SoundRecorder is the standard audio recorder that comes with Windows.
Although it is a fully functional voice recorder, it is also a
very basic recorder which has never been updated by Microsoft
despite the many versions of Windows out there. The biggest pitfall
for this program is the fact that it requires one to press the
Record button every 60 seconds in order for continuous recording
to occur. This is a nuisance to say the least and despite its
simplicity and ease of use, it's not recommended for use in the
labs due to this feature or lack thereof.
Getting Started:
Open SOUND RECORDER By Clicking on START / LANGUAGE
RECORDING TOOLS / SOUND RECORDER
The program should now be open
Open the VOLUME CONTROL By Clicking on START
/ LANGUAGE RECORDING TOOLS / VOLUME CONTROL, or click
the YELLOW SPEAKER in the Bottom Right Hand Corner
of the screen.
The program should now be open
Open the RECORDING CONTROL By Clicking OPTIONS
/ PROPERTIES / RECORDING / OK
SOUND RECORDER and RECORDING CONTROL are both
open. Ensure that the SELECT Box for the Microphone has
a Checkmark. Adjust the Microphone Recording level according
to your voice and overall sound quality
Press the RED RECORD BUTTON
Use the microphone to start recording.
The STOP BUTTON Works like a PAUSE
KEY by allowing recording to resume at the point where
it was stopped.
To discard a recording and start over, click FILE /
NEW and when prompted to Save Changes,
choose NO
When recording an audio file students are required to record
their actual name at the beginning of each recording, and
save any and all audio files for evaluation purposes (using
Export as WAV), under the 'V - Voice Recordings' in the
appropriate course subfolder. The filename should be the student
name.
Once your recording has been saved it CANNOT be overwritten!
If you with to save a different version of the same recording
it must be called something different. For example. Original
file = "filename.wav", Second version = "filename-finalversion.wav".
