Standard Edition provides basic functionality for recording, converting, and processing sound. For more advanced features, take a look at Total Recorder Professional Edition. You can compare different editions of Total Recorder using the Feature Comparison page.

You can download a no-cost evaluation version of Total Recorder Standard Edition. The evaluation copy is a fully functional version of the program with the exception that an audible noise will be inserted about every 60 seconds throughout each recording you make. For unlimited recording without the insertion of an audible noise, you must purchase a Total Recorder license.

Free and fast technical support is provided even with the no-cost evaluation version of our products.

Total Recorder Standard Edition Version 7.0 is available free of charge to purchasers of previous versions of the Standard Edition. Existing customers may download and install the new version, however you will need a V6.0 registration key (the key must begin with TR60). Your previous registration key will not work with V6.0 or above.

You can obtain a V6.0 registration key by using the self-service registration key management system. This system uses the E-mail address under which you originally purchased the product. If this E-mail address is no longer valid, then users requiring a new key should E-mail High Criteria at support@highcriteria.com. Specify the registration name and E-mail address you used when you first registered and your new E-mail address.

For a limited time only, licensed users of Total Recorder Standard Edition can upgrade to the Professional Edition for an upgrade fee of $18.00 US. Registered users of the Standard Edition should use this link to purchase the Professional Edition, at the upgrade price.

Total Recorder Standard Edition requires: an IBM compatible PC, a sound card, and Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP or Vista (32-bit).

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

• Record local audio files or Internet broadcasts reproduced by other programs, such as RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, iTunes, Musicmatch Jukebox, WinAmp, and many others. 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. Many additional options are available.

  For example, you can use accelerated recording to increase the recording speed or you can choose to suppress Internet transmission gaps. For more information, see the Recording an Internet Broadcast Tutorial.
  

• Record both parties of Internet-telephony conversations when using programs like Skype, Google Talk, etc.
  
  
• Record any sound passing through any line of your sound card. For example, you can record sound being played back by an external program, or sound from a microphone, an external LP, cassette, CD/DVD player, AM/FM/Satellite radio, etc. For more information, see the Recording from an External Device Tutorial .
  
  
• Use the Recording Wizard to help you customize Total Recorder settings based on the sound you are going to record.
  
  
• Record directly in any supported sound format. PCM, MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC. and any format provided by a system codec are supported. For more information, see the Selecting an Optimal Recording Format Tutorial.
  
  
• Convert files between any of the supported sound formats. For more information, see the Sound Format Conversion Tutorial.
  
  
• Create and edit file tags. You can create and edit ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags for MP3 files and tags for WMA, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC files.
  
  
• Normalize recordings to adjust the level of sound. Normalization of MP3 files is performed without re-encoding or any loss of quality.
  
  
• Schedule playbacks or recordings using Total Recorder's powerful built-in scheduler. For more information, see Using the Scheduler Tutorial.
  
  
• Export/import configuration settings and scheduled jobs is useful if you need to reinstall your system, move Total Recorder from one computer to another, or as a backup.  
   
  
• Use a command line interface to start playback or recording and specify associated parameters.
  
  
• Perform general operations on playlists, such as add files to a playlist, rename files from a playlist using tag information , save a playlist, etc.
  
• Customize the Total Recorder interface. You can choose to show or hide some parts of Total Recorder's main window and select different modes. All main functions can be performed with simple mouse clicks or hot-key combinations.
  
  
• Regulate the playing volume and recording levels directly from the Total Recorder interface.
  
  
• Customize shortcuts. You can assign a shortcut key to any function provided by Total Recorder. Special keys for multimedia keyboards are also supported.
  
  
• Customize global hot keys. You can assign a global hot key to any function provided by Total Recorder. Special keys for multimedia keyboards are also supported.
  
  
• Change the look and feel of Total Recorder's main window using a skin. For more information on skins, refer to the Skins page.
  
  
• Use add-ons. Total Recorder supports add-ons that can be used for sound enhancements, mixing operations, and for other purposes. Refer to the Add-ons page for information on the add-ons available.