Download EasyRecorder Free for Windows

Just as teenagers once recorded pop songs from the radio onto cassette, computer users today sometimes want to save radio shows or other audio streamed on the Internet. This application lets that happen, recording any audio that flows through the computer’s sound card, and saving it as a new sound file. While this makes the software useful for archiving RealAudio and other streamed programming online, we were disappointed in its relatively slim feature set. In trial mode, it is limited to recording 60-second samples. Once purchased, that restriction is lifted, but the software includes only the additional abilities to play back recordings, and convert WAV files into the MP3 format. Recording quality can be set only at high, medium, or low. Because similarly priced tools have more ability to adjust recording options, and provide additional audio-editing features, we would recommend most users find one of these more flexible packages.