Sound Recorder PCM WAV

3.4
106 reviews
10K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Sound and voice recorder for Android, uses RAW microphone data to capture every sound and records in lossless format (PCM WAV). Records stereo audio - listen with headphones and feel surrounded by the sound.

Features:
- raw MIC data (captures all sound)
- also recording with screen OFF
- stereo MIC (if device has 2 MICs) - listen with headphones and feel surrounded by the sound
- select the Audio Source (UNPROCESSED / CAMCORDER / MIC / DEFAULT)
- lossless audio format (PCM WAV)
- sample rate 8kHz to 192kHz (older devices may not support all the sample rates)
- bits per sample selection 16-bit (high quality) / 8-bit (record files to use in some embedded systems)
- adjustable gain 0 to 60 dB or automatic (look-ahead AGC)
- AGC buffer step selection 10ms to 500ms
- AGC measured amplitude averaging factor A_avg 0 = max. amplitude, 1 = buffer average
- user-configurable file name including date and time
- stereo / mono channel selection
- swap left/right option
- left/right balance +/- 10 dB
- option to keep screen ON
- option to disable ringing and vibration while recording - so the recording does not get ruined by the phone ring or vibration
- free, NO ADS, only limitation is recording stops after 10 min. which is more than enough for recording one song.

Free version intended for personal, non-commercial use only.

Recordings are now stored in the app's "recordings" folder. Old recordings are still in the old folders. They can be imported to the app's "recordings" folder using the "+ import files" button in app settings.
Updated on
Mar 4, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

3.3
98 reviews
Will Sylwester
January 21, 2024
Cheers for filling this oddly necessary niche! What gives anyway with no app developers caring about giving options for proper lossless highres wav, in this era of infinite storage space and amazing quality microphones abundantly cheaply available? Is nothing sacred? Thanks dev!!
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Joe Esposito
August 12, 2022
Sound Recorder PCM is soooo good especially for lav mic recording + it records with the screen off + it exports to .wav + its completely raw and does not have any noise supression like lexis audio editor. 10/10 would recommend. I got the pro version btw the free is limited to 10 mins. But it saved me €197.60 since it only costs €2.40 and lav mic transmitters cost like €200
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Yuri Golev (Raymond Reddington)
April 12, 2023
It used to be an excellent app, but now it severely lags and crashes all the time. I tried reinstalling it but to no avail. Still lags to the point of being unusable, it literally takes 5-7 seconds for it to react to any input. I am very disappointed
2 people found this review helpful
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HARDCODED JOY S.R.L.
June 1, 2023
App updated, no more lag. New recordings are stored in the app's folder "recordings". Long click on a recording opens the button bar where you can share the file or move it to other folder outside the app. PLEASE NOTE: uninstalling the app also deletes its "recordings" folder, so don't forget to export the already made recordings if uninstalling.

What's new

optimizations and UI improvements
added "pause" button