Which software should I use?

[scan_madison]

Went through some old threads and did some reading. Looks like ProScan is recommended by most folks along with Audacity, xCorder etc. I have seen some recommendation of Linux based software but I prefer Windows. Here's what I have and what I want to accomplish:
* Analog scanner in manual mode monitoring one frequency
* High quality audio cable
* Old laptop with Windows 7 is available for 24/7 usage

What I want to accomplish is the software that records the scanner audio continuously but in chunks of certain time periods (like half hour). I really don't need that audio to be streamed but such feature would be nice. Finally, if the hard drive gets full, the software should delete the older recording first and keep recording. Oh, and time stamp of the recording is critical.

Thanks again.

 

[NYRHKY94]

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[ScannersNRadio]

I have used Audacity, and it has not given me any problems in terms of recording.

 

[scan_madison]

I have used Audacity, and it has not given me any problems in terms of recording.

True, I love Audacity as well. However, the feature it is lacking is the timestamp so I know when the particular transmission occured. Thanks for your input.

 

[dwh367]

I use Rec-All by Sagebrush Software. If you use the loop function you can set the amount of time you want it to record and then it'll loop the -recording first in first out. They have a 30 day free trial. No signup or credit card required.

 

[scan_madison]

I use Rec-All by Sagebrush Software. If you use the loop function you can set the amount of time you want it to record and then it'll loop the -recording first in first out. They have a 30 day free trial. No signup or credit card required.

Thanks. Will give it a shot. If it does the time stamp, I'll be ecstatic.

 

[dwh367]

Thanks. Will give it a shot. If it does the time stamp, I'll be ecstatic.

You're welcome. If you use the supplied player then the recordings are timestanped.

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[scan_madison]

So far so good. I had to fiddle around a little bit about recording device so it was not recording the ambient sound from the computer. Seems to work. Only thing is it was not letting me save the file in MP3 format. Instead, I am saving in WAV format. Maybe I need to play more with the settings. Thanks again!

 

[dwh367]

So far so good. I had to fiddle around a little bit about recording device so it was not recording the ambient sound from the computer. Seems to work. Only thing is it was not letting me save the file in MP3 format. Instead, I am saving in WAV format. Maybe I need to play more with the settings. Thanks again!

This should help MP3 File Technical Support - Sagebrush Systems Inc

 

[scan_madison]

This should help MP3 File Technical Support - Sagebrush Systems Inc

Thanks for all the pointers. I will look into saving in MP3 format as per the link.

Different question: The recording I made contains lots of noise after each transmission. Is there a software that can automatically remove such noise in one sweep? This is the noise I am talking about in the link below:
Dropbox - Roger.wav - Simplify your life

 

[dwh367]

Different question: The recording I made contains lots of noise after each transmission. Is there a software that can automatically remove such noise in one sweep?

That noise is known as MDC 1200. Although there are several uses for it the main one is for radio identification. I'm not aware of any software that will remove it from the recordings.

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[scan_madison]

That noise is known as MDC 1200. Although there are several uses for it the main one is for radio identification. I'm not aware of any software that will remove it from the recordings.

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Here's another snippet of the recording. This one sounds little different.
Dropbox - Roger_2.mp3 - Simplify your life

I noticed only few handsets make this sound. Thanks again for all pointers so far. You guys are awesome!