In a message dated 12/10/98 1:50:11 AM, you wrote: <<I want to record sounds from within my app, but the default dialog offers only 10 seconds of recording. Is it possible to bypass the dialog and record directly in memory ?>> The length of the recording time depends on the amount of RAM available. If you have a lot of RAM, try increasing the amount allotted to your program (or to FB if running from within). If not try it on a machine with more RAM and you should see the "default" recording time increase. Roger M. Clary MacMUSE Software MacMuse@... http://members.aol.com/macmuse