INTERACTIVE » Audio Help

You will require a username and password in order to download the Radio Rewind audio clips. Please register. Then you can to log in and download the mp3's. There is no charge. The first time you use the system, you may have to log in to the network twice. Please select 'remember my password' on the browser window to help you download the sounds next time. Note that most users have no problem downloading the Radio Rewind sound files so it is most unlikely that a problem encountered is due to a fault with the Radio Rewind site.

After you have completed the Registration, you will receive a confirmation email to the email address you provided. 

Please note the following when clicking on the sound files and your browser prompts you to log in (the Enter Network Password screen).

We recently added a new FLASH way to play back mp3's without leaving the page or browser. Please click on the tiny 'play' button next to the link. Remember to press 'stop' when finished. (Do not click on the adjacent underlined mp3 links also). You will require Adobe Flash Player. Click here to check. Click here for free download. You also must have Active Scripting enabled in your browser's security settings.

• The email address you provided when you registered is your username.

• Your password is that you provided when you registered .

• Both username (email address) and password must be entered in exactly the same case as when you registered or they will not be accepted by the server.

• The first time you use the system, you will have to log in to the network twice.

• If you have forgotten  your password, click here. You can complete your registered email address and you will promptly receive an email of your registered password.

• Please select 'remember my password' on the browser window to help you download the sounds next time.

Why Register?

We ask you to register as a user if you want to download MP3 files. You are creating a login at www.radiorewind.co.uk. Registration is entirely free. The only information we require from you is your email address, which you will then use as your login id.

What if I prefer not to register?

The majority of the content at Radio Rewind is available to you however, to download MP3 files, we do need you to register.

Our reasons for asking you to register.

 Our bandwidth, and therefore our running costs are better controlled allowing future expansion of this website. We can see how our archive is used. This helps us to understand where best to direct our resources. We don't relate any of this information back to individuals.

PLAYBACK

Overview

You don't need an iPod or other portable mp3 player to listen to the downloads; the advantage of transferring the downloads onto a these players is that you can listen on the move. Unfortunately Radio Rewind cannot answer individual problems with hearing our files however if you can't hear anything it would be wise to check the following;

You can right - click on the audio link to 'save target as' to your hard drive if you wish to listen repeatedly; also with this method you will not have a stream buffering part way through. Once you've downloaded the file you can usually double click, launch a media player, and listen to the audio at your own convenience. Please note it takes about 3 minutes to download a 1MB file with a 56k modem.

The variation in quality and bitrate between clips is due to many reasons, including the fact that Radio 1 was broadcast on AM for most of the time until 1988, which of course is lower quality. The lower bitrate is sometimes necessary on longer recordings, to save on server bandwidth and disc space costs. Additionally, it is taken into account that many users have only a 56kbps dial-up modem. In addition the majority of recordings were made on cassette or reel to reel tape which degrades over time.

KNOWN PROBLEMS

Please remember that most users have no problem downloading the Radio Rewind sound files so it is very unlikely that a problem encountered is due to a fault with the Radio Rewind site. Problems are usually beyond our control.

1) Firewalls; If you are visiting Radio Rewind from work, you may have problems connecting to our media server because of a "firewall". You may want to ask your system administrator to reconfigure the firewall to allow streaming audio. Also if you are using a firewall or a "proxy" or "caching" server then you may not see graphics on a page or download any clips. AOL sometimes places customers on a "proxy" server when you log on. Try again later. Other known problems are -

2) Association problems where' Microsoft Word' or another programme loads instead of Windows Media Player. Solution;

To hear the files you have to get them to open with Windows media player. To do this run Windows media Player (Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> Entertainment --> Windows media Player) and then click on the View menu, then Options. Click onto the 'Formats' tab and then hit the 'Select all' button, then click OK and exit Windows media Player. When you click to open a sound file they should then open up in the correct program.

For more detailed help click here for the Microsoft Windows Media Player FAQ pages.