Thanks to all who have responded. I also pored through some old email
traffic and realize that CD Wave
((http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~mjmlooijmans/cdwave/) handles both timed
shut-off and automatic shut-off after X seconds of silence.

Best,

Joel

At 09:46 AM 10/15/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I believe Total Recorder (very inexpensive) (Win only) can be set for timed
>recording, also the new Sound
>Forge 7; I've used TR for unattended recording but not the Forge.
>
>http://www.highcriteria.com/
>
>Interesting note (or not): when you click on Help\About in the program, it
>has an option to go to the "highchiteria" hope page. People don't proof-read
>squat nowadays.
>
>On the home page you will find something resembling a phonograph in front of
>a computer monitor.
>
>Joe Salerno
>Video Works! Is it working for you?
>PO Box 273405 - Houston TX 77277-3405
>http://joe.salerno.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joel Bresler" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:38 AM
>Subject: [ARSCLIST] Digitizing programs with automatic stop feature?
>
>
> > Dear friends:
> >
> > I am digitizing a pack of tapes and LPs and would like to just set the
> > (Windoze) computer to recording the analog audio and not worry that I'll
> > forget to turn recording off and suck up the whole hard disk. Are there
> > recording programs with either a timed shut-off (end recording after XX
> > minutes) or a feature that will end recording after YY minutes of silence?
> >
> > I really don't care what else the package does if it handles this, I've
> > other software to manipulate the files. Shareware/freeware/cheapware would
> > be great.
> >
> > Thanks very much,
> >
> > Joel
> >
> >
> >
> > Joel Bresler
> > 250 E. Emerson Rd.
> > Lexington, MA 02420
> > USA
> >
> > 781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX)
> > [log in to unmask]



Joel Bresler
250 E. Emerson Rd.
Lexington, MA 02420
USA

781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX)
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