laptop microphone recorder program for meeting notes?
Jun 1, 2009, 7:47 am
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laptop microphone recorder program for meeting notes?
I'd like to record an upcoming meeting, probably about 2 hours in duration, on my laptop. Can anyone recommend a microphone recording program that will write to mp3 or some other format than wav? Thanks!
Jun 1, 2009, 8:03 am
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Since you said you're looking for a program other than .WAV, I assume that you're aware of Microsoft OneNote, which records to .WAV. You could always convert the output file to MP3 after the fact.
Jun 1, 2009, 8:08 am
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Jun 1, 2009, 10:02 am
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OneNote is probably well-suited to this, but if you're just looking for a simple and flexible sound recording tool, Total Recorder is a good option. It's not free, but it's not expensive either, and a purchase includes lifetime updates (I bought Version 3 or 4 I think, and now it's on 7.1).
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OK, so the OneNote idea worked well, except... I can barely hear the people talking when I play the wma file back. I did the tuning wizard before the meeting, but it is difficult hearing people far away from the computer. This is true even when I turn up the volume on my PC. How can I amplify the volume of the wma?
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OK, so the OneNote idea worked well, except... I can barely hear the people talking when I play the wma file back. I did the tuning wizard before the meeting, but it is difficult hearing people far away from the computer. This is true even when I turn up the volume on my PC. How can I amplify the volume of the wma?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jun 1, 2009, 7:10 pm
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OK, so the OneNote idea worked well, except... I can barely hear the people talking when I play the wma file back. I did the tuning wizard before the meeting, but it is difficult hearing people far away from the computer. This is true even when I turn up the volume on my PC. How can I amplify the volume of the wma?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jun 3, 2009, 10:48 am
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A free program you might want to check out is Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). Easy to use, great for quick editing, and works with multiple formats.
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If you can get a PZM "Pressure Zone Microphone" then you will probably get better results.