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I can't go into specifics because of my job (like exact specifications and set-up).

But to be general, You would need a phone splitter that can take the phone signal and convert it into a signal that your sound card can handle.

And you need some sort of encoding software (The big three is Windows Media Encoder, Real Producer and QuickTime Authoring) There are also tools such as SoundForge.

Other than that, that is a specific as I can get.

(A quick tip though, phone lines straight to your sound card w/o adjustments to the quality *MAY/WILL* **** out your sound card- do with it what you may)

I work mostly in the financial world, and recording calls is mandatory. The systems to Handel call centers and the like sound like overkill for what your asking, but they are out there. Look at Racal, NiceLog, and the likes.

If this is just a one off, or once a qtr etc, you can get a small device that hooks up inline with the handset of the phone. This leeds to a mic cbl. Connect this to your sound card and your set.

You can get the device from DynaMetric Inc 800 525-6925 or Hellodirect.

You can get a device at Radio Shack that uses a suction cup to clip onto the phone.

Then, you need a mono to stereo adapter plug to connect the device to your sound cards line-in jack.

You could also get a voice modem, and simply connect it toyour sound card.

Many CD recorder software packages have programs to record sounds.
Then, you can compress the sounds into MP3 or WMA to save disk space.

CAUTION: In many places you are required to inform everyone that you record that you are / may be recording the conversation.

In the US, I believe it is a Federal crime to record a phone conversation without the other partys knowledge / permission.

Chas

I thought of another option to connect the phone to your sound card.

Use a seperate phone with a headset adapter plug.

You will need a special cable that seperates the speaker line from the microphone line, then plug the speaker line into the line-in jack of your sound card.

Chas

1. you must have a device that displays a tone only if your state requires it.
2. Nice Systems are the simple way to do this phone tap, and include the tone in their software on the system.
3. You would connect cross-connect to the phone block, from there it would bridge to existing phone line.
4. You would run the cross connect to the server , ie Mirra, Wordnet or any other server you came up with.
5. Mirra's use DVD's to record, they can continue recording once dvd is full by switching tosecond dvd.
6. Wordnets have a dual 4.5 scsi hd setup or a 9.5 gig Scsi depending on the brand you buy, Series III's are web based.
7. Mirra's use a flash os on their bios, no setup really required.
8. Wordnets use OS2 for Series I & II , III uses 2k and is as I said web-based.