ocenaudio creating a 22 min recording while im leaving it on for 2 hours...

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HI i use ocenaudio

I have a old laptop . sometimes i leave for 2 hours and it has made a 2hours recording working well .
But sometimes i leave for 2 hours and when i come back it has created a 22m or 25 minutes recording only. why would that happen?
 
ok let me explain it in other words.
i have to go out and want to record the sound when im not home (dog barks) to take care of him.

so at 13oclock i start recording , i leave.

At 15 oclock i come back and look at the pc and it shows a recording of only 22 minutes. I m expecting a recording of 2 hours long.

Sometimes the pc records for the whole time , sometime it show a shorter recording .

do you follow what the situation is? what could cause ocenaudio not to record the total amount of time?
 
Maybe the computer is going to sleep, overheating??

What are you recording? Is there an auto-start/auto-stop feature that turns off recording because the input becomes too quiet, perhaps?

Are all the settings when you record exactly the same? I.e., the number of tracks, the audio format (e.g., WAV, MP3, etc., bit rate, and bit depth for WAV/AIFF, etc.)
 
keith.rogers said:
Maybe the computer is going to sleep, overheating??

What are you recording? Is there an auto-start/auto-stop feature that turns off recording because the input becomes too quiet, perhaps?

Are all the settings when you record exactly the same? I.e., the number of tracks, the audio format (e.g., WAV, MP3, etc., bit rate, and bit depth for WAV/AIFF, etc.)
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hum is there a way for me to check if has pause because overting?
im recording if my dog barks im on a protocol for separation anxiety so i need to progress in his window of tolerance.
About the audio format, isn t something that we choose at the moment of saving?
it is written undefined format at the right on the track. I use oceanaudio. im noob with it.
i only record one track of 1 2 3 hours depending on the time i leave.
 
If your computer is still on and running when you check, it did not overheat.

Make sure you have plenty of space left on the disk you are using for the application to write to when it is recording. Generally, the record format is internally determined by the application, and it's only when you export the file that you'd have the opportunity to change the format to something else. You can probably specify bit rate for the application, and you would not need anything higher than the base bitrate of something like 44.1kHz. You would only need a mono track from a single mic, but if you are using the computer's built it mic, it might default to a stereo track for that.

I'm not seeing any online documentation for that program/application. If it is stopping recording on its own, you might consider trying another application. If you can find a version of Audacity that will work on your laptop, it might be easier to find help for something more people are familiar with, so give that a try if you cannot resolve your problem with oceanaudio's app.
 
Your software isnt one anyone has mentioned in the past but in virtually all software the write format is set up in the preferences. From what you’ve described at some point the computer is too busy. It’s trying to save the data in bits on the drive, perhaps because it’s too much for the ram you have available. So it’s writing the files to the drive while storing the new stuff and the buffer is full and has not empties quick enough or the buffer empties and the new data is late maybe because of drive speed, heat throttling back the processor or lots of other things like drive speed or usb choking? Could even be the drive getting a bit full and access time slowing.
 
mixsit said:
I'm.. not following what that means.
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Me either.
Just how old is that laptop?
Warp drive failure?
Time compression set too high?

Just joking around a bit, but Rob's suggestion that available ram and buffering is the problem kinda makes sense.

One more reason that I have never recorded using a 'puter.
 
Here’s the real question. What purpose does it serve to record the ambiient noise or dog barks in your home?
 
Some things to consider:

Look at your power settings. Makes sure that you don't have any power saving options selected. In particular, the option to Put Computer To Sleep is set to NEVER. Are you running a laptop on battery? There can be two different settings. On battery is usually set to something like 15 minutes. Make sure you are using Mains power, not battery.

Consider downloading Audacity. It's probably similar to Ocenaudio, and is totally free. It will easily handle multiple hours of audio.

Make sure you have sufficient space on your drive. 3 hours at 44kHz/16bit wav files will take just under 2 GB of file space for a mono track. Saving in MP3 will save files size, but it will still take up the same amount of computer memory in the program.
 
TalismanRich said:
I don't think so. Sounds like the dog is having issues and barking/whining might be a symptom.
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I didn't take that into consideration. Sorry.
The OP should seek advice from an Ocenaudio support group to solve the mystery.
 
From what I see, Ocenaudio is a bit like Audacity. It's a free audio recorder/editor program which offers cross platform support for Mac/PC/Linux. It supports VST plugins and has some functions built in.

I haven't really seen any forum support on any of the ones that I browse.

ocenaudio

O ocenaudio é um editor de audio multiplataforma, fácil de usar, rápido e funcional.
www.ocenaudio.com www.ocenaudio.com
 
keith.rogers said:
If your computer is still on and running when you check, it did not overheat.

Make sure you have plenty of space left on the disk you are using for the application to write to when it is recording. Generally, the record format is internally determined by the application, and it's only when you export the file that you'd have the opportunity to change the format to something else. You can probably specify bit rate for the application, and you would not need anything higher than the base bitrate of something like 44.1kHz. You would only need a mono track from a single mic, but if you are using the computer's built it mic, it might default to a stereo track for that.

I'm not seeing any online documentation for that program/application. If it is stopping recording on its own, you might consider trying another application. If you can find a version of Audacity that will work on your laptop, it might be easier to find help for something more people are familiar with, so give that a try if you cannot resolve your problem with oceanaudio's app.
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it is still on when i arrive with those twenty some recording.
the problem with audacity is that it it is so very slow to save files and scroll the file it is a pain . the ocenaudio is very quick . but indeed there is no manual . I watched everything on youtube on ocenaudio and nothing talks about a twenty minute stop recording...
 
TalismanRich said:
Some things to consider:

Look at your power settings. Makes sure that you don't have any power saving options selected. In particular, the option to Put Computer To Sleep is set to NEVER. Are you running a laptop on battery? There can be two different settings. On battery is usually set to something like 15 minutes. Make sure you are using Mains power, not battery.

Consider downloading Audacity. It's probably similar to Ocenaudio, and is totally free. It will easily handle multiple hours of audio.

Make sure you have sufficient space on your drive. 3 hours at 44kHz/16bit wav files will take just under 2 GB of file space for a mono track. Saving in MP3 will save files size, but it will still take up the same amount of computer memory in the program.
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yes i have sufficient space available and the laptop is pluged in the wall and sleep mode is set to 5 hours.
 
60's guy said:
I didn't take that into consideration. Sorry.
The OP should seek advice from an Ocenaudio support group to solve the mystery.
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HI 60 s guy. I searched the web for ocenaudio. it has no support. i came here hoping some of you know it .
If someone can tell me a bigger community forum where i can ask question about ocen let me know .

On another note, I would really like you to tell me some info about what triggered you to write it could be a spam tread.
I have a need for knowledge . im not even sure i understand spam( english not my native language).

It also happened that I received a you are banned reason spam message on other forums and i felt very confused about it because i dont want to sell merch and no explaination where given.
Please tell me more about this thing that seems to be not wanted and named spam. I sincerely want to understand to be aware of what i write or the way I write that can bring people to think about spam.

What confuses me even more is reading :sounds like the dog is having issues and barking/whining might be a symptom.
And that this sentence leads you to conclude that in reality it is not spam. I see no link. there is something i am missing . im confused about it.

The definitions of spam that i read are so vague and different depending on the source . the only common thing i found is someone posting a message saying : i have this to sell or this product is so awesome every week hence polluting the forum with a hidden advertisement .

tell me more thanks
 
The snag is that we are a recording forum that concenrates on music. Few of our members are into recording dogs barking, and I think none of us had even heard of ocenaudio. Lots of our members use audacity, it's a music product and is free.

The SPAM comment is a result of a brand new member asking about a product nobody knows about. If you Google for free recording software, then it is not exactly top of the list. We then make the assumption that something is not quite right. Maybe you work for a company who make ocenaudio (which is a very strange name) 'oceanaudio' makes sense, but 'ocen'? It's not a proper word. So maybe on all the forums you posted people thought the same. There are lots of comments about ocenaudio on the net, but it seems to be struggling to find a user base?

Why not try audacity and see if it stops recording? If it does, it's your computer. If it doesn't, it's ocenaudio!
 
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