date and time, and an end date and time. Note: When choosing date and time, mind that Audials One works with your computer's date and time settings. Make sure your computer's clock is not running slow or fast. 5. Optional: In the Comment box, type a text to be able to tell this recording apart other scheduled recordings. 6. Click OK. Your new scheduled recording is now displayed in the list of scheduled recordings. Audials One will automatically start and finish this recording at the given date and time. Remember: Audials One needs to run to do scheduled radio recordings. To see all your scheduled recordings click > Manage scheduled recordings. On the list of scheduled recordings you can edit your recordings or simply check their status. Frequently asked questions about scheduled recordings Can I schedule recordings so that they are always recorded automatically (for example every week)? Or do I have to schedule them again every time? You have to schedule every single recording. Automatically repeated radio recordings are not possible.

27 Radio 27 Avoiding duplicate media files Recording processes sometimes create several copies of one song in your output folder. You can avoid that by setting filters which are based on the files in your existing collection and on the files already recorded by Audials One. Restriction: The duplicate filter settings apply to views Radio and Music wishes, only. 1. In the Radio or Music wishes view, click Filtered on the status line on the bottom of the Audials One window. 2. Select one of the following settings to avoid duplicate files: Option Incomplete songs and duplicates Description Audials One will compare the quality of a new recording with the quality of its already existing copy. The copy with inferior quality will be overwritten (or discarded, respectively). Note: Reviewed recordings will never be overwritten or discarded. Instead, an additional copy will be created for these files. Incomplete songs, duplicates, live and cover versions, and all existing reviewed songs (green check mark) 3. Click OK. Same as above, but: For existing files you have set reviewed, no additional copy will be created. Managing stations You can adapt the amount and quality of stations being displayed and used for recording to your needs, and add new stations to Audials One. Manage settings for radio stations You can specify settings for the quality and detection rate of radio recordings. Hide stations with low sound quality or a certain stream type by specifying settings according to your choice. 1. Switch to the Radio view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the Audials One window.

28 Radio Below the radio station list click Manage stations. The Manage stations dialog opens. 3. Change the settings according to your needs: Option Note Only stations that provide complete songs Get complete songs only. Only a few radio stations fit this setting. Only stations with very high audio quality Balanced (good selection, good quality) All stations More settings >> 4. Click OK to apply your new settings. Get songs from radio stations that provide a high audio quality. Get songs from radio stations that provide a good audio quality and a good detection rate. Get songs from all available radio stations. Audio quality and detection rate of the radio stations will be mixed from low to very high. Specify individual settings for quality and detection rate or customize settings for mass recordings. Your Manage stations settings are now active and effect the number of radio stations that are being displayed in the Radio view. Adding a missing station There are two possible reasons why stations are not visible in the station list: The settings for displaying stations are too strict, or the station is actually not yet in the station list. Learn step by step how to add a station manually. 1. Find out the station's streaming URL. Note: Usually, the streaming URL and the website URL differ from each other. a) Visit the website of the radio station and open the stream with an external media player (for example Winamp). b) Copy the station's streaming URL from stream properties. 2. Switch to the Radio view in the navigation pane located on the left side of the Audials One window. 3. On the radio toolbar, click > Add station manually Paste the station's streaming URL in the upper text box. If a connection can be established, the station name will appear in the lower text field. 5. Click Add.

29 Radio 29 The station will be added to the list of stations. The station will be added to your favorite list automatically. I couldn't find out the streaming URL. What can I do? Please try looking in our Forum for assistance. Other Audials users may be able to help you find the streaming URL. Always provide the website URL of the station that you would like to add. Problems with radio stations Can't find, listen to or record a certain station? Some helpful information for problems with radio stations. I cannot find a radio station You could not find a certain radio station? The station settings might be too strict. Manage settings for radio stations on page 27 The station might not be in our database. Adding a missing station on page 28 Audials cannot connect to a radio station --- Connecting --- A station shows --- Connecting ---, but the connection fails. The station may require a login. Visit the station's website to find out. The station might be temporary unavailable. Try to connect to this station again in a few hours. The station stream changed. Visit the station's website to find out. The station is not available anymore. I cannot record songs from a radio station You are trying to record a station but no recorded songs appear in the Player? If the station shows a green arrow : The station is being recorded but the recordings are being filtered. You can always see the number of filtered recordings in the status line, on the bottom of the Audials One window. Click Filtered to check or edit your filter settings. If the station shows a yellow arrow : The station might not be suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Frequently asked questions about recording

30 Radio 30 Symbols for radio stations Symbol Description Meaning This symbol denotes stations which are recorded, but their currently playing song will be discarded. Yellow arrow This is because the song would be incomplete, since it began playing before recording was started. The station will enter normal recording state as soon as a new song begins. Frequently asked questions about recording Green arrow Empty arrow Filled arrow This symbol denotes ongoing recordings. This symbol denotes stations that are not suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. Anyhow you have the opportunity to record these stations continuously and to cut out songs from the continuos recording afterwards. How to record a station continuously... This symbol denotes stations that are suitable for recordings with automatic song cutting features. The fuller the arrow, the greater the amount of songs that can be recorded per hour.

31 Searching for music and videos 31 Searching for music and videos Find songs and music videos on the Internet to listen to or download them. You can search for: music files (MP3, WMA, M4A) video files (AVI, WMV, Quicktime) Double-click a search result to get a preview. Searching by keywords Search the web for media content by entering keywords and save songs and videos on your Computer. 1. Switch to the Music search view located on the left side of the Audials One window. 2. Enter a search keyword, for example an artist name or song title. Click Search. Wait for search results. Please have some patience, when searching for uncommon keywords. 3. Optional: Select a file and click to see or hear a preview in the Player. 4. Select the desired files and click Record to record the file. click Audio track to record the audio track of a music video. click to link the file on your currently selected playlist. The file will be playable like a normal recorded file as long as the link is valid and you are online. All recorded and linked files appear in the Player. Note: If your search does not return any results, try altering the keyword. Getting better search results with plugins Get better results when searching for music and videos by installing additional search plugins. By targeting music community websites and video portals, these plugins can multiply the number of your matches. 1. Visit

32 Searching for music and videos Download a whole plugin pack (*.aplp), or a plugin for a specific source (*.aplg). 3. Save the file to your computer (for example to your Desktop). 4. In Audials One, click Options > Search plugins > Add Choose the plugin you have saved on your computer. 6. Restart Audials One. 7. Optional: Click Options > Search plugins to see if the new plugins are active.

33 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled 33 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled Fill your wishlist with songs, albums and artists. Audials One fulfills them one by one by recording from the Internet and radio stations. You can put diverse media content on a wishlist: artists albums individual tracks You can have an arbitrary mixture of such items on a wish list. Audials One will search websites and radio stations and record your music wishes. The artist browser The artist browser is updated on a regular basis. However, sometimes it takes a while for a new album, song or artist to appear in the artist browser. The artist browser data is used for the recommendation function that assists you with selecting and submitting your music wishes. The wishlist also fulfills wishes for songs and artists that are not located in the artist browser. Importing and exporting wishlists Import Export On the wishlist toolbar, click the current wishlist. Click <Open from file>. Select the saved wishlist (for example My Wishlist.A1wish) and click Open. On the wishlist toolbar, click >> > Save wishlist as... Choose a folder and click Save.

34 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled 34 Symbols used for Wishes Table 11: Symbols used for Wishes. See more symbols... Symbol Description Meaning Magic wand Bar graph This symbol denotes wishes, and recordings which were recorded by the Music wishes view. You can Getting music wishes fulfilled to get them fulfilled. This symbol denotes the popularity of a certain artist. Song wishes for popular artists are generally fulfilled faster than those by unpopular artists. Getting music wishes fulfilled When you enter items on your wishlist, Audials One will record music and music videos from Internet radio stations and web sites like Youtube, automatically. Use the Music wishes view to for example get all the media files from a specific artist. The artist browser is updated on a regular basis. However, sometimes it takes a while for a new album, song or artist to appear in the artist browser. The artist browser data is used for the recommendation function that assists you with selecting and submitting your music wishes. The wishlist also fulfills wishes for songs and artists that are not located in the artist browser. 1. Switch to the Music wishes view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the Audials One window. 2. Optional: Set the output format to Universal, videos for itunes, Xbox, PS3 (MP3/MP4) and click OK....for editing tags 3. On the wishlist toolbar, click the Music wishes menu to open the Artist Browser. 4. In the Search for artists, albums or songs: box, enter an artist name. 5. Click Wish. The selected item appears on your wishlist. Repeat steps 4 on page 34 and 5 on page 34 to add more wishes. 6. Close the Artist Browser. 7. Click Fulfill. Audials One starts searching for your music wishes and records them. The number of wishes already fulfilled will be displayed on the bottom of the Music wishes view. All recorded files will appear in the Player.

35 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled 35 Why are my wishes not being recorded? Audials One does not record my wishes. Why? Possible reasons if your wishes are not being recorded: 1. Are your wishes popular? The more popular a song is, the faster it will be recorded. For unpopular songs it might take hours or even days before they are played in any radio station, so that Audials can record them. 2. Are your settings for music wishes too strict? Manage settings for wish recordings on page 36 Step-by-Step: Recording specific albums Instead of single songs, you can add whole albums to your wish list. Step-by-Step: Recording specific albums 1. Open the Artist Browser. 2. In the Search for artists, albums or songs: box, enter an artist name. 3. Click the name of the artist you are looking for from the recommended search results. 4. Select an item in the album list. 5. Click Wish. The selected item appears on your wishlist. 6. Close the Artist Browser. 7. Click Fulfill. Audials One starts searching for your music wishes and records them. All songs of the chosen album will be recorded one by one as soon as they are played in a radio station or as Audials One finds them on a website. All recorded files will appear in the Player. Adding songs to your wishlist that are not located in the artist browser You can add songs to a wishlist that are not located in the artist database. The artist browser data is updated on a regular basis. However, sometimes it takes awhile for a new album, for example, to appear in the database. The artist database data is used for the recommendation function that assists you with selecting and submitting your music wishes. The wishlist, however, can also be used without this data and also fulfills wishes for songs that are not located in the artist browser. 1. Open the artist browser as usual. 2. Enter the complete name of the sought-after song.

36 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled Select the displayed option (this corresponds to your entry exactly) in the drop-down menu under matching tracks. 4. Click Wish, even if the list of results is empty. The artist or track will now appear on your wishlist. 5. Close the artist browser and click Fulfill. Audials One will record your wish as usual. Note: If a song is not very popular it will not be played in radio stations frequently. That means that it takes longer to fulfill unpopular wishes than popular ones. Manage settings for wish recordings Specify settings for your wish recordings to get more and faster wish recordings or recordings with a better quality. I want more and faster wish recordings Speed depends on the popularity of a wish. If an artist or a song is popular, it will be played frequently in the radio and therefore such a wish takes not long to fulfill. To speed up wish fulfilling for less popular wishes: Next to your wishlist click Manage sources > More settings >>. Radio stations: Select Also use stations which may require additional, manual editing to files. Music websites: Select Audio tracks from music videos. Search and record plugins: Click OK and restart the wish recording. I want wish recordings with better quality On the one hand songs recorded from radio stations have usually a better quality than songs recorded from music websites. On the other hand if you choose to record from radio stations exclusively you might have to wait a while before the required songs are played in the radio so that they can be recorded. To increase the quality of your wish recordings: Next to your wishlist click Manage sources > More settings >>. Radio stations: Increase the minimum bitrate. For a good audio quality, you should set the minimum bitrate to at least 128 kbit/s.

37 Music wishes: Getting music wishes fulfilled 37 Music websites: If Audio tracks from music videos or Music videos is selected, set a video minimum rating of at least 4 stars. Filter settings: Click on the bottom of the Audials window to edit your filter settings. Click OK and restart the wish recording.

38 Television 38 Television Find, watch and record the latest episodes of your favorite TV show. Restriction: The Television view is only available in the German version of Audials One. Many TV stations give you the possibility to watch current episodes of TV shows, news or documentaries for free. Audials One lists free episodes of popular german TV stations, so that you easily can find, watch and record available episodes.

39 Podcasts 39 Podcasts Subscribe, watch and download your favorite podcasts or find new podcasts by browsing the different genres. Podcasts are regular broadcasts on a specific topic, like news, sports, music, comedy and so on. Podcast shows are called episodes. Navigating through the Podcasts view The Podcasts view organizes podcasts into categories. This is how you navigate through the Podcasts view: Navigating through the categories, you can always click to get back to the Home view. Click to go back to the previous category. Mind the bread crumbs above the bread podcasts list to always see where you are at the moment. For example:. You can pin a category to create a link on the Home view. Navigate to the desired tab and click click.. In the future, you can go to the category from the Home view with just a single Finding a podcast There a two ways to find a podcast: Type a podcast name into the Search for podcasts textbox to find a certain podcast. Browse the categories to find podcasts by genre. To change the language settings for podcasts: Click > Manage language limitations. Select a primary language. Select Secondary language and choose a secondary language. Click OK. Favoring and subscribing a podcast Favor Subscribe If you favor a podcast, the podcast will be added to your favorites. If you subscribe to a podcast, Audials One will always download the latest episode of

40 Podcasts 40 this podcast automatically, as soon as it is available. The podcast will also be added to your favorites. Manage subscribed and favored podcasts On the Home view, click Favorites to find a list of all favored and subscribed podcasts. To unsubscribe from a podcast: Select a subscribed podcast and click > Remove from favorite list. To show all episodes of a podcast: Select a podcast and click 0 / 11 Episodes > below.