README Total Recorder Standard Edition Version 6.1 Copyright (C) 1998-2006 High Criteria, Inc. All Rights Reserved CONTENTS Overview - Standard Edition Introduction - What's New with Version 6.1? - System Requirements Installation - Specific Information for Windows 2000 and Windows XP - 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 ======================================================================= OVERVIEW ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- STANDARD EDITION INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Recorder is a powerful tool for recording, processing, converting, and playing sound. Total Recorder supports RIFF-WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Windows Media Audio, and FLAC formats. With Total Recorder, you can do the following: - Record sound reproduced by other programs, such as RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, iTunes, Musicmatch Jukebox, WinAmp, and many 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, recording of both parties is possible. These features are provided by Total Recorder's virtual driver. - Record from a microphone, a line-in, or another input line for your soundboard. - Convert sound data to any supported format. You can convert sound data on the fly during a recording and convert files from one format to another. - Work with file tags for any of the supported sound formats. - Normalize recordings. - Schedule playbacks or recordings using either Total Recorder's built-in scheduler or an external scheduler. - Use Total Recorder add-ons to enhance its functionality. 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S NEW WITH VERSION 6.1? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to maintenance, Version 6.1 includes the following changes: - Total Recorder now supports playlists in M3U, PLS, and WPL format. - A scheduled job can be started while your computer is in standby or hibernate mode. - Other minor enhancements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To use Total Recorder, you need the following: - an IBM compatible PC - a sound card - Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME (Millennium Edition), 2000, or Windows XP. Total Recorder may work with other operating systems in the Windows family, but it has not been tested with these other systems. ======================================================================= INSTALLATION ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS XP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To install Total Recorder on Windows 2000/XP, you need the "Load and Unload Device Drivers" user right. Normally, only administrative users have this right. To use the Total Recorder program, you do not need any special rights. However, the Total Recorder setup program changes settings only for the user who installs the program. Any other user must manually set the Total Recorder driver as a preferred device (see Setting Default Devices). If you are planning to upgrade your Windows 95/98/98SE/ME system to Windows 2000/XP, you must reinstall Total Recorder after you upgrade. Total Recorder will not work if you simply upgrade your Windows environment to Windows 2000/XP. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 6.1 cannot coexist on the same machine with any previous version of Total Recorder. The different Total Recorder editions (Standard Edition, Professional 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 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. If you have a previous version installed, you are prompted to uninstall it. Press "OK" to continue with the installation. Press "Cancel" if you want to exit the installation program without installing the software. The installation program creates a directory for Total Recorder, copies all of the files to that directory, creates a Program Group called Total Recorder, installs a driver, and sets it as the default device for both playback and recording. 3. After installing Total Recorder, you must restart Windows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDING SUPPORT FOR OGG VORBIS FORMAT TO TOTAL RECORDER ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDING SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO FORMAT TO TOTAL RECORDER ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RECORDER ADD-ONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ======================================================================= REGISTERING TOTAL RECORDER ======================================================================= 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 in either Total Recorder Professional Edition or in Total Recorder Developer Edition. 2. Only registration keys for Version 6.0 or later Standard Edition can be used with Version 6.1 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. 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, link to http://hcserv1.highcriteria.com/scripts/getkey/getkey.asp to use the High Criteria self service registration key system. OR For new users. Follow the instructions given on High Criteria Inc.'s web site at the following address: http://www.totalrecorder.com/products.htm. 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. ======================================================================= UNINSTALLING TOTAL RECORDER ======================================================================= To uninstall Total Recorder, use "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "Add/Remove Programs". The program remains in memory until you reboot. ======================================================================= TECHNICAL SUPPORT ======================================================================= 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 AreaDownload Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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