Veri-Scribe is a powerful, easy-to-use multi-channel portable recording platform that operates on standard multi-media notebook PC's running Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or Windows® XP Professional. Veri-Scribe has been designed to provide reliable recording, with fast and accurate retrieval and playback. Veri-Scribe performs several primary functions: Records audio that is present on the channels to which it is connected. Permits live monitoring and testing of channel audio by authorized users. Stores recordings on the system's hard drive, for immediate on-line access. Permits users to backup or copy recordings to CD-R/CD-RW or a network attached storage (NAS) device. Permits users to annotate audio recordings before, during, and after the recording session. Links the annotations and audio recordings for ease of use by playback users. Permits users to convert recorded audio to multiple standard formats for offline playback. Permits users to insert a previously recorded Veri-Scribe media and easily search for recordings. Permits playback of selected recordings by users. Veri-Scribe is delivered as a complete, bundled package of functional applications that handle: Recording of the proceeding (Veri-Scribe Recorder) Annotating (indexing) the audio (bundled with Veri-Scribe Recorder and Player) Playing back and copying the audio (Veri-Scribe Player) Playing back and copying the audio from another workstation (Veri-Scribe Client Player) Public playback of audio (downloadable Veri-Scribe Public Player) Veri-Scribe Recorder The Veri-Scribe recorder provides tools to record from 1 to 4 channels on a notebook PC, with a variety of compression (recording) rates to conserve storage. Tools are included for active feedback, monitoring, and testing ensure the integrity of the recording. The Veri-Scribe recorder (Figure 1) provides the interface to configure, start and stop recording of audio from the channel inputs. The recorder is activated with a single mouse click, or a single hot key stroke combination. There is a visual and audio indication of channel status. The module permits testing of the channels prior to start of the recording session, and live monitoring of the channels while recording.