recording radio streams to mp3

[gestapo]

That isn't something this sort of software is capable of.

DVB streams typically contain MPEG-1 Layer 2 (MP2) and sometimes AC3 audio.
In order to save as MP3 it would actually have to transcode from MP2 into MP3. If you really need the MP3 format you'd be best to do this in your favorite MP3 maker, assuming it supports MP2 or AC3 as a source format. Otherwise you'd have to convert to WAV first.
(Some programs will name MP2 as MPA meaning Mpeg Audio, they are the same)

I wouldn't recommend this because the artifacts caused by recompressing don't sound very good. Just leave the audio as MP2 or AC3.

Just changing the file extension doesn't change the format.

Windows Media player and Winamp will play MP2/MPA files.

but mytheatre can record mp3 files directly with a plugin that named "Mp3Composer.dll". i think if the same plugin can writen for dvbdream it wolud be great.

[Rockin' Rick]

It would have to actually transcode the file into an MP3 or it's just naming it as an MP3 and adding headers and tag space. That feature might be helpful but it isn't doing anything we haven't already talked about.

There is no way around it. You cannot magically make an MP3 from an MP2.

Just renaming is of no particular value and transcoding is still transcoding. Recompressing audio (and video for that matter) will likely produce noticable artifacts. But that's only a concern if quality is important.