[ICOM] Recording software-longer sndrec

[Dick Flanagan]

What a wonderfully clever work around.  Don, you da man!!  :D

Dick

At 06:08 AM 4/14/2008, W5FKX - Don wrote:
 >Although I agree that Audacity (which I have just begun to use) is a better
 >option, it may be of some help to others to learn that it is possible to
 >record longer than 1 minute using the Win98/XP/etc app known as Sound
 >Recorder (sndrec32.exe). I used it for a long time before Audacity and here
 >is how I got around the short recording time:
 >
 >(1) Launch Sound Recorder (e.g., C:\WINNT\system32\sndrec32.exe) and
 >"record" a blank sound file for the allowed 1min interval.
 >
 >(2) Save the file as "Blank" in the same folder, C:\WINNT\system32\, as
 >sndrec32 (make certain that it does). Meanwhile, the blank file remains as
 >the active file in Sound Recorder.
 >
 >(3) Now, select Edit => Insert File, then find the saved "Blank" file and
 >insert it in the currently active file. You now have a 2-minute blank file.
 >Repeat the "insert" process again and you will have a 3-min file, etc.
 >
 >(4) Once you feel that you have a file of sufficient time-capacity, save it
 >as "Blank5min", "Blank15min", or whatever.
 >
 >(5) Create a desktop shortcut for sndrec32.exe (in XP,
 >Start=>Accessories=>Entertainment; right-click on Sound Recorder and select
 >"create shortcut", then drag & drop from menu onto desktop).
 >
 >(6) Right-click on the desktop shortcut for sndrec32 and select
 >"properties", click on the "Shortcut" tab, and in the "Target" box, append
 >the name of your new blank multi-minute soundfile at the end. The target
 >should look like this: C:\WINNT\system32\sndrec32.exe Blank5min.wav.  Now,
 >click "OK".
 >
 >You can now launch Sound Recorder from the desktop and it will automatically
 >execute with the extended recording-time capability. Sndrec is VERY simple
 >to use for off-the-air recording, especially if you have a soundcard
 >interface from your rig-to-pc for digimodes.
 >
 >73,
 >Don W5FKX
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