RadioshiftWelcome to Radioshift!

With Radioshift, you can easily listen to and record thousands of radio streams from around the world.Browse the Guide and find content you're interested in, then subscribe to it. Radioshift will then record theseradio programs, enabling you to listen to them whenever you like, anytime and anywhere. Radioshift is radioon your schedule!

Getting Started

We recommend skimming through this manual then diving right in. You can refer back to the manual forassistance on specific topics at anytime by accessing it from the Help menu.

What's New In 1.6.5

This update includes many small bug fixes and improvements for improved streaming and playback.

Radioshift now requires Mac OS X 10.6.

To see what was added in Radioshift 1.5, be sure to look over the What's New in Radioshift 1.5 page.

System Requirements

A Macintosh computerMac OS X 10.6 or higher

Installation and Removal

To install Radioshift, just drag it from your download folder to your Applications folder.

If you wish to remove Radioshift, simply place it in the Trash.

Purchasing Radioshift

We provide a free trial of Radioshift for you to test. During the trial, audio quality is degraded aftertwenty minutes of playback or recording. The full version of Radioshift can be unlocked with a licensekey purchased from our online store.

When you're ready, head over to http://www.rogueamoeba.com/store/ to purchase Radioshift for just $32.

What's New In Radioshift 1.5Radioshift 1.5 constitutes a major update to our internet radio recorder, and we want to make sure you knowabout the most important changes. Read this page to learn more!

Support for Thousands of New Streams

Many stations can only be heard in their own custom web-based players. However,with Radioshift 1.5, you'll be able to hear and record these streams, right inside ofRadioshift! That means you'll be able to listen to thousands of additional streams,including some of the most popular stations in the world.

Easy Updates From the "Install Players" Window

Radioshift provides support for many different types of audio streams,all in one application. To hear the maximum number of streams,however, you may need to install additional software. We've worked tomake this easier than ever. Check the "Install Players" window underthe Radioshift menu, and with a single click the latest players will beinstalled. Now you'll be able to hear more streams than ever!

Improved Playback

In addition to support for web players, Radioshift 1.5 also improves playback inseveral other ways. Both Windows Media Pro and QuickTime streams will workbetter, across the board. And when Radioshift detects a stream having problems, it willnow restart, and even try back up streams when available! Radioshift is working harderthan ever to make sure you get your audio.

Airfoil Support

Lots of Radioshift users also use our Airfoil application, to send audio around theirhouse. We've made Airfoil and Radioshift work much better together, so you cansimply set Radioshift as the source in Airfoil, and go from there. Airfoil takes care ofeverything else, and your Radioshift audio will stream anywhere you like.

For more information on Airfoil, see our website.

An Enhanced Interface

We've adjusted Radioshift's interface in small but important ways. Most importantly,the playback toolbar is now always visible. As well, we've put in more pleasingvisual elements, and tightened things up across the board. These small changes addup to a better experience for you.

Crash-Proofing and Bug Fixes

While we can't guarantee it won't ever crash, Radioshift is no longer directly affectedby crashes or hangs in its audio playback engines (Flip4Mac, QuickTime andRealPlayer). We've also fixed dozens of bugs, both big and small, so you've got thebest, most reliable version of Radioshift ever made.

The Radio GuideThe Radio Guide serves as the heart of Radioshift, providing a directory of 100,000 different radio stationsand programs. Learn more about the Guide in these sections.

The Guide's Home Page - Information on the Home page in the Radio Guide.

Guide Listings - Details on the two types of listings in the guide.

Exploring The Guide - Find new content with the Guide's Explore views.

Filtering Guide Results - Narrow down results from the guide by filtering.

The Guide's Home PageThe heart of Radioshift is the Radio Guide. The guide has listings on over 100,000 radio programs andstations, with more information being added all the time. Using the guide, you can find hours and hours ofgreat content to listen to and enjoy.

The Guide's Home page

This is the default view of the Guide's Home page. From here, you can search the guide with keywords,view current Popular stations and programs, and access your own Favorites, all with just a few clicks. Readon to learn more about each section.

Search

With Search, you can browse the Guide with keywords, including station names/identifiers ("KBBL") ormusic types ("Rock"), as well as the names of specific programs ("Car Talk"). Search is great for pulling uplistings when you know what you're looking to find.

To search, just enter your keywords in the field and click Search. Once your results appear, you can browsethrough them or narrow them down with the filters at the bottom of the Search section. See the FilteringGuide Results page for more details on filter.

Popular

The Popular section shows the ten most popular listings from the guide, based on the listening habits ofthousands of users around the globe. In the default view, you'll see the top 3 results. Just click See All... toview all ten results. You can then click a particular listing for more details.

Favorites

The Favorites section shows listings from the Guide that you've marked as a Favorite. Using Favorites, youcan quickly access the programs and stations you listen to the most.

You can add a listing to your favorites from its Details page by clicking Add To Favorites, as seen above.To remove an item, just click Remove From Favorites on the listing's Details page.

Guide ListingsEach listing in the guide has its own Details page. There are two types of Details page, one for Stations andone for Programs, but each shows all the information currently available for the listing.

Station Details

Station Details pages show the available information for a specific radio station. This information varies bystation. Below is the Station Details page for WBOS, an FM station based just outside of Boston,Massachusetts.

Station Details

If the station is currently broadcasting, clicking Listen Now will tune in to the station immediately. ClickingAdd To Favorites will save the listing as a favorite (accessible from the Home page). Finally, clickingSubscribe to create a new Subscription. See Subscribing To Audio From The Guide for more details.

At the bottom of the Station Details page is the Program Listings table. Not all stations have thisinformation, but when it's available this table shows what Programs will air throughout the day. EachProgram in the table can then be double-clicked to load its Program Details page.

Program Details

Below is the Program Details page for the Over Easy After Dark program on WBOS.

Program Details

The Program Details page shows the details on the program. Just like Station Details, different levels ofinformation are available for different programs. This particular program has a useful summary, genreinformation and air dates.

The Listen Now button is unavailable because the program isn't currently playing, but clicking it when theprogram is airing will load the stream. This Program can also be made a Favorite with Add To Favorites orsubscribed to by clicking Subscribe. See Subscribing To Audio From The Guide for more details.

Exploring The GuideThe Guide's home page allows searching via keywords and shows the current most popular listings.Radioshift also features two additional ways to explore the guide, so you can find, listen to, and record greatpreviously-undiscovered content.

The Genres View

Browsing by Genres can pull up a particular type of stream or program with ease.

The Genres View, viewing the News genre

With the Genres view, the guide can be browsed based on content type. For instance, clicking the Newsgenre in the Spoken section will filter down to just News stations. Clicking a particular listing will go to itsdetails page, while clicking the blue Listen Now button in the lower left will tune in live.

The World View

The World view is a great way to find new stations and content from around the world, all from the comfortof home.

The World View, viewing Melbourne

The World view is perhaps the most exciting way to find content in the guide. Clicking on World in theGuide's toolbar will bring up a map of the Earth. Clicking a city will bring up results from that location. Inthe screenshot above, Melbourne is selected and filtered to just show stations. 38 different radio stations outof Melbourne are currently available to listen to from across the globe.

Filtering Guide Results

While browsing the guide, the Filtering controls can help narrow down the results show. These controlsconsist of four distinct groups, each working independently. Turning off all filters will reveal every possiblematch.

View Toggle The first group switches the view type. Choose between viewing a graphical list and a text table.

Genres The second group adjusts the genre of listings shown. Filter between Spoken, Music, and/or Sports listings.

Listing Types The third group adjusts the type of listings shown between individual Programs and entire Stations.

Now Playing Toggle The final group can be used to toggle the visibility of audio that's not currently on the air. To view onlyaudio that's immediately available, turn on the Now Playing button.

Subscriptions

Radioshift is about putting radio on your schedule, by enabling you to subscribe to content. Once asubscription is made, Radioshift will record the audio any time it's on, and have it ready for listening at anytime.

Subscribing To Audio From The Guide - Make Subscriptions from listings in the Radio Guide.

Manually Creating Subscriptions - Make Subscriptions by entering information manually.

Subscribing to Audio From the GuideWith Radioshift's Radio Guide, audio can be subscribed to in as little as one click.

Program Subscriptions

The easiest way to subscribe to content is from a Program Details page. Below is the Program Details pagefor Sunday Morning Over Easy on WBOS, found by searching the guide.

Program Details

The guide has all the information needed for this listing, so clicking Subscribe causes a new subscription tobe created and appear in the Subscriptions list on the left. Just like that, everything is all set! Radioshift willrecord the audio from 8 AM to Noon on the WBOS stream and the audio will be ready for listening as soonas the recording is finished.

Subscribed To A Program

Station Subscriptions

Not all stations have program listings. However, if you know what a station will be playing or you just wantto record a few hours of audio for later listening, you can make a Station Subscription. Subscribing to aStation will accommodate this easily.

Station Details

Creating a Station Subscription starts at the Station Details page in the guide. Above are the details for Rock95, which has no Program Listings. Nevertheless, clicking Subscribe causes a new Subscription to becreated.

Subscribing To A Station

This subscription opens in Edit mode, as indicated by the warning stripes at the top and bottom of thewindow. By default, this subscription will only record once, for an hour, starting two minutes in the future.This can be edited as desired, then finalized by clicking Save Changes in the top right. The subscription isthen all set.

Manually Creating SubscriptionsThe Radio Guide features tens of thousands of listings, but there may still be content not listed in the Guide.With manual Subscriptions, this content can be recorded too.

Internet Radio Subscriptions

Choosing New Internet Radio Subscription from the Subscriptions menu opens a new Internet RadioSubscription in edit mode.

A Manually Created Internet Subscription In Edit Mode

The settings for this subscription can be adjusted right here, including times and other details. For a manualsubscription, the URL of the stream must be entered it in the Record area. Once all settings are adjusted andSave Changes in the upper right is clicked, the subscription is ready to go.

Radioshift can play and record Real Audio, Windows Media, QuickTime, and MP3 streams, provided theproper players are installed. See The "Install Players" Window page for more details.

AM/FM Radio Subscriptions

When coupled with a RadioShark USB radio from Griffin Technology, Radioshift can listen to andsubscribe to AM/FM content. Selecting New AM/FM Subscription from the Subscriptions menu will createa manual AM/FM Radio subscription.

A Manually Created AM/FM Subscription In Edit Mode

All the settings for this subscription, including radio frequency, times and other details, can be set here.When setting the frequency, the Radio controller will appear and provide an audible preview.

Note: If currently recording a subscription with the RadioShark, be careful not to create a new subscription.Doing so will cause Radioshift to re-tune, thereby spoiling the first recording.

Once Save Changes is clicked, the subscription is ready to go.

Listening To AudioRadioshift just may be the only media player you'll need for streaming audio. Read on to see all the ways tolisten to audio with Radioshift.

Listening To Live Audio - Listen to content live as it plays.

Listening To Recorded Audio - Listen to content previously recorded by a Subscription.

The "Install Players" Window - Install Players to access more content.

Listening to Live AudioA Listen Now button, in the form of a blue play icon, will show for some listings when browsing the guide.This button indicates that the listing is currently playing and may be listened to live.

When the Listen Now button is clicked, Radioshift will start playing the specified stream.

Radioshift's player controls

The player's volume slider will adjust output volume, while the Stop button will stop playback of the stream.The LCD shows information on the stream, including details on what's currently playing when available.Clicking the Info button in the LCD will load the stream's details page.

Listening to Recorded AudioWhen a subscription is made, audio will be recorded automatically by Radioshift. When Radioshift islaunched after recordings are made, a badge will be shown next to each subscription with new, unheardrecordings.

Clicking a subscription in the list will show its details page. From the list at the bottom, recordings can beplayed by double-clicking, activating Radioshift's player.

Radioshift's player controls

From here you can adjust output volume with the volume slider and hit Stop to end playback. Clicking theInfo button in the LCD will take you to the stream's details page.

Recordings can be managed from the toolbar at the bottom of the subscription. Clicking Send to iTunes willcause the selected files to be published to a custom playlist in iTunes for each subscription. Clicking EditAudio will send the selected files to the audio editor currently set in the Preferences window. Clicking MoveTo Trash will of course move the recording to the Trash.

The "Install Players" WindowUnder the Radioshift menu is the "Install Players" window, as seen below.

The "Install Players" window

This window shows which third party components are installed. If any are missing or out-of-date, you caninstall the latest versions with just one click. Radioshift handles the rest!

Maximum Support

For maximum support, we strongly encourage you to install both third-party players. Doing so will enableyou to hear tens of thousands of additional radio streams. Radioshift will install the Flip4Mac QuickTimeaudio component and the RealPlayer application, to provide support for the Windows Media and RealAudioaudio formats.

Preferences

Radioshift's preferences can be accessed from the Radioshift menu.

Radioshift's Preferences window

Recorder Settings

Recording format: The Recording Format determines the audio settings Radioshift will use to record,including the file format (AAC, MP3, AIFF, or Apple Lossless) as well as the bitrate for compressedformats (AAC and MP3).

Save recordings to: The Recording Location determines where audio files are saved on your hard drive. Bydefault, this is in the Music folder of your Home folder, but you can set it to a different location or adifferent drive entirely.

Automatically wake/power-on: When this option is on, Radioshift will attempt to wake the machine fromsleep or power it on as needed to record audio. For Power-on to work, you must have automatic login turnedon in the Accounts System Preference.

General Settings

Edit audio with: Select the editor to be used with Radioshift. Radioshift will pass audio files off to theselected editor when the Edit Audio button in a Subscription is pressed. We recommend our own audioeditor Fission, but any audio editor should work fine.

Show recording status in menu bar: This setting toggles the Recording Status Indicator, visible in themenu bar.

Show count of unheard recordings in Dock: This setting toggles the badge on the Dock icon, showinghow many new recordings Radioshift has.

Automatically check for updates: With this on, Radioshift compares itself to the most current version

available from our server and alerts you when a new version is available. Leave this on to stay up-to-date.

Purchasing RadioshiftQuick Link: To buy a license key for Radioshift, visit our online store.

Why Should I Buy Radioshift?

Put simply, you should buy Radioshift because it isn't free - we give you a chance to test out the programand all its features before you buy it. It's like test driving a car, for as long as it takes you to decide.

In trial mode, all of Radioshift's features are available to try, but it won't work for full-time use. Until youpurchase, audio quality is degraded after twenty minutes of playback or recording.

If you use Radioshift and find you like it, please purchase a license key and support Rogue Amoeba. You'llbe allowing us to continue to bring some of the world's best software products into existence.

What Does Radioshift Cost And Where Do I Buy It?

Radioshift is available for purchase the world over for just $32. To purchase your license key, just visithttp://www.rogueamoeba.com/store/.

What types of licenses do you offer?

We have two types of licenses, Single-user and Family Pack.

• Single-user licenses are for a single user on one or more personal machines. • Family Packs are for up to five users in a single household, on one or more personal machines. • Family Packs are not valid for use by businesses. Businesses and organizations can save with our volumediscounts, available automatically with quantities of 10 or more.

After Purchase

How Does Purchasing Work?

When you purchase through our store, you'll immediately receive a license key in your browser, as well asvia email. This key will allow you to unlock the full version of Radioshift. Simply enter your key intoRadioshift as instructed, and you'll be all set.

What's Your Upgrade Policy?

Rogue Amoeba doesn't have a stated upgrade policy, just a great track record. Since 2002, we've providedhundreds of free updates across our entire product line. These updates have fixed bugs and added newfeatures. If we add substantial new functionality, we may charge an upgrade fee. However, we do not makemost of our income from upgrades, and we provide nearly all updates free of charge. Buy with confidence!

What's Your Refund Policy?

All Rogue Amoeba products are available as demos for an evaluation prior to purchase. We believe that nocustomer should have to buy software in order to find out how well it works. Our software can be fullyevaluated with no limitations in capabilities, prior to purchase. Customers are strongly encouraged to take

advantage of these trials prior to purchase. You may also seek any needed technical support from us - weanswer support emails rapidly and responsively for current and potential customers alike.

If you would like a refund, please contact hello@rogueamoeba.com within 14 days of your purchase.Because we can not recover the license key that was sold, refunds are issued on a case-by-case basis.

EtceteraWe now present the exciting conclusion to the Radioshift Manual!

Contact Information - How to get in touch with Rogue Amoeba.

User License - Let your lawyer explain it all to you.

Contact InformationRadioshift Homepage

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/radioshift

Rogue Amoeba Homepage

http://www.rogueamoeba.com

Radioshift Support

E-mail: radioshift@rogueamoeba.com

For the fastest answers, be sure to check the Support Center first.

Rogue Amoeba Mailing List

Join the Rogue Amoeba low-traffic announcement list. There's no spam, EVER. It's as simple as that. http://www.rogueamoeba.com/company/lists/maclist.php

Radioshift Rights and RestrictionsDistribution

Unless explicitly stated in writing, Rogue Amoeba Software does not grant permission to sell Radioshift("The Software"). Non-profit distribution of The Software in its trial form is acceptable provided that TheSoftware is not modified in any way, and the complete works of The Software are included in thedistribution package. If The Software is to be included in a distribution package, Rogue Amoeba requestsbut does not require that one complimentary copy of said package, sent to the following address:

Rogue Amoeba Software Marketing Department 25 Wheeler St. #314 Cambridge, MA 02138

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Don't sell this software directly for profit. If you want to distribute it, great! Just make sure it's unmodifiedfrom the download from our site. If you create a distribution package, it'd be cool if you sent a copy to theaddress above, though this is not required.

Refunds

All Rogue Amoeba products are available as demos for an evaluation prior to purchase. We believe that nocustomer should have to buy software in order to find out how well it works. Our software can be fullyevaluated with no limitations in capabilities, prior to purchase. Customers are strongly encouraged to takeadvantage of these trials prior to purchase. You may also seek any needed technical support from us - weanswer support emails rapidly and responsively for current and potential customers alike.

If you would like a refund, please contact hello@rogueamoeba.com within 14 days of your purchase.Because we can not recover the license key that was sold, refunds are issued on a case-by-case basis.

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We want you to be happy, so we enable you to test drive our software. If you have any questions, let usknow before you buy, we're happy to help. Refunds may be issued within 14 days of purchase, at ourdiscretion.

The Radio Guide

Radioshift's Radio Guide ("The Guide") is powered by TuneIn, Inc., with Rogue Amoeba Software ("TheAuthor") licensing The Guide from TuneIn, Inc. Rogue Amoeba warrants that The Guide will work for end-users for a minimum of one year after purchase of The Software. Should The Guide become permanentlyunavailable, The Author will issue prorated refunds to all customers who purchased in the preceding twelvemonths.

What that said:

While there is no annual fee for Radioshift, we can guarantee only one year of Radio Guide usage withpurchase. If for some reason the guide is no longer available, we will prorate refunds to all users whopurchased within the past year. Fear not, however, as we intend to have unlimited Guide access.

Disclaimer

Radioshift ("The Software") is provided as is. Rogue Amoeba Software ("The Author") is not responsiblefor any damage to the user's computer system or data and in no event will The Author, its officers, directors,employees or agents be responsible to the user for any consequential, incidental, or indirect damages(including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and thelike) arising out of the use or inability to use the The Software, even if The Author has been advised of thepossibility of such damages. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability forconsequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. Further, the consumeragrees that using this software in any way illegal, or even for the purposes of assessing its viability forillegal usage, is prohibited.

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Be safe when you use the software. Be aware that it's simply a tool designed to make your life better. Don'tuse it to do illegal or evil things. If you do, be ready to take responsibility for your own actions.