• Favorites are now supported by Total Recorder. Similar to the favorites you use in a browser, such as Internet Explorer, you can do the following:

  • Add a file, playlist, or URL to your Favorites list.
  • Open an item from your Favorites list in Total Recorder.
  • Import and export favorites.
  • Maintain a history of favorites.
• Play an audio file or a video file at a slower or faster speed than normal while optionally preserving the original tone.
• The process and the ability to capture a URL for background recording have been enhanced.
• New buttons have been added to the toolbar on the Sound Image panel.
• Many other enhancements.

A new kernel-mode driver is introduced, which provides the following:

-  Full support for Windows Vista 32-bit. -  Elimination of sound distortion when recording sound from applications that use DirectSound, such as Skype 3.x.

Total Recorder can still be used with the old driver, referred to as Total Recorder's user-mode driver.  When you install Total Recorder,  you can choose which drivers to install, and then specify which driver will be used by Total Recorder.

• Ability to export and import Total Recorder's configuration settings and scheduled jobs. This is useful if you need to reinstall your system, move Total Recorder from one computer to another, or as a backup.
• Tags for RIFF files are supported. This allows you to work with tags for WAV files, for example, in the same manner as MP3 files.
• You can rename files from a playlist using tag information.
• Use of the latest version of FLAC sources, resulting in higher speeds and better compression when encoding to FLAC format.
• Support for clear-type fonts and Windows XP visual styles.
• Current clip info is displayed in Total Recorder's main window.
• Ability to automatically start playing a file when you open the file.
• Improvements when working with playlists. For example, you can use drag-and-drop to move files in playlists.
• Total Recorder's help is now in .chm format.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Ability to background record (i.e. capture) Internet broadcasts in MP3, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis formats. This feature allows you to do the following:

  • Record Internet broadcasts in their original format without decoding and re-encoding.
  • Record without using an external player.
  • Extract track information from a stream.

  You can also play back an Internet broadcast.
• Use the unique time-shift feature which enables you to listen to recorded sound while a recording is being made. While listening, you can move anywhere within the recorded part of the sound stream and start playback. This feature is available for both ordinary recordings and when background recording Internet streams.
• Cue-sheet files are now supported by Total Recorder. Cue points can be created as follows:
  
  
  • Manually, to make a bookmark in a sound file.
  • Automatically during a recording session based on pause reduction, changes of clip info in an external player, etc.
  • Automatically when capturing an Internet transmission and the information about a track changes.
  A file can be split at any time using cue points.
• Sequential numbers can be assigned to tracks while recording in split mode.
• If a scheduled job is running and your computer is about to shut down, hibernate, or be put into stand-by mode, you can cancel any type of shut-down process.
• The features of saving a file based on split conditions and the manual splitting of files have been redesigned.
• Many other enhancements.

• 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.

• Total Recorder now supports the use of skins to customize the look and feel of the interface. Besides the skins distributed with Total Recorder, you can use a free-of-charge skin editor to develop your own skins.
• Total Recorder's driver is enhanced in many ways. Some of these enhancements are:
  
  • Support for multiple sound streams. This allows you, for example, to launch several scheduled recordings at the same time.
  • Resolved issues with the compatibility of some sound-board mixers.
  • Settings that allow you to control the driver's behavior based on the sound applications you use.
• “Monitoring mode” allows you to monitor sound signals passed through Total Recorder when it is not recording. You can preview the sound levels before you begin an actual recording.
• You can display information, including the activity, for all your sound applications that use the Total Recorder driver. For example, you can display the format used by an application for playback.
• Ogg Vorbis is now supported through a free-of-charge “Ogg Vorbis Support Add-on”. This add-on is built based on the latest Ogg Vorbis engine. You can still work with Ogg Vorbis using the vorbishc.dll file as before.
• The “Recording Wizard” allows users to easily specify their settings for recording. The wizard can also help you resolve some problems you may experience.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Ability to restore Total Recorder’s default configuration and recording parameters.

• The real speed of accelerated recording is displayed.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Total Recorder now supports FLAC format.
• Ability to automatically adjust the recording level to set the optimal level.
• When normalizing a file, the loudest periods can be excluded. This can be helpful, for example, if you have a recording containing random peaks.
• On the “Recording source and parameters” dialog, you can now specify an input device for different recordings. This allows you to use different input devices for different scheduled jobs.
• You can copy tag information from one file to another by using tags stored in an existing sound file to fill in the tag fields.
• The “Options”-“Settings” dialog is redesigned.
• Other minor enhancements.

• A pause reduction feature has been added. This feature reduces the lengths of pauses which are often present, for example, between Internet radio programs. The pause reduction feature can be used both during a recording and for an existing recording. Pause reduction can also be used in conjunction with split mode.

• Customization of the user interface lets you show Total Recorder in the System Tray, use Always on Top mode, and set up different views (Compact, Full, or Customized).
• Global hotkeys can be set up and used for various functions within Total Recorder regardless of whether it is running in the background, the foreground, or it is minimized.
  Multimedia keyboard keys can be used for global hotkeys and shortcuts.
• A drag-and-drop feature lets you open a sound file by dragging the file from Windows Explorer and dropping it onto Total Recorder’s main window.
• Presets can be used to store settings for your recording source and parameters. This allows you to quickly set the recording source and parameters as required.
• Total Recorder's scheduler is redesigned. The “Schedule item” dialog has been split into three tabs.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Ability to display and work with a sound image in a separate window. For example, you can change the size and scale of a sound image.
• During a scheduled job, Total Recorder can automatically reconnect to an Internet transmission or restart a program when problems arise, such as the failure of a connection.
• A scheduled recording can be muted. This is useful when a recording is scheduled in the middle of the night and you do not want to be disturbed.
• Generation rules can be used for some file tag fields, such as the Comment field.

• Support for Total Recorder add-on programs. Add-ons can be applied while playing, recording, or saving a sound file. They can be used to transform sound streams (e.g. apply equalizer settings or remove noise) or to monitor them (e.g. display results of spectrum analysis).
• New options for normalization. Now you can remove the DC offset of a sound stream and normalize the left and right channels of a stereo file independently.
• A boundary click suppression feature prevents clicks in boundary points when modifying a sound file (e.g. adding or deleting parts of a file).
• To adjust the playing volume and recording levels, balance controls have been added.
• Shortcut keys can be customized.
• The Playing volume and recording level panel is now hidden and can be toggled on/off.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Ability to perform batch processing. Using this feature, you can select one or more files and do the following: change the format, apply sound effects (normalization, fade in/out, add-ons), repair MP3 files, manage file tags and file types, and define rules for generating target file names.

• You can play a file or part of a file using repeat playback mode. This causes playback to repeat continuously.
• Sound level indicators have been redesigned and can display peak levels.
• There are more ways to launch a recording of an unlimited duration. This can be done through the command line, using auto-stop mode, or by removing the stop time for a scheduled job while it is running.
• A new command line parameter lets you start a job and use parameters defined in a scheduled job. This allows you to use playback/recording parameters that cannot be set through the command line.
• Ability to edit the lists of time values that are used for the Jump to Time and Move forward/backward features.
• Other minor enhancements.

• URLs and Run commands for scheduled recordings can be generated based on templates. Besides other fields, a template can include a field for generating a month name. For a date field, an offset (in days) can be specified.
• When recording in Split mode, the last part of a recording can be duplicated. This is useful because a file may be split in the middle of a sentence.

• Total Recorder now supports Windows Media Audio format.
• The ability to change the sound level in MP3-formatted files without re-encoding.
• Other minor enhancements.

• A fading effect can be applied to sound data.

• Total Recorder now has controls for playing volume and recording level.
• The ability to define rules for using in "Save as..." operations.
• The Auto-stop recording feature has been redesigned.
• A "Comment" attribute for a scheduled job has been added, and it can be used for sorting the list of scheduled jobs.
• New shortcuts have been added.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Ability to split sound based on changed clip information in an external player.
• Ability to use clip information from an external player to form tags and file names.
• Predefined values for start time and duration can be set for a scheduled job.
• A context menu has been added to the Sound Image panel.

• Support for VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3 format
• Ability to repair MP3 files.
• Generation of file names for "Save ... as" operations based on file/recording tags.
• Additional options for setting file/recording tags.
• Enhanced "Jump to time" feature.
• Ability to sort scheduled jobs by starting date and time.
• Total Recorder can run with some restricted functions to allow better compatibility with other programs.
• Other minor enhancements.

• Ability to launch an application through the scheduler.
• Ability to split sound that has already been recorded.
• Tools to make it easier to manually split a file/recording.
• Generation of file names for "Save ... as" operations based on split mode conditions.

• Full support for the Ogg Vorbis format.
• "Jump to time" feature lets you easily navigate to a particular point in a sound file.
• Improved displays of the properties of files and recordings.
• Improved user interface and other minor enhancements.

• Sound image visualization. This helps you navigate in sound data and allows you to see portions of sound with different characteristics.
• Ability to close the player after a scheduled recording completes.
• The Split mode feature has been enhanced so that a file can be split based on a low level of sound being recorded.
• "Split now" feature has been added.
• Advanced stop recording conditions have been extended. A recording can be stopped based on a low level of sound being recorded.

• The ability to directly use playback and recording devices.
• Extended functionality of the "Undo" and "Redo" operations.
• Sensitivity of the sound level indicators has been increased.
• Improved user interface.

• Split mode. A recording can be automatically split into separate files based on different conditions. For example, a new file can be created once a recording reaches a certain size or after a specified amount of time.
• Advanced file name generation rules let you specify options for the names of automatically generated files. These can be files created in split mode or by a scheduled job.
• Advanced options for automatically stopping a recording. For example, you can restrict a recording by time or size, or specify a time limit for no sound being recorded.
• The ability to play an Internet transmission when a scheduled recording starts.
• Other minor enhancements.

• The ability to regulate the level of sound being recorded from a software source.
• Total Recorder can preserve pauses in a recording.
• The incompatibility with Lame encoder versions 3.90 and 3.91 is resolved.
• A frequency for writing cached data can be set. This can help prevent clicks and gaps in recordings.
• Diagnostic tools are enhanced.
• Compatibility with some software has been improved.

• The sound level for each channel is displayed separately.
• The ability to schedule a job to run on weekdays or weekends.
• Version 3.3 is completely compatible with Windows XP.
• Other minor improvements.

• Pre-recording mode. In this mode Total Recorder records continuously and stores the last specified number of seconds of data. When you push the Record button, this data is added to the beginning of your recording.
• The ability to edit ID3v2 tags.
• Automatic removal of gaps while recording in software mode.
• Improved stability and compatibility.

• The ability to play and record compressed sound using installed codecs.
• The ability to use external MP3 modules for recording in MP3 format.
• Compatibility with Windows Millennium Edition.
• A Fast-save capability.
• Automatic stop after a specified amount of recording time.
• Interface improvements.

• Support for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
• The ability to resample a recording (i.e. change sound stream parameters). Resampling can be done either during the recording process or when you save a recording.
• The maximum recording size is no longer limited to 2GB. It is now possible to record up to 49 continuous days. However, since an individual .wav file has a limit of 4GB, a long recording must be broken into pieces in order for it to be saved.
• A save progress indicator.
• The ability to increase the priority of the Total Recorder program and provide cleaner recordings.
• The ability to normalize the volume of a recording.

• Accelerated recording/converting. This allows you to convert a sound file to standard wave format without listening to it. This operation normally takes a fraction of the time it would require to play the file.
• These allow you to select and save only part of a recording or part of an existing wave file.
• The ability to continue recording to the same file after it was stopped.
• A level indicator reflects the amplitude of a signal during recording and playback.
• The ability to have more than one open copy of Total Recorder (like in version 1.0).

• Capturing and recording of sound streams that programs request from a sound card. This allows full duplex recording of Internet phone conversations when using programs such as NetMeeting and VoxPhone.
• Recording from CD, microphone and other input lines.
• Built-in scheduler that allows you to program jobs (record or playback) to start at a given time, similar to programming a VCR.
• Command line parameters that allow you to use an external scheduler such as Microsoft Task Scheduler to schedule a recording or playback.
Automatic installation and de-installation of the virtual device driver.

First version of Total Recorder