Hi,
Audacity can't play RAM files directly, but you can use another program to play it and then record it as you go with Audacity.
There is probably more than one way to do it. One would be to download the file and then play it. The other would be to play it as streaming audio and record it then. I would imagine that downloading it first would probably be preferable so that any potential intermittent internet problems shouldn't be an issue in the recording.
When ready to record, 1st open up Audacity. I personally then save the project to a folder & file before beginning. That way I don't have issues with it crashing on extremely long recordings & losing everything. If it is already saved first, it saves it to that folder and file periodically rather than in temporary files or in memory which can eventually overload and then crash. I've had that happen on football basketball games, but the recordings can be several hours long there, so it may not be an issue on shorter recordings like these.
You should also make sure the info source from the drop down menu in the upper right corner of Audacity is correct. I use the "stereo mix" option:
According to the Audacity help page on this subject that might be a bit different depending on your computer's sound drivers:
http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=reco ... =streaming
Next, get ready to play the file. A couple of programs that will play .ram files are RealPlayer for Windows:
http://forms.real.com/netzip/getrde601. ... rp11b_us_n
An alternative is "Real Alternative":
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Rea ... native.htm I believe Winamp will also play .ram files.
Anyway, once you have Audacity and your player ready to go, click on the record button in Audacity and then quickly have your player start the selection you'd like to record.
After you are done, you can export it into .wav format (which will play as is in CD players as I understand it) or mp3 format (if you've downloaded the lame files).