24/7 auto-recording .mp3's, auto-named, multiple files controlled by size/time

[bigprz]

I am a new user of this software. Audacity 2.3.2 on Windows 10. I would like advice on the automatic recording of audio to multiple.mp3 files. The name and size of the files I want Audacity to automatically generate. The file “size” should be controlled by Audacity by either the actual file size on the computer drive (say groups of files each of which is ~50 to 100 meg file size) or by the recorded time (say 10 minute segments). Is there a way to do this? I see there are commands to break up a file into segments after the recording is done; but I want this done “on the fly”. I also see commands to record and generate a .mp3 file based on a predetermined start and end time. But that is just 1 file, and 1 time interval. I want automatic recording of multiple files whose names are automatically generated.

Thank you for your time.

[steve]

The name and size of the files I want Audacity to automatically generate. The file “size” should be controlled by Audacity by either the actual file size on the computer drive (say groups of files each of which is ~50 to 100 meg file size) or by the recorded time (say 10 minute segments). Is there a way to do this?

Audacity can’t do that on its own. You may be able to script some automation with a program such as AutoHotKey (https://www.autohotkey.com/), but note that Audacity does not record directly to a file, so there will be a gap in your recording each time you stop the recording, export the file, close the current Audacity project and start a new recording.

Probably the better solution would be to look for a “surveillance recorder” app.