Overview

With instant access to over 20,000 Internet radio stations, international video, music and podcast portals, AudialsOne offers unbeatable capabilities for targeting and downloading unlimited quantities of  the free entertainment you’re looking for.  Audials One includes three powerful programs in one suite which include Radiotracker, Tunebite, and Videoraptor.  It also lets you convert entertainment media into the formats you need and remove DRM copy protection.

Review

Installation – 8

When first installing AudialsOne you will need to close out of any open IE or Firefox sessions.  There are a few steps to take when installing AudialsOne but is easy following the wizard.

Select the Additional Tasks you want performed, the most important one to consider is installing the LAME MP3 encoder.

While installing the program will need to configure Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.

If Security Center pops up a message about installing Rapid Solution hardware click Install.

Features – 9

Audials One has a feature for pretty much all of your online multimedia needs.  You can browse, record and download thousands of internet radio stations, music videos, removing DRM from music, and much more.  Everything is accessible through the main user interface.

Go into the Manage Stations section to browse through different genres of Internet radio from around the world.  If you select a lower minimum bitrate for the streaming stations you will end up with a lot more results.

Videoraptor is used to browse and download video from the web.

Audials TV is another cool feature for watching music videos and programming of all music genres from the web.  This is also a standalone application that you can download for free.

Podcast Manager allows you to browse, subscribe, and download podcasts from all sorts of topics.

Tunebite removes annoying DRM from the audio and video files that you own to easily transfer them to other computers and portable devices.  You can drag and drop the DRM protected files into Tunebite or have it search your computer for all DRM protected material.

When converting there are different formats you can convert the files to depending on what you want to play them on.

Tag Runner searches the internet for meta data to tag your recorded mp3’s.  It also finds album artwork and lyrics from a variety of sources.  If you have lesser known music you can also manually edit the tags as well.

Also included is a handy Ringtone Creator.

The internal CD burner allows you to burn tracks to disc.

Ease of Use – 8

There can be many things going on at one time in Audials One but everything is laid out nicely and is easy to use.  Music Finder is in both Radiotracker and Videoraptor and  allows you to find tons of streaming music and video from around the web to record to download.

You can narrow down the search to a particular genre or artist.

Click on Start Autorip to download the media from the web.

You can then view the progress while your choices are ripped to the hard drive.

Performance – 8

Overall Audials performed very well and ripped audio and video quickly on our dual-core system while streaming and downloading audio from Radiotracker.

Running Audials TV takes up more resources as it’s video but won’t bog down your system.

Product Support – 8

Audials offers free customer support through a variety of methods including FAQ and a forum for each of their four products.  If you don’t find an answer to your questions through FAQ or their forums, they offer email support which is answered within three working days.

Conclusion

This is an all in one internet multimedia downloader and recording solution.  Finding and downloading content works very slick and easy, not mention the fact you can remove annoying DRM from your current media with Tunebite.  AudialsOne is an ideal media center for entertainment at home or on-the go. Its comprehensive functionality brings you essentially unlimited entertainment.  If you are looking for a “do it all” application for recording content off the web take a look at Audials One.  They offer a limited trial then $59.90 for a full license.

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Rating

• Installation: 8
• Ease of Use: 8
• Features: 9
• Performance: 8
• Product Support: 8