Can I save from audio player to file somehow?

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Hi all :slight_smile:

I have a question: would it be possible to save a copy of the Audio Component's source, or perhaps an extension that could just play an audio and when an event fires to save it as a copy, thank you!

Fotios TSF Anonwins

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This would just be the same as saving a copy of any other file ? The sound component and player component source is usually a file - e.g. file:///.../mysound.mp3

Therefore just get the source block and save that to a different file ?

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Yes but in this case the source is a remote file, starts with https://

And the player's behaviour is to stream the file, and it works well by itself, but there's no event when the file has finished loading

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You would use the web component to download the file.

However, at time of writing, the GotFile part of the web component is currently broken. (nb187 release)

You could use @Anke's extension to download the file to your ASD

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I do already and it's working great. I just don't want to duplicate the download for bandwidth efficiency

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Then download it first, then play it from its on device location.....

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This is the current method. I just want to find a quicker one (to start playing as quickly as possible)

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Generally, and IIRC, if the file is from an online resource, the entire file is downloaded before playback begins...

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It's not. It starts playing, as quickly as possible, and the file is still being downloaded. Because it supports streams (radio stations etc)

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I was referring to files, not streams, but you are probably correct :wink:

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What I want to download is a file, not a continuous stream. It has a definite file size
I'm using https://puravidaapps.com/player.php not the component. :v: :sweat_smile:

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Another way would be to download a piece of the audio first (eg.1MB) and start playing it while the rest is being downloaded (perhaps in pieces again).

That I can do. But would there be a way to combine the audio pieces into a single file?

Turns out there's this [FREE]WaveAudioTools extension v3 which combines audio files but only .wav which is unfortunate but so close.

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Hi again. This is important to me. Mr. @Taifun could you please help? Thank you

I use TaifunPlayer to load a remote audio file (https://......mp3) and I'd like to save it to disk. I know I can't do that with the current tools. Perhaps you could add such functionality to the Player extension? Thanks again

Right now I download an audio file, and then I play it. But let's say the file is 200MB, or the internet connection is not so fast, how can I stream the audio file and then save it to disk?

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as it looks like you have 2 options

  1. use a streaming player and stream the file
    Stream player (Video and Audio) Extension by Kus Zab (12 USD) - web.archive.org link, Appybuilder community has been closed

or

  1. use a normal player like TaifunPlayer and download the file before playing it...

Taifun

Trying to push the limits! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by icon24 Taifun.

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so humble..

But back to topic, I don't really want to pay for an extension, I don't even have a job, and the fact that the link is dead and we need web.archive.org doesn't give me too much incentive.. I think I'll stick with TaifunPlayer for now.. Thanks again. I'll definitely check the paid extension tho

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Does that extension save the file?
Because TaifunPlayer can stream the file perfectly, it just doesn't save it.

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most probably not, you can try to contact the extension developer here Narisoft Multimedia
Taifun

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OK. I'll contact the man.

I also made a simple aia (stream_test_taifun.aia) which showcases how taifunPlayer and audioComponent can stream remote audio files. Both work, but the component starts playing a little earlier than the extension. Okay. Cu :sparkling_heart: :v: :sunglasses:

audio component: starts playing when 1MB has been downloaded
taifun player extension: starts playing when 2-3MB have been downloaded

Tested on android 11

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Hey all,

So there is an extension that's supposed to do exactly what I need: start downloading a file, and provide a URL for the file that's being downloaded, so that it can be used in Audio/Video components. Effectively streaming and saving the file.

*Kodular project. I had problems with it in AI2

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