Q: What is the new tagging system?
A: A short history here: when I first develop this program, the main purpose is to record my everyday thoughts as voice diary. In order to identify which mp3 file was the one I wanted to play, I must add some notes within each file. First, I relied on ID3TAG V1 which is limited to 128 char. so I could only add a title to it. Second, I did a lot of research of ID3TAG V2 which could tag 256M relevant information. But after my long time test, I found its writing speed was too slow, especially in the first time writing. I couldn't wait. So I decided to define my own format to tag relevant notes to each mp3 file. Finally, I made it. The writing speed was much faster than id3tag v2 while the tag size was virtually of no limit. I can tell you the trick why my tagging format is faster than id3tag v2, because id3tag v2 is written in the head of audio file. When its first writing to audio file, it must move the whole file to left the occupation. Unfortunately, the audio file is typically long. My tagging format is written at the end of the audio file, so it doesn't need to change the original mp3 audio file. So its fast.

Q: Does it need windows codec to encode and decode mp3 file?
A: No. MP3 Recorder XP has a built-in encoder and decoder. Its decoder is based on the madplay 24bit integrated decoder. The encoder is the famous lame encoder. The advantage to use the built-in decoder is its stablility and not relying on the version of windows. So this program is compatible of any windows.

Q:How can I record audio-streams from radio stations I play with Windows Media Player, RealAudio Player,etc?
A: Answer.

Q: What is the system requirement?
A: You need a Pentium 200 PC or higher, 32MB RAM or more. The operating system should be Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP or even Win95. Of course, you'd better have a microphone. If not, you can also use MP3 Recorder XP. See "How to use" for details.

Q: How to register?
A: After you have paid the MP3 Recorder XP registration fee, you will received a registration code by email. Enter your name in your name textbox and registration code in the Registration Code textbox, then click Unlock button and the limit will be removed.

The registration fee is ONLY $15.00. If you have not yet paid the MP3 Recorder XP registration fee, you can also record less than 100 seconds per record.

Q: Is your online order form secure?
A: Yes, it is 100% secure.

Q: Do I have to pay for the upgrades?
A: No! All upgrades are free to registered MP3 Recorder XP users.

Q: How much is it?
A: MP3 Recorder XP costs only $15 for the option of email registration.

Q: Where does MP3 Recorder XP store sound data?
A: The default directory is c:\programs files\MP3 Recorder XP\sounddata. But you can easily change sound directory if you like.

Q: Does MP3 Recorder XP occupy a lot of hard disk space?
A: It depends. MP3 Recorder XP record sound directly in MP3 file whose size is one tenth of WAV file. You can calculate the sound data size by yourself. If you choose 22050, mono option, one hour voice sound approximately occupies 14.3M disk space. If you use MP3 Recorder XP everyday, I recommend you install MP3 Recorder XP in your largest disk partition.

Q: How to set my windows fonts (DPI setting)?
A: whatever you set you fonts to small fonts( DPI normal size) or large fonts(DPI large size). MP3 Recorder XP will fix its size to 640*480. Also, the inside fonts will change. I recommend that you use small fonts here.