#nicosound

[lolanny]

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Hello. First of all, I want to thank you for making that wonderful tutorial on how to get Craving Explorer when niconicosound was down. After a few months of using it, the program somehow became more difficult for me to download things from nicovideo. Have you ever encountered a problem where you click on the purple icon and nothing comes out (like the options for downloading the video doesn't show up)?

I've never personally encountered this problem honestly! Are you using the latest version of the program? (1.6.1 when this is written)

(If anyone else knows what the problem is, send a message, please!)

[tart64]

The OTHER NicoSound Alternative (Besides NicoMimi)

Since NicoSound shut down, I've been scouring the interwebs for a new alternative that provides HQ. Most people seem to be using NicoMimi (though I'm not sure if it actually downloads in HQ) now, but the site doesn't always work for me and I dislike the waiting queue time that sometimes pops up when I want to convert a lot of songs at a time.

Instead, I found a nifty free program called Craving Explorer that lets you download mp3/wav/videos in HQ from NicoNico Douga and Youtube. The only downside is that it's entirely in Japanese and you need to have a NND account, but there are English guides available online to help you get through that.

Part 1) For installing the program, I followed this useful guide. Be sure to mouse over the pictures for the extra information and instructions! (I also found an another alternative guide here, but I haven't actually used it myself yet ^_^;; )

Part 2) Now to actually modify the program so it downloads automatically in HQ at 320 kbps! I used this guide here, but I will provide a step-by-step explanation reusing the images in English (with Japanese translation help by swmmm) for those who may have trouble following it: First, go to the folder where you initially installed Craving Explorer, in my case it would be "C:\Program Files\CravingExplorer." Then go to your "template" folder

And open the "convert.xml" file using either Notepad or Wordpad or Notepad++ (any editing code program is fine)

Finally (the most boring part, but is most definitely worth it!), for every line you see with "-acodec libmp3lame -ac 2 -ar 44100 -ab 128", change the "128" to "320."Use "Ctrl + F" or Find to get every line in the program. Afterwards, remember to Save the file when finished.

That's it! You're done! :D

Note: Seems as though you have to download when the video is NOT in Economy Mode for highest quality kbps.

Additional Note: Just in case you ever get a window popping up asking this

It is asking you if you want to update to a newer version, however I'm not sure if it'll undo all the work you've done  so I haven't actually updated mine yet (just letting you know in case you didn't download the newest version).

[getsetrun]

n-n-nicosound anyap is down. nicosound anyap is down.

the site is down. the site is down.

[kusagirou]

Just found out that nicosound closed. *sits in the corner and cries* ;-;

[kirabethstar]

Just wondering, is bilisound working for you? The site hasn't been working for me the past week it seems the page is unavailable D:

It’s currently under maintenance! I just checked, and the official website said that it should be back and running by Friday.

Meanwhile, you can try using nicomimi instead.

[stressdream]

lord have mercy Nicosound closed

how  long ago was that???????

I checked a bunch of recommendations in the nicosound tag but the stuff I've downloaded just plain does not work and a few of the links I've tried are broken. (it really must have been ages since it closed)

Can anyone suggest a reputable alternative for downloading nicovideo music..... like, something you've tried and know works......... lets not frustrate eachother

[madocchi]

WHA T NICOSOUND IS GONE??????