Recording sounds -- delay in starting?

[Peter T. Evensen]

My application is an adult remedial education title that lets the person 
(optionally) record their reading of a word and then compare it with the 
pre-recorded voice.  It would be nice if they could just click the 
button and record.

Some of my Authorware applications use the Audio Xtra to do recording, 
and that does not suffer from this 2-3 second delay.

Can the Advanced QT external be used to record without this delay? 

Stephen Barncard wrote:
> I guess it's the buffer starting up first before recording. It would 
> have to be constantly running for it to be able to start instantly. 
> Some dedicated audio apps can 'pre listen' the audio stream constantly 
> and avoid missed cues. Rev audio is not that sophisticated.  Buffer 
> latency would be a nice property to have.
>
> The delay is a bit annoying. I made a stack that uses a prompt for the 
> voice over reader to wait until it turns red and "record" for a cue. 
> It works quite well. Let the app cue you when to transfer or speak, 
> not the other way around.
>
>
>
>>>> Is there any other way to record sounds in Revolution, other than 
>>>> *record sound file "/filepath/"*?
>>>>
>>>> Record sound file with Rev 2.8.1 on my Windows XP takes 2-3 seconds 
>>>> to start recording, which seems unacceptable.  Is there any faster 
>>>> way to record a sound?
>>>>
>>>> Stopping recording also takes about 2 seconds, which seems a bit much.
>>>>
>>>> The program I'm replacing with my Rev app records and plays back 
>>>> almost instantaneously.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Peter T. Evensen
>

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