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by jrslinda

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I wrote yesterday re how to record an audio book onto my computer for CD burning. I received the answer which works fine, but the problem is that the sound recorder will only allow 60 secs. of recording. How do I set up the system for continuous record until I am ready to stop.

Thanks,

J.R.

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by joseph moore

That is the limit of Sound Recorder. YOu need to download and install another WAV recorder. There are hundreds out there that will do it. My personal favorite: Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge5.

by bob sellman

As mentioned, you need to use better software. I recommend using Samplitude Master from Magix (www.magix.com), which will give you many capabilities, but includes a well thought out capability to set up and burn a CD with tracks and text for each track (if your CD player is capable of displaying track information). I use it for classical CD mastering (and my latest project was recorded at the opposite end of quality from what you need, namely 96 kHz/24 bit) and it works extremely well. So insome respects it's "overkill" for what you are describing, but so is Sound Forge.

by bob sellman

I emphasize the ability to set up tracks easily because, no matter what software you use, you should always set up tracks on audio CDs. It makes it much easier to find material or just to go to parts of the CD. Even if you just set up a track every 4-5 minutes on the CD, you would have a decent idea of where you left off in listening to a CD (especially useful with an audio book) and would be able to return to that place. Of course, if you want to take the time you can mark the starts of chapters or subjects in each audio book (like the beginning of songs on a music CD).

You might think you could just start the CD and fast forward to the appropriate spot on the CD, but many portable players and car players don't include a fast forward/fast backward play capability, so there's no way to go anywhere on the CD except the start.

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