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[mjividen]

My application is recording hour-long book readings.  At this point, it does not include the ability to edit except to set the recording mode to Append, Insert, etc. I am very frustrated that, as the file becomes longer, the time it takes to be ready to record after a "Stop" is more than a minute duration.  This application is replacing a VB6 program which employs the Windows multi-media interface and goes from record to play and back instantaneously.  However, it only saves in .WAV and we need to export in MP3.  I've spent a great deal of time on the new version built around MMSOFT Audio Recorder.  I have eliminated all wave analysis and display, recorded to memory and to hard drive as well as experimented with other ways to speed this up but have failed.  I think I've tried everything in the Audio Recorder documentation but the application remains unsatisfactory.  I hope there is a solution I've not yet stumbled upon.  Can someone please give me the answer?

[Administrator]

Hello,

unfortunately recording/editing directly in MP3 format is very time consuming because the encoding through Lame is a sort of bottleneck: the best way would be relying upon the WAV format during the recording session and, once completed, perform a final export to MP3 using the RecordedSound.RequestExportToFile method
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Hope this helps

Severino Delaurenti
MultiMedia Soft

[mjividen]

Although I need to save in MP3, I have experimented with recording in WAV and then exporting to MP3.  I see little difference in the delay from Stop to Record and back whether my app records in WAV, MP3 or a couple of other formats I've tried.  Next thought?

[Administrator]

Hello,

sorry for the delay in answering this question but I totally missed your latest reply.
We are currently working to develop a totally rewritten version of the recorder that will speed up things a lot and that should be efficient also for long recording sessions: we hope to have the new major version delivered by the end of May.

Kind regards

Severino Delaurenti
MultiMedia Soft

[mjividen]

You mention the rewritten application which should considerably speed up loading and saving files.  Has this been completed?

[Administrator]

Hello,

unfortunately this is still not implemented.

Kind Regards

Severino Delaurenti
MultiMedia Soft