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amerikat

(5,000 posts)
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 06:54 PM Mar 2012

How can I extract audio from YouTube video and load it into my mp3 player?

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my mp3 player is my cell phone. I've watched a few videos on how to do this and just don't get it.
Is there a simple way to do this?

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How can I extract audio from YouTube video and load it into my mp3 player? (Original Post) amerikat Mar 2012 OP
Turn on your favorite mp3 recorder while you play the vid. FredStembottom Mar 2012 #1
connected the phone and started the vid. amerikat Mar 2012 #2
Yes that works..........thanks so much amerikat Mar 2012 #3
It might not be the most efficient way, ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #4
I use Download Helper with Firefox Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #5
downloaded this and will try in over the weekend.Thankyou. (nt) amerikat Mar 2012 #7
Audacity RC Mar 2012 #6
I'll try this next weekend. Thanks.(nt) amerikat Mar 2012 #8
This info just got published on CNET Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #9
Have you tried a video to mp3 converter? VenusRising Apr 2012 #10
Free Studio 5 is an excellent choice grok Apr 2012 #11
Extract audio from You Tube video Odessa123 May 2012 #12
The best sites to download youtube Bloomacom Oct 2017 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #14
Locking, this thread is very old and the trolls come here nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #15

FredStembottom

(2,928 posts)
1. Turn on your favorite mp3 recorder while you play the vid.
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:23 PM
Mar 2012

The recorder built right into windows will record it as a giant .wav file - but your mp3 player will probably play that too.

amerikat

(5,000 posts)
2. connected the phone and started the vid.
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:37 PM
Mar 2012

Not working.

amerikat

(5,000 posts)
3. Yes that works..........thanks so much
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:45 PM
Mar 2012

got it. put it in a temp file. Now it's on my phones mp3 player. You rock!!!

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
4. It might not be the most efficient way,
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:46 PM
Mar 2012

but I use RealAudio player to download the video from Yahoo then use RA to convert it to a different format.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
5. I use Download Helper with Firefox
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 08:01 PM
Mar 2012

It's pretty simple. After you download it for FF, when you go on the Youtube site, click on the Download and you, ll get options on how to save it (video types or MP3 only)...select the location to download and down.

amerikat

(5,000 posts)
7. downloaded this and will try in over the weekend.Thankyou. (nt)
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 09:33 PM
Mar 2012
 

RC

(25,592 posts)
6. Audacity
Mon Mar 26, 2012, 10:50 PM
Mar 2012
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

For MP3 you will need to download LAME also.

http://lame.sourceforge.net/

amerikat

(5,000 posts)
8. I'll try this next weekend. Thanks.(nt)
Reply to RC (Reply #6)
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 09:35 PM
Mar 2012

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
9. This info just got published on CNET
Thu Mar 29, 2012, 06:05 PM
Mar 2012

How to download videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and more

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57405342-285/how-to-download-videos-from-youtube-vimeo-and-more/

Read the comments...lots of other options.

VenusRising

(11,252 posts)
10. Have you tried a video to mp3 converter?
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 12:21 PM
Apr 2012

You paste the video URL, click start, and it pulls the audio off the video as an mp3 for you to download.

http://www.video2mp3.net/

 

grok

(550 posts)
11. Free Studio 5 is an excellent choice
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 02:50 PM
Apr 2012

I use it on all my Windows machines. Its a package that has around 50 or so audio/video conversion tools that integrate quite well into your browser. Lots of options too you can tweak. Very clean running.

You can also just install their standalone youtube to mp3 converter if you don't want the whole package.

A couple caveats. Opt out of the install of yet another toolbar, other free software or change search/homepage settings. Don't opt to pay for the sooper dooper PRO version. Free is good enough.

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/

Odessa123

(4 posts)
12. Extract audio from You Tube video
Thu May 3, 2012, 10:36 PM
May 2012

Try to use applications like Audacity, but if you want to extract audio in an easier way, Streaming Audio Recorder is another good choice.
You just need to play the video and then click the button “on” to begin to extract the audio from it. It has a converting function so you can transfer audio files to mp3 player or other portable devices.
It is convenient, I do like it.
http://en.kioskea.net/download/download-20722-streaming-music-recorder

Bloomacom

(4 posts)
13. The best sites to download youtube
Fri Oct 6, 2017, 11:34 AM
Oct 2017

There are many apps online that can download and convert Youtube videos and audio to MP3.
http://www.videoconverterfactory.com/tips/best-sites-to-download-videos.html
Have a look at the review above, you can choose one you need from many popular tools.

Response to amerikat (Original post)

steve2470

(37,468 posts)
15. Locking, this thread is very old and the trolls come here nt
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 02:13 AM
Dec 2017
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