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?