SoundRecorder records sounds directly onto your hard disk. This allows you to record sound of almost any length (until your hard disk is full). You can use SoundRecorder in the background. Make sure other programs don't intensively use your hard disk at the same time, otherwise you will possibly get drop outs or an error message.
SoundRecorder writes the data in a temporary file on your hard disk. When you choose to save the sound, the temporary data is written to a final file. When QuickTime is installed, you can convert and compress the data. The final file can then be opened with MoviePlayer or any other sound editing software.
2. What It Needs
Hardware: Any Macintosh with the capability of recording sounds.
Software: System 7 or higher and Sound Manager 3.0 or higher. If your Mac is running System 7.0 or 7.1, the Sound Manager is a system extension. Since System 7.5, Sound Manager 3.0 is built into the operating system. Apple constantly improves the performance of the Sound Manager, so it’s a good idea to install the latest version. (At the time of writting this Read Me file, the latest version was Sound Manager 3.3, a part of the Quick Time 3.0 package).
3. What It Costs
Nothing. SoundRecorder 1.0 is freeware. You can use it as long as you want, free of charge.
4. How To Use SoundRecorder
After starting SoundRecorder you can command the recording by three buttons: Record, Stop and Pause. The Play button plays back the recorded sound (which can also be done by pressing the space key).
You find as well a button named Source and Format . They allow you to select a sound input device and to choose the format of the sound data to be recorded. You can find these commands also in the Record and Input menu.
SoundRecorder displays a window indicating the level of the incoming sound. On some macs you also find a slider for adjusting the level, you can optionally use the left and right arrow key.
Avoid red peaks on the right of the level meter, otherwise the sound will be distorted.
You can show and hide the level window by a command in the Input menu.
The Play Through command in the Input menu states if the incoming sound should be played through the speaker.
The Volume menu sets the output volume of your Macintosh.
If your Macintosh has more than one hard disk, the Preferences command in the File menu lets you select a disk to write the temporary data to.
5. Disclaimer
The author of SoundRecorder is not responsible for any operating system crashes, their repercussions (data loss, etc.), or any other problems resulting from the use of the SoundRecorder application.
6. Comments / Suggestions / Bug Reports
If you have any bug reports, comments, or suggestions, please send them to Bernhard.Jenny@epfl.ch
7. Distribution
You may freely distribute SoundRecorder 1.0 for non commercial purposes, provided that it has not been modified in any way and is accompanied by this documentation file.
SoundRecorder was written by Bernhard Jenny, all rights reserved.
8. Thanks
Thanks to the beta testers: Martin Gysi, Jürg Jenny and Mathias Kistler.
Code pieces used:
Tiger Slider by Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies;
3D Buttons by Zig Zichterman;
Infinity Windoid 3.0 by Troy Gaul, Infinity Systems;
Progress Bar CDEF 1.4 by Eddy J. Gurney & Matt Slot.
