Smart Sound Recorder

Music making might not depend on various instruments anymore, with a computer representing a powerful tool in this regard. It can even be used for simple recording sessions, including for your favorite radio stations. What’s more, you can use applications like Smart Sound Recorder help set up audio input and output devices, saving all incoming sound.

You can go ahead and check out the set of features as soon as it’s installed. With the main window up accommodation becomes a walk in the park because of the simple, organized visual design. Although it feels a little cluttered, the set is intuitive, and functions are easy to identify.

First of all, it’s best to configure audio input and output devices which can even be configured to capture speaker sound. As far as the output file type is concerned, it’s selected from a drop-down menu with options for WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, VOX, AU, as well as AIFF. Moreover, these come with dedicated quality control options for sample rate, bitrate, and channels.

There’s no output destination folder configured by default, so you need to use the browse dialog to specify one. During the recording session levels are read and shown in real time, with a dedicated slider to adjust volume.

The application also comes with a silence detection feature which can be used to your advantage. You can choose to stop, skip, or split when silence is detected. A few numerical fields can be filled in with the desired frequency level, and duration.

Last but not least, there’s a built-in scheduler you can use to tell the application to record at specific time periods, and for configurable intervals. You can find all recorded files in the archive window, and even initiate playback from there.

All things considered, we can state that Smart Sound Recorder is a powerful audio capture tool you can use even when you’re not around through the scheduler. Silence detection further minimizes your effort, making it worth your while overall.