sound-recorder(1)

NAME

sound-recorder - a direct-to-disk recorder wich uses a

soundcard to record.

SYNOPSIS

sound-recorder [options] filename

DESCRIPTION

sound-recorder is a program to record samples from line

input to a file with the use of the soundcard.

OPTIONS

-c nr

The number of channels to record. This can be 1 for a

mono recording and 2 for stereo.

-s freq. in Hz

The samplerate of the recording. The higher the sam

plerate the higher the soundquality (and filesize). For CD quali

ty 44.1 kHz can be used. Some cards even support a 48 kHz sam

plerate. Common samplerates are: 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 12 kHz, 16

kHz, 22.050, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.

-b 8 or 16

Force to play the sample in 8 or 16 bits per sample.

-k Overwrite the file if destination file already ex

ists.

-P Use priority threading to set highest priority to the

recording thread.

-A device

The device to use for dsp (default is /dev/dsp)

-e stmt

This command start a /bin/sh after every completed

recording. The environment variable file contains the filename of

the recorded file. This way you can record a batch and process

the recorded files with other programs. NOTE: the statement must

be one statement. This means that you must quote the string if it

contains spaces or other special characters. (-e 'rm $file; sync'

will remove the recorded file when completed and sync the disk).

-S mm:ss

When you want to record only a defined number of sam

ples you can use this option. The recording is ended after mm

minutes and ss seconds.

-f format

The output format is the type of file the data will

be stored in. Possible formats are wav, pcm, cdr, ima3, ima4,

ima5. The wav format is the default format and is not capable of

storing additional information..br

-q To record a track without showing the time counter

during the recording.

-A device

The device to use for dsp (default is /dev/dsp)

-h To display help on the available options.

SEE ALSO

cdsound-recorder(1), play-sample(1)

AUTHOR

Bart Warmerdam
bartw@xs4all.nl

August 2000

SOUND-RECORDER(1)