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GNOME Documentation Project

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&app; Manual V&manrevision;
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Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Sound Recorder Manual V2.3
January 2003

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Sound Recorder Manual V2.2
August 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Sound Recorder Manual V2.1
June 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Sound Recorder Manual V2.0
May 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version &appversion; of &app;.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &app; application or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

## Introduction

The &app; application enables you to record and play waveform (`.wav`) sound files.

## Getting Started

You can start &app; in the following ways:

Applications menu

  Choose Multimedia Sound Recorder.

Command line

  Type `gnome-sound-recorder`, then press Return.

When you start &app;, the following window is displayed.

### &app; Window

Shows &app; main window. Contains menubar, toolbar, progress bar, and statusbar.

## Usage

### To Start a New Recording

To start a new recording session, perform the following steps:

1. Choose File New.

2. To start recording, choose Control Record.

3. To stop recording, choose Control Stop.

4. To play back the recording, choose Control Play.

5. To save the recording, choose File Save As, then type a name for the sound file.

### To Play a Sound File

To play a sound file, choose File Open. Select a sound file in the Open a file dialog, then click OK. &app; displays the duration of the file in minutes and seconds below the progress bar. To play the file, choose Control Play. The progress indicator moves along the progress bar as the sound file is playing.