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&app; is a simple application to record and play different sound files

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Sound Recorder Manual V2.4
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Sound Recorder Manual V2.3
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Sound Recorder Manual V2.2
August 2002

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Sound Recorder Manual V2.1
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Sound Recorder Manual V2.0
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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 `.flac`, `.ogg`, and `.wav` sound files.

## Getting Started

You can start &app; in the following ways:

Application menu

  Choose Multimedia Sound Recorder.

Command line

  Execute the following command: `gnome-sound-recorder`

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. Use the Record as drop-down list to select one of the following recording options:

   - CD Quality, Lossless

   - CD Quality, Lossy

   - Voice

3. To start recording, choose Control Record.

4. To stop recording, choose Control Stop.

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

6. To run the audio mixer, choose File Run Mixer.

7. 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.

### To Display the Properties of a File

To display the properties of a file, choose File File Information. &app; displays the following information about the file:

File Information

  Folder displays the name of the folder in which the file is located.

  Filename displays the name of the file.

  File size displays the size of the file.

Audio Information

  Song length displays the length of the audio data in the file.

  Number of channels displays the number of channels on which the audio data was recorded.

  Sample rate displays the sample rate at which the audio data was recorded.

  Bit rate displays the bit rate at which the audio data was recorded.