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Archives of Audio Content

Welcome to Buford Presbyterian Church's sermon recording site. Below you will find links to digital audio files of recent services. These recordings are not meant to, and should not, replace faithful attendance and participation in a local church!

These audio programs are also available anywhere you take a MP3 player as a podcast. Once you install the podcasting software on your computer you can subscribe (for free) to our audio and start Podcasting! The software will keep your favorites current and should transfer the downloaded Podcasts to an audio player connected to your computer (iTunes, Windows Media player, etc).

Please note that it may take quite a few minutes to download an entire MP3 sermon if you are using a dial-up connection. You can also "stream" the audio by selecting the "M3U" playlist file for the same date. Streaming the file allows you to listen to the audio without saving it to your computer.

   Feed URL: http://www.bufordpresbyterian.net/Audio/dircaster.php

  TruMix.com: Buford Presbyterian Church podcasts

If you are having problems playing these files, see the troubleshooting tips below.

Technical Help

MP3 Files

To listen to one of the sermons, in most cases you simply need to click on the desired link. This should launch a media player on your PC that will automatically play the selected audio.

The Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer are usually able to begin playing MP3 files after a short initial pause if your data link is sufficiently fast. If, however, you using an older computer and are experiencing difficulties (or simply want to save the file on your computer), you may right click on the desired link and choose "Save Target As…". This will allow you to download the audio file all at once and then play it from your local disk. You can also specify the download location of the file instead of the default download directory (e.g. "My Music").

If you do not currently have a program capable of playing MP3's installed on your PC, you might consider downloading Windows Media Player or Real Player.

If you choose to download and save the files, it can take a long time. Estimated download times are dependant upon your internet connection speed and data transfer consistency:

• Dialup (28 - 56 kbps downlink): 25 to 30 minutes

• DSL Lite (128 kbps): 6 to 8 minutes

• DSL/Cable Modem (500 kbps +): 1 minute or less

Streaming vs. Downloading
When you "stream" an audio file, you listen to the audio as it is downloading to your computer. This means that you will begin hearing the audio almost immediately after clicking the "Stream" the button. Note: very slow Internet connections may not be able to stream the audio continuously... in these cases, it is best to download the entire file before listening.

In contrast, "downloading" a file forces you to save the entire file to your system before listening to it. This means you'll have to wait longer to hear the file... but the upside is that you will have the file stored on your system for other uses (such as burning it to cd, keeping in your own library, etc).

Both methods serve a particular purpose... if you simply want to hear the audio file once and right away, streaming is the way to go. If, however, you may want to listen to the file again (perhaps offline) you should download it.

If you have problems that you can not resolve, you can contact the webmaster for advice.

Podcasts

You've got a computer and an internet connection (preferably broadband) and if you want to take your Podcasts with you, you'll need a portable audio player. Finally you'll need a software program for your PC that can manage your Podcast subscriptions and automatically download the most current audio. We recommend iTunes from Apple (version 4.9 or higher includes Podcast support). You do not need to have an iPod in order to make use of the Podcasting feature.

You can simply enter "Buford Presbyterian Church" in the Search Box of the iTunes Store to find our podcast and automatically subscribe.

To manually subscribe to our sermons:

Step 1: Open iTunes. When you install iTunes on a Windows PC it creates a new icon on your desktop, but if you can't find it click your Start button > All Programs > iTunes. It should be there.

Step 2: Open the "Advanced" dropdown menu.

Step 3: Click "Subscribe to Podcast…" and a small window will open.

Step 4: Type http://www.bufordpresbyterian.net/Audio/dircaster.php and click OK. You should now see "Buford Presbyterian Church" channel in the Podcasts section of iTunes with the available sermons underneath. When a new sermon is released, iTunes can download it automatically.

If you have problems that you can not resolve, you can contact the webmaster for advice.

Terms of Use

The recordings on this page are © Copyright Buford Presbyterian Church. Permission is automatically granted for your private, non-commercial use of this material. Written permission is required for any public or commercial purposes.