Sound recorder

[NEG]

I'm trying to record some music on my sound recorder, but
it stops after 60 seconds, and then I have to hit record
again to keep it going for another 60 seconds, etc. How
do I change this so that the recording will continue for
as along as I want?

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

I'm trying to record some music on my sound recorder, but
it stops after 60 seconds, and then I have to hit record
again to keep it going for another 60 seconds, etc. How
do I change this so that the recording will continue for
as along as I want?

Sound Recorder is a (very ancient) Windows utility, not an Office program.
The 60 second limit is a "feature". You'll need to find a third-party
program to use instead, as - amazingly - there is nothing better built into
Windows. The Analog Recorder supplied with the Windowsmedia Digital Media
Plus Pack may be of use.

Mike Williams - Office MVP http://www.mvps.org/faq/

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[Barry G]

Sound recorder can be made to record longer files.
Press the record button, and record 60 seconds of silence.
Save the file as 1 minute.wav.
Without closing the file, go to edit | insert file (I think), and insert
your 1 minute file.
You now have a two minute file.
Insert as many 1 minute waves as you need (e.g. 4 minutes for the average
song) and save your 4 minute wave.
To record a "real" file, open your 4 minute wave, and record over your 4
minute blank with the sound you want.
At the end of recording, go to Edit | Delete to end to throw away the
leftover silence, and save your new recording as a new, descriptive
filename. This will preserve your 4 minute blank for the next recording.

There is limit of how big a file you can record. I suspect it has to do with
how much ram you have. Trial and error will find your maximum size file. My
machine runs to about 12 minutes.
Good luck.
BarryG

 

[Ken Macksey]

Hi

You can get around sound recorders 60 second limit by loading in a long
song, then recording over it. when finished, delete from the end of your new
recording to the end of the song you used. It works pretty well that way.

HTH

Ken