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I have installed Audio Recorder to record sounds played by my computer.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:osmoma/audio-recorder
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install audio-recorder

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I want it to create separate files after several seconds of silence.

It has a lot of possible settings especially by activating the "timer".

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But stopping after silence and restarting recording if sound is played would continue recording in the same file.

I want it to continue in a new file each time. That would increase the probability of recording separate audio parts/songs as separate files.

Is there a setting to do this?

I have uploaded here the timer syntax help (also available after installation clicking the lightbulb button seen in the image above).

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If you are familiar with (bash) scripting, you could create a script that starts the Sound Recorder with the setting to stop on silence. Start recording, and hopefully the program will report to the script when the recording has stopped, from there you have the possibility to close the program and restart the script thus creating a new file. This is not a solution but merely a work-around. – Zeelia Jan 5 at 14:12
@Zeelia - i guess in that case the program will always continue recording in the same file (whether restarting the recording and/or the program itself). but the answer was much simpler, see below. i was silly enough to check add option – cipricus Jan 5 at 15:55

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Very simple: the "Add" option beside the name of the output file must not be checked in order to avoid new files being added to the previous one. (I guess this is the default setting in fact!!)

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As for the settings in the Timer, it is a matter of trial an error.

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I do not know this particular sound recorder. I use Audacity which has a feature called "Sound activated recording". If enabled it will pause (not stop) recording when the sound level is below a specified input level.

See http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Recording_Preferences

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found the answer. can Audacity do that? please use comments for useful suggestions instead of answers – cipricus Jan 5 at 15:54

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