easy hi-q recorder is the easiest way to record absolutely any sound or music in real-time! it's easy enough for any beginner to use, yet is loaded with powerful, high-quality features that will satisfy advanced and professional users. easy hi-q recorder records directly to: mp3, (constant bitrate: cbr or variable bitrate: vbr), wma 9, (windows media audio 9), wav or ogg vorbis. easy hi-q recorder has the widest range of settings you can find! at the high-end you can record to above cd quality, 48 khz stereo and at the low-end you can record down to 8 khz mono. the quality is excellent at all settings! record any type of audio such as streaming internet radio, music or video sounds from windows media player, realone or any other media player, games, etc. record the sound from any internet broadcast, audio or video, whether it's news, sports, music, talk radio or any other format. record live sound with a microphone. with a laptop, you can even use it to record meetings, classes, seminars or any event that's important to you. convert, (record) any type of audio file or media such as records, tapes, cd's, radio, ebooks, dat, mini-disc, video tape sounds, t.v. sounds, video games, telephone or from any other external device. it also features auto: song, sound, silence detection, file splitting and auto volume, auto start with system, keep on top and more. easy hi-q recorder includes a versatile player that will play a large number of audio and video file types, (audio only). you can play sound from: mp3, wma, wav, ogg, aif, au, raw, vox, mpeg, avi files and more. pause is included for skipping unwanted portions. there's a timer to set your recording length and a built-in vcr-like timer so you'll never miss one of your favorite broadcasts again! you can set it to record once, daily or weekly. file naming is automatic and each name is unique, you never have to worry about any files being over-written. easy hi-q recorder is very system-friendly.