MP3 Audio Output Option?

#1

Evaluating swimming headphones, and most use Bluetooth which doesn't work underwater, but they all have MP3 players built in. Given that Channels can record a program, is there a way to split out an MP3 audio file to download into the headphones?

Tried paring the headphones to a poolside iPad (no judgement please -:slight_smile: but they cut out constantly, and keeping my head lined up with the iPad detracts from the workout.

Best workaround so far has been a multi-step process involving TeamViewer to remotely use VLC on the Channels Server, download the resultant audio file into the headphones, and then deal with synchronization manually.. The $360 Zygo Solo headphones are out of my budget, but do stream over FM radio, which does work 1-2 feet underwater.

2-10 Gigabyte files stream in real time, but don't download in a reasonable timeframe.

#2

Are you saying you want a separate MP3 audio track to listen to while watching a stream, or do you just want the audio?

If the latter, there are numerous threads about how to get MP3 audio-only remote streams, and all of those techniques work locally, too. (And for the former, the audio-only techniques will also work to change the audio encoding of A/V streams.)

Do note: both techniques require the use of other apps, and are not fully supported through the Channels app.

#3

Channels won’t do this for you, but there’s many free tools on the internet that will take your video file and deliver you an mp3 of just its audio.

A little google searching should help.