Sound Recorder

Introduction

A simple, modern sound recorder.

Participants

Design: Reda Lazri, Garrett LeSage, Hylke Bons

Development: MegFord

Status

• Needs design

  Design in progress {0} Needs implementation

  Implementation in progress

  Stable

Objectives

• Simplify and modernize the interface.
• Provide a straight-forward way to record and play previous records from the interface.
• Handle the saving process automatically. No need to worry about accidentally discarding the previous recording.

Development Roadmap

3.20

Stabilization goals:

• Improve Listview
  1. Use Gtk+ Revealer
  2. Optimize enumeration of files in Recordings directory
• Refactor code
  1. Improve scoping
  2. Minimize code duplication
• Nice to haves:
  1. Unit tests

3.22

Improve Feature Set

• Play features
  1. Seeking
  2. Basic editing capabilities
• Recording features
  1. Pause recording
  2. Allow custom naming format/ organize recordings into collections
• Status indication
• Sharing
  1. Needs design/goals

Relevant Art

Apple Quicktime

Kvlt

Macsome Audio Recorder

Windows 7

Android

Sound Recorder

Easy Voice Recorder

iOS Voice Memos

Discussion

Tentative Design

Goals and scope

Potential Use Cases

Simple record and playback

Basic editing

Creating and editing sound for screencasts

Voice memos

Voice search on the desktop

Code by voice

Concepts

A flexible and simple application which will be extended to provide various voice-based functionalities for the desktop.