Recording Skype call

wobbley

Does anyone know know how to record a Skype call to an audio format such as .wav or .mp3 ? I want to record both sides of the call and save it to the PC.

tryingtosave_3

The podcasting world has tackled this problem indepth - google "skype recording" and there are loads of articles like this one:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/dacs/cdntl/pMachine/morriblog_more.php?id=457_0_4_0_M

ioscorpio

Just a thought, legally don't you have to inform the other person that you are recording the conversation.

wobbley

iomexico wrote:

Just a thought, legally don't you have to inform the other person that you are recording the conversation.

You mean I may have to say something like this? - " This call is being recorded for 'training purposes' which means if we get into a dispute with you and we are right, we'll have a recording to prove it. But if you are right we will deny we have a recording!"
Actually I think you are right. I remember years back you had to have a 'bleep' on the line every 15 seconds or so if you were recording. (According to the manual on a Panasonic answering machine in the early 80's).
Normally I wouldn't care about legalities with this but I am actually hoping to record something may may have legal implications later so I want to stay within the law. Saying that, the call I want to make is to another country, so, I'll have to look into their restrictions on recording call too. Oooh ! it does get complicated when you have an idea doesn't it?

electron_3

Just use Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ as it can record straight
from the PCs soundcard or Microphone.

ABH_3

wobbley wrote:

You mean I may have to say something like this? - " This call is being recorded for 'training purposes' which means if we get into a dispute with you and we are right, we'll have a recording to prove it. But if you are right we will deny we have a recording!"
Actually I think you are right. I remember years back you had to have a 'bleep' on the line every 15 seconds or so if you were recording. (According to the manual on a Panasonic answering machine in the early 80's).
Normally I wouldn't care about legalities with this but I am actually hoping to record something may may have legal implications later so I want to stay within the law. Saying that, the call I want to make is to another country, so, I'll have to look into their restrictions on recording call too. Oooh ! it does get complicated when you have an idea doesn't it?

Actually, he's wrong. Anyone can record a telephone call it is only if you wish to make the contents of the call available to a third party you would need their conscent. However, you can transcribe the content of the call and make that readily available. If this were to be taken to a court of law you would need to provide the transcription and seek a judge's permission to play the call if the other party objected to it being played. But the transcription is seen as your personal notes.

HTH