arecord

Sound recorder for ALSA soundcard driver.

• Record a snippet in "CD" quality (finish with Ctrl-C when done):

arecord -vv --format=cd {path/to/file.wav}

• Record a snippet in "CD" quality, with a fixed duration of 10 seconds:

arecord -vv --format=cd --duration={10} {path/to/file.wav}

• Record a snippet and save it as an MP3 (finish with Ctrl-C when done):

arecord -vv --format=cd --file-type raw | lame -r - {path/to/file.mp3}

• List all sound cards and digital audio devices:

arecord --list-devices

• Allow interactive interface (e.g. use space-bar or enter to play or pause):

arecord --interactive

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