Wave Sound Recorder is a simple, free sound recording program for Windows. Click Record and it captures sound from your microphone or any other recording device and saves it as a WAV file. A large timer and a stereo level meter show that recording is in progress and how loud the input is, so you always know that the sound is actually being recorded.

Every recording is saved automatically to the folder you choose, with a file name made from the date and time, and appears in the Recordings list with its duration, size, format and date. Double-click a recording to play it. Use it to record voice notes, lectures, interviews, meetings, music practice or anything else you can hear through your recording device.

Supported Features

Recording

• Record, Pause and Stop from the toolbar, just like a tape recorder.
• Large recording timer (hours, minutes, seconds and tenths) with a clear RECORDING indicator.
• Stereo level meter for the left and right channels, with green, yellow and red zones, so you can see the input level and avoid recording silence or distortion.
• Input: record from the default recording device or choose another microphone or input.

WAV format options

• Sampling rate from 8000 Hz to 44.1 kHz.
• Mono or Stereo.
• Bit resolution: 8-bit or 16-bit.
• Higher quality settings give better sound and larger files.

Automatic saving and the Recordings list

• Save to: choose the folder for your recordings; Open shows it in Windows Explorer.
• Every recording is saved automatically with a date and time file name, for example Recording 2026-10-09 13-52-29.wav, so nothing is overwritten.
• The Recordings list shows the Name, Duration, Size, Format and Date modified of every file in the folder. The recording in progress is shown in red and updated live.
• The status bar shows the number of recordings and their total size.

Playback

• Double-click a recording to play it in the built-in Player.
• Drag the position slider to move through the recording; the current position and total length are displayed.

Main Window

The Recorder area at the top shows the timer, the level meter, the input device, the format and the folder where recordings are saved. Below it are the Player and the list of recordings. In the screenshot below a new recording is in progress while six earlier recordings are listed.

Wave Sound Recorder Quick Help

Before recording, make sure that the microphone is connected, is not muted in Windows sound settings and that its level is high enough. Speak into the microphone and watch the level meter: the bars should move into the green zone, but not stay in the red zone.

1. Select the Input device and the Format (sampling rate, mono or stereo, bit resolution).
2. In Save to, enter or browse for the folder where recordings should be saved.
3. Click Record to start. Click Pause to pause and resume, and Stop to finish.
4. The new WAV file appears at the top of the Recordings list. Double-click it to play it.

Note: the higher the quality of the recording, the larger the recorded file will be. A stereo 16-bit 44.1 kHz recording takes about 10 MB per minute.

License

Wave Sound Recorder is freeware: you may use it free of charge for personal use. You are not allowed to collect money for distributing it or to sell it. Please see the license agreement for details.