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>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 11:27:41 -0400
>From: Peter <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum     <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #6293 Voice Recording WAV files
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Dear Damion,

Don't give up! What you did at the first place--I mean Windows 'SOUND
RECORDER'--was an intuitive, EXCELLENT start. What you need is to have one
more try to see if the "limit to 60 seconds of recording" is the end of it. If
you press the RECORD button when you have reached the 60 second limit, you
will see it continues recording for another 60 minutes, and this can be
repeated infinitely! This actually means that you can record as long as you
wish.

For language students, this can be called a "feature" because it will
automatically stop every minute and students will have time to get prepared
for the next segment. Even advanced students don't need this feature, they can
just keep hitting the RECORD button whenever it is stopped. They just need to
be informed of this "feature" or "hassle" or whatever you want call it. What I
did is to place a README file like this in the sound recording folder for a
particular class and inform the instructor of this feature:

http://www.cwru.edu:80/artsci/modlang/Lab/instructions-recording.pdf

The advantages of this free software are obvious: It is free, it is small, it
creates files that can be played back on every PC, and the instructors don't
need to use another proprietary audio utility to listen to their students'
recordings. You can create a folder for each class that needs sound recording
on a networked server so that students of that class can save all their
recordings in that folder. Each student's name can be used as the filename for
each recording for easy retrieval. It works well for our classes.

Peter

LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Damion Renner <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:02:48 -0400
> >From: Damion Renner <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Voice Recording WAV files
>
> Hello everyone,
>     I am completely at a loss in trying to find a free voice recording
> tool for our language labs.  I've tried Windows 'SOUND RECORDER', however
> it only limits you to 60 seconds of recording.  I've tried 'IOMEGA
> RECORDIT', but it won't let you save on shared network drives OR on
> floppies (as it expects you to have a zip drive, which we don't have).
> We've also used 'PUREVOICE', but because of its native compression,
> professors must have the program to listen to voice recordings done by the
> students.  Furthermore, 'PUREVOICE' will appear to save your file, but if
> it doesn't fit on your floppy, it will NOT warn you that there is no room
> left.
>         I basically want a Windows Voice Recording Utility that can save
> into WAV format, and that is freeware.
> ..Any help is greatly appreciated.  There must be a decent program out
> there!!
>
> thanks
> -Damion Renner
> Support/Development
> Multimedia Centre in the Humanities
> University of Toronto
> 416-926-1300 x. 3256
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