TipCase Sound Recorder

TipCase Sound Recorder is a software utility you can use to capture and record audio coming from the sound card or microphone. It features advanced options, such as effects and filters, which are intuitive enough for less skilled users.

Simple installer and GUI

Setting up this tool is a fast task that shouldn't give you any trouble, thanks to the fact that there are no prerequisites or special options involved.
When it comes to the interface, the application opts for a normal window with a well-structured layout, where it's necessary to configure a couple of settings before starting a recording session.

Configure audio input and output settings

To be more specific, you can select the input device and line, adjust the volume level, as well as indicate the saving directory for the recorded tracks. All files are saved with the WAV extension. Unfortunately, the app doesn't offer support for additional file types.
Regarding WAV options, it's possible to pick between mono and stereo channel mode, and opt for one of the predefined output profiles available (e.g. PCM with 44.1Khz sample rate and 16-bit stereo mode, CD, radio or telephone quality).

Create new audio profiles and apply effects

Otherwise, you can customize audio properties concerning the WAV format (PCM, Microsoft ADPCM, Lame MP3, IMA ADPCM, GSM 6.10, CCITT u-Law or A-Law), together with the sample rate, bit rate and channel mode, ranging from 8,000kHz 8-bit mono with 7kb/sec to 44,100kHz 16-bit stereo with 172kb/sec. New profiles with customized settings can be saved.
As previously mentioned, TipCase Sound Recorder supports a few effects and filters: echo, phase shift, amplifier, and equalizer. It enables you to tweak the echo's amplifier and length (ms), equalizer and amplifier levels, along with the phase shift's dry, wet, feedback, frequency, sweep rate and range levels.

Evaluation and conclusion

It used minimal system resources in our tests. However, it failed to identify the input devices on newer Windows. We are also taking into account that it hasn't been updated for a while and likely has compatibility issues with later OS models. Nevertheless, you can test TipCase Sound Recorder for yourself, since it's free and has rich features dedicated to audio recording.