# WIN ME sound recorder question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 9, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-me-sound-recorder-question/399244 "2007-04-09T00:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thinktank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-me-sound-recorder-question/399244/1 "2007-04-09T00:53:13Z")
Hi, Maybe there is an obvious answer here, but I’m using the sound recorder included with WIN ME and it will only record for 60 seconds. Isn’t there a way to record for longer than 60 seconds? ---
**Author:** ![Gentle\_Robot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gentle\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gentle_Robot)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-me-sound-recorder-question/399244/2 "2007-04-09T00:57:35Z")
Use another program: > **[Audacity](https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/)** > > Download Audacity for free. A free multi-track audio editor and recorder. Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Audacity is free software, developed by a... I know a trick but it’s seriously not worth the effort. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-me-sound-recorder-question/399244/3 "2007-04-09T00:58:22Z")
That program isn’t the greatest. Try something like [Audacity](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) instead. Also get the [MP3 plugin](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3) if you want to be able to save your recordings as MP3s instead of WAVs.