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June 2002 Reviews by The Virtual Place
(A free monthly online publication)

First of all, why use a MP3 Recorder? Well, to begin with MP3 audio files are much smaller in size then WAV files. In fact they are about 10 times smaller.

For every 60 seconds of WAV recorded the file size will be roughly 1 Meg in size. For every 60 seconds of MP3 audio, your file will be roughly 100K.

Now there are lots of variables to consider such as the bitrate, and the quality you choose when you initially begin your recording. But a 10 to 1 or 9 to 1 ratio is fairly accurate.

We found a great little tool called the Super MP3 Recorder. It is a shareware application that you can try/use for free. It is limited to 40 seconds of recording time. If you decide you like it, you can register it for a one time cost of $19.95 and you can record files in any length you choose.

Your PC system will need to be running Windows 98, Window Me or Windows NT or XP. You will need a mic and a sound card.

Let's take a closer look at this great little tool and some of it's features:

Simple to install and simple to use. It actually will record in both MP3 and WAV file format and can create both file types at the same time or one type at a time, by using the OPTIONS button.

You have additional options such as recording formats, (stereo or mono) MP3 sample rates as well as bitrate.

Alter it's appearance by choosing the SKIN button and choosing a color that suites your fancy. You can choose to alter both the skin and the button. Or, just enable the random skin check box.

Plug your mic into your PC/Sound card and you are just about ready. Select the BROWSE button and choose a directory location where you want your file to be saved to. Hit the record button and your off.

Here are couple of uses we found for this tool; If you create playlists with MP3 music files, and you want to ad commercials or any type of voice over announcement, you can do so by using this software to record those sections and integrate them into the playlist file. And because these files are so small you can record a 30 second audio file and send it an e-mail attachment.

We really like the Super MP3 Recording tool. It was simple to install. Simple to use. And very compact in size. It only required about 3 megs of space.

The bonus was that we could additionally record a wav file, if needed.

We have made several active links in the article directly to the vendors web site for this tool. And we would like to encourage you to visit their web site as they provide many more details on this great little application.

This software is part of our June 2002 Prize drawing give aways. We will give a way one full registered copy to some lucky winner.

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Great Product! Very easy to use, and your end resulting project is very satisfying...and, the support is "GREAT"! Hardly, no use of system resources! I intend to frequent *that* website often for more *great stuff*!

Eddie Morton
Feb,2002.

I found Super MP3 Recorder online at Download.com, where I downloaded and tested it to my satisfaction before purchase. It works exactly as I hoped it would, providing a way to record incoming real-time audio from various sources, including internet audio. It has a fine interface; however you might offer a wider selection of "skins" - besides simply altering color and texture, you might provide some real changes in the sizes and shapes of the buttons or the entire face panel. Thanks for the terrific software!

Ed Brand

Thank you for the chance to let Icon Today show the world how good your product is...

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Frank Warwick

I enjoy using Supermp3recorder, enjoy its cool appearance, easy use, friendly interface, and satisfactory recording capability.

Sophia Chen

Yours seemed the one most likely to meet my needs and so far I have been very pleased with the result, although I have not had very much time on it yet. Thanks for what looks a most useful product, good luck for the future.

Bob Tomkins

I cant thank you enough for making this program!! I have been look for a program which saves any sound you want it to and at last my search is over! Great program, easy to use, not much more to say except its great!

TyrEosYCoed

I really like the interface, its so easy to use. I'm sorta new at making audio media, and this was a big help. I just wanted to make
some cassette tapes into CDs (MP3s), and looked for hours for the right recorder. This one, after downloading the demo, was obviously the best choice. And the price is great too. Thanks a ton!

Brandon Schrader
May, 2002

Well - I was in a hurry (like the rest of the human race) to help a client with an audio issue, and needed to be able to record sound. We were analyzing a situation with a voice recognition program, and needed to generate WAV files. I tried a couple recorders, but yours was far and away the best!

By the way, your recorder "plays very well" with Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition. If I forget to turn off Dragon's microphone, it launches with a "ghost of a window"... indicating it is there but something is not quite right. When I turn off Dragon's mike, it comes up and works very well.

Also, you do not mess with sound drivers and disrupt other software, making it much easier to use other programs. You provide a beautiful diagnostic tool for checking out sound system performance.

Needless to say, I was very impressed by the many other functions you provide... MP3 encoding and recording, etc. Looking forward to using these later... Also, your user interface is elegant and easy to use. You provide lots of functions, but it's easy to get things to happen. Bravo!

John Baxter
May, 2002

Awesome Recorder!

Whenever i wanted to record sounds off of the internet, i realized that WAV is O-U-T, OUT. so you can barely record anything with Sound Reorder. Then, while browsing msn, i found this perfect tool. it always works, its easy to use, and can record ANY Mp3 AND WAV file! Beat that Sound Recorder!

Musicman_2002
June, 2002

I recently purchased Super Mp3 recorder and I gotta tell you, it rocks.It says what it does and does what it says. One little feature will give it a 10. Normalization. Put that in there. Please let me know when this materializes and I will gladly pay for the upgrade.
Thank you for a masterfully executed product.

Tom Dimitrio
Oct, 2002

Nice program.
Though I feel that software like this should be free to the public and that there shouldn't be pricetags on information, I realize those are idealist philosopies and that paying someone for a job well done is often worth it. Job well done.

Nathan R Yehle
Oct, 2002