--- Forwarded Message from "Herb Martin" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Herb Martin" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #7454 Recording MP3 sound >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:21:31 -0600 >Organization: LearnQuick.Com >Thread-Index: AcQNHtu9lzcxVHSoQkeUL/6IPYn31wABnEZA >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > Can anyone recommend a reliable, inexpensive, even free > program for recording MP3 files of student speaking > exercises? Sound Recorder is nice in its limited way, but it > only accepts a maximum of 60 seconds. There is probably much "free" software but most of the programs worth having (on Windows) cost between $20 and $100. If you have Nero CDROM Burning Software you already own a really nice little recorder that I personally use for "language work". It can even record from the PC output -- so you can capture from any program and play it back, selecting a word of phrase at a time. Acoustica is another nice one -- cheap but technically not free, with a 30 day trial. Downloads.com and SourceForge.net are good places to look. My request: I am still seeking inexpensive software, preferable with a free trial for matching the student response to an arbitrary target recording. (i.e., play a previously save item, record the student, compare the student to the source using wave form and other audio analysis.) Most modern language software does the above, but only for those items INCLUDED in the product -- not for arbitrary sound files or sources. Herb Martin, MCT, MCSD, MCSE [log in to unmask] http://LearnQuick.Com 512 388 7339 -or- 1 800 MCSE PRO Accelerated MCSE in a Week Seminars