                             README

             Total Recorder Standard Edition Version 8.0
             Copyright (C) 1998-2009 High Criteria, Inc.
                       All Rights Reserved

CONTENTS

  Overview
    - Standard Edition Introduction
    - What's New with Version 8.0?
    - System Requirements
  Installation
    - Installation Steps
    - Adding Support for Ogg Vorbis Format to Total Recorder  
    - Adding Support for Windows Media Audio Format to Total Recorder
    - Total Recorder Add-ons
  Registering Total Recorder
  Uninstalling Total Recorder
  Technical Support


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                               OVERVIEW
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STANDARD EDITION INTRODUCTION
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Total Recorder Standard Edition is a powerful tool for recording,
processing, converting, and playing sound. Total Recorder supports
RIFF-WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Windows Media Audio, FLAC, and Monkey's
Audio (APE) formats.

With Total Recorder Standard Edition, you can do the following:

- Record sound reproduced by other programs, such as RealPlayer,
  Windows Media Player, iTunes, WinAmp, and others, including
  Internet telephony programs. The reproduced sound can be either
  sound from local files being played back or sound from Internet
  transmissions. These recordings are performed without the need for
  special lines for your sound board and without a loss of quality
  due to redundant conversions from digital to analog to digital.
  While recording Internet-telephony conversations, the recording of
  both parties is possible. These features are provided by a Total
  Recorder driver.
- Record from a microphone, a line-in, or another input line for your
  soundboard.
- Playback audio files.
- Convert sound data to any supported format. Total Recorder can
  convert data during a recording or it can convert a recorded file
  from one format to another.
- Work with file tags for any of the supported file types.
- Normalize recordings.
- Schedule playbacks or recordings using either Total Recorder's
  built-in scheduler or an external scheduler.
- Work with playlists in M3U, PLS, or WPL format. 
- Enhanced functionality through the use of add-ons. Add-ons are
  available for you to do the following: restore sound (e.g. enhance
  the quality of recordings from tape or vinyl); refine speech
  recordings; accomplish automatic gain control; apply an equalizer.

These are only some of the features of Total Recorder Standard
Edition.

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WHAT'S NEW WITH VERSION 8.0?
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In addition to maintenance, Standard Edition Version 8.0 includes
the following changes:

- A new kernel-mode filter driver is introduced. This new driver
  simplifies the settings for recording in software mode and resolves
  some of the problems with older types of Total Recorder drivers.
- Improvements to the user interface include the following:
  * A new skin engine. One default skin is supplied, which you can
    choose to use for many of the Total Recorder windows.
  * Total Recorder's main window has been redesigned, and it can
    now be resized.
  * The "Recording source and parameters" dialog and dialog for
    format selection, are restructured.
  * Many other improvements.
- Support for audio files in Monkey's Audio (APE) format.
- Ability to specify a pre-defined recording level for recording
  from a sound board. This level is automatically set when a
  recording starts and the original level is restored when the
  recording completes.
- Enhancements to playlist operations include the ability to find
  duplicates in a playlist and to sort playlist items based on their
  track numbers.
- After a system re-boot, Total Recorder's scheduler now looks for
  jobs that missed their start time or were executing, and launches
  them.
- Artwork is stored in Ogg Vorbis files based on official
  specifications.
- Other minor enhancements.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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To use Total Recorder, you need the following:
- a sound card.
- 32-bit or 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista,
  or Windows 7. Total Recorder may work with other operating systems
  but it has not been tested with these other systems.

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                        INSTALLATION
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INSTALLATION NOTES
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Version 8.0 cannot coexist on the same machine with any previous
version of Total Recorder. The different Total Recorder editions
(Standard Edition, Professional Edition, VideoPro Edition, and
Developer Edition) cannot be installed on the same computer.

Take the following steps to install Total Recorder on your PC:

1.  Download the self-extracting (.exe) or regular (.zip) archive
    from the Total Recorder download page::
    http://www.totalrecorder.com/downloads.htm

2.  Run the installation program:

    - If you downloaded the self-extracting archive, simply run it.

    - If you downloaded the regular archive, unzip it and run
      Setup.exe. Note that you must unzip the entire archive and 
      not just the Setup.exe file.

    The installation program creates a directory for Total
    Recorder, copies all of the files to that directory, and
    creates a Program Group called Total Recorder. The installation
    program may also install a driver.

3.  After installing Total Recorder, you may be prompted to restart 
    Windows.

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ADDING SUPPORT FOR OGG VORBIS FORMAT TO TOTAL RECORDER  
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For Total Recorder to play and record Ogg Vorbis files, you need the
free of charge "Ogg Vorbis Support Add-on".

Take the following steps to add support for the Ogg Vorbis format to
Total Recorder:
1. Download the "Ogg Vorbis Support Add-on" from
   http://www.totalrecorder.com/tr_ext_ogg.htm.
2. Install the add-on.

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ADDING SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO FORMAT TO TOTAL RECORDER
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For Total Recorder to support Windows Media Audio formats, you should 
either:
- install Windows Media Player 9 series (or later), or
- download and install a special redistribution kit. You can obtain
this kit free of charge through High Criteria's web site
(http://www.totalrecorder.com/tr_ext_wma.htm).

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TOTAL RECORDER ADD-ONS
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Total Recorder supports add-on programs. These add-ons can be used to
process a sound stream or to monitor some sound characteristics. The
features provided by the add-on depend upon the particular add-on. To
learn more about add-ons, refer to the add-on's help file and add-on
home page (http://www.totalrecorder.com/AddOnMain.htm).

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                   REGISTERING TOTAL RECORDER
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After installing and verifying the program works properly, you
should obtain a registration key from High Criteria. If the program
is unregistered then a short portion of noise is inserted into
recorded sound about every one minute.

Notes: 

1. Different editions of Total Recorder have different registration
   keys. For example, you cannot use the registration key for Total
   Recorder Standard Edition with any other edition of Total Recorder.

2. Only registration keys for Version 6.0 or later Standard Edition can
   be used with Version 8.0 Standard Edition.

To register Total Recorder:

1. Receive the registration key.

   For registered users of any version below version 6.0. All
   registered users are entitled to a free registration key for the
   same edition. It is sent automatically by E-mail unless you
   specified that you do not want to receive E-mails from High
   Criteria or you have not provided your E-mail address. If you
   are a registered user wishing to upgrade, and you did not get
   your registration key, use the self-service registration key
   management system
   (http://hcserv1.highcriteria.com/scripts/getkey/getkey.asp).

   OR

   For new users and for registered users who want to upgrade to
   another edition. Follow the instructions given on High Criteria
   Inc.'s web site at the following address:
   http://hcserv1.highcriteria.com/Scripts/general/purchase.asp?product=trpeup.
   
   To order by check, refer to the Registration.txt file in the
   installation folder of Total Recorder..

2. Select "Help"-"Registration". Type in the same name you used to
   obtain the registration key and type your registration key. Note
   that after registration this menu item is not accessible.

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                        UNINSTALLING TOTAL RECORDER
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To uninstall Total Recorder, use "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel",
"Add/Remove Programs". The program remains in memory until you reboot.

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                             TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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If you experience problems with Total Recorder that you cannot resolve
yourself, visit support area on our Web site:
- http://www.totalrecorder.com/faq_tr.htm  - Frequently Asked Questions
- http://www.totalrecorder.com/support.htm - Support Area
