Behest Meeting and Teaching Recorder - A software application for Windows that makes recording meetings and teaching simple

Features

	Record meetings, teaching, speeches and more directly to CD quality and Podcast quality MP3 files at the same time (dual file version)
	Recordings instantly ready to place online, onto memory sticks or MP3 players and to use for mastering CDs
	Extremely easy to use - just press record to start, stop to finish then enter the recording details and the file is saved automatically - no fussing for the operator over where to save the file or what to name it
	So small on your desktop you'll hardly notice it and so light on your computer's resources it won't know it's there
	No more messing about with cassette tapes or finding blank CDRs that your CD recorder will accept
	No need for tape or CD duplicators - just burn audio CDs directly from your computer using Windows Media Player
	Use any CD burning software to create MP3 CDs of whole teaching series that will play on most DVD players and many CD players

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60-day full featured trial version
including dual file output

Standard version - £17.00
($29.00 USD, $30.00 CAD,
$29.00 AUD, €22.00 EUR)

Dual file version - £30.00
($50.00 USD, $52.00 CAD,
$50.00 AUD, €37.00 EUR)

Upgrade your existing licence to Dual File Version
Only £15.00 ($25.00 USD, $26.00 CAD, $25.00 AUD, €19.00 EUR)

More about the Meeting and Teaching Recorder for Windows

Why would I want to record to a computer rather than to tape, to an MP3 recorder or straight to CD?

Of course there may be some situations when recording to a PC or laptop isn't the best option, but there are very many situations where it will be. Here are some of the benefits compared to other methods.

It's better than recording to tape

Recording to tape usually adds tape noise to the recording and if there are some quiet voices they may be drowned out by that noise.
Tape duplication adds further noise.
The quality of the recording deteriorates the more it is played.
If the event being recorded is longer than the tape, you have the inconvenience of changing the tape.
Tapes take up space and so storing them long term is a serious issue.
You have to keep buying blank tapes.

It's better than using an MP3 recorder

An MP3 recorder will only record one quality setting at a time. If you want to create CD quality recordings but also want to make them available for streaming you will need to pull the recording onto a computer and then use software to create a new recording at the lower bitrate.
Some MP3 recording devices produce poor recordings with lots of noise due to inferior quality built in microphones.
When you record using an MP3 recorder, you will often end up putting the recording onto a computer, so why not record it there in the first place.

It's better than recording direct to CD

If you happen to use a poor quality or damaged blank CD then you will lose your recording.
If you want to edit a CD recording before duplicating it you still have to pull the recording onto a computer to do this and so lose any advantage that recording direct to CD might bring.
CD recording equipment is expensive to buy and repair.
You are limited to 80 minutes at the most before having to swap CDs which means you lose some content if the event you are recording is longer than this.
You have to keep buying CDs.

Benefits of choosing the Meeting and Teaching Recorder

The Meeting and Teaching Recorder overcomes the negatives of these other methods of recording and it has distinct advantages over other recording software that is available for recording directly to PC.

Your recordings are immediately ready to be able to master CDs and upload to a streaming server. No other software or harware solution currently provides this feature.
Because it works on Windows based PCs and laptops with virtually no impact on the running of other programs you can use it on existing hardware rather than having to buy dedicated recording equipment.
The recordings are immediately available on the recording computer making archiving and transmission of the files trivial.
Recordings can be copied straight to memory sticks, MP3 players, iPods and other devices without having to first copy the files onto the computer.
As soon as you have finished recording you have the opportunity to very easily add speaker, title and other information directly into the MP3 file.
The user interface is extremely simple, unlike many other recording programs. You need little technical know how to set things up and only need to know how to press a start and stop button to use the program. Many other programs have lots of extra features that just end up confusing people.
The program window on the screen is tiny so you can keep it open without it interfering with your use of other programs. The impact on the computer is negligible so it won't affect the running of your other programs.
The program can automatically determine where to save your recording files and what to call them, based on the information you provide when the recording finishes.

System Requirements

The Meeting and Teaching Recorder has the following system requirements...

Windows XP (SP1 or later), Windows Vista or Window 7 - If your computer can run these versions of Windows it can almost certainly run the Meeting and Teaching Recorder!
Windows Media Player 10 or later which provides an encoder to generate MP3 output.

If you're not sure if your system meets these requirements, just download the program and give it a try!

Legal Note: Unlike some other MP3 recording software, the Behest Meeting and Teaching Recorder does not illegally include unlicensed MP3 encoding software, which is why it requires Windows Media Player 10 or later to be installed.