Full Application

I addressed the wizard above, but the full array of program options are available in the full mode of the application. The interface itself is pretty nice. It has the same layout as Click-n-Burn, but the interface is updated and easier to use. Each button at the top of the interface has the textual description underneath the icon, meaning you can get quick access to the feature you want rather than having to guess which button to use or wait for the cursor hovering to reveal the text.

The HELP documentation is improved over the shoddy HTML manual that came with Click-n-Burn. It is a true, well-formatted HELP file. The manual is pretty good at showing the basics of the program, as well as addressing some common troubleshooting information and error code details. It could stand to cover some program aspects in more detail. It seems to have a bit of filler text, defining terms that anyone would know. This is fine, because as a developer of web software, I know that manuals need to be able to cover all skill levels, but it would be nice to have the manual also cover some of the more detailed program options, such as concurrent burns.

Speaking of concurrent burns, I was able to figure out how this works a bit, and I think it is quite cool. When you click on any CD type at the top of the program, it creates a “Job”. All open jobs are seen in the lower left. These jobs are basically program windows, and to close out a job, you close the window for that job. All open jobs are in a queue to be burned. You can configure each job to the settings you desire, then burn all jobs at once using the RECORD function in the FILE menu. Each job can be set to use one CD drive, in which case the jobs are done in order. You can also specify each job to use a different recorder (if you have multiple recorders on your PC) and then burn each of them simultaneously. This is a useful feature for people who have to perform a lot of CD burns in a short sitting, as we do here at PCMech for the Ebook CD each week.

In all, the interface for the full-mode application is well-designed. It looks simplistic, but has quite a few options that, at the same time, are not hard to locate.

Conclusion

RecordNOW MAX is certainly a nice piece of software. It shows on the Stomp website as a $39 download ($49 for the CD). Given the plethora of recording formats supported and the options it has, I feel this is a good price for the software. It has the right balance of usability and program options, even making it a good choice for resellers to include on their machines for their users. Stomp could make a good product even better, though, by addressing those few cons, which I will outline below.

Pros:

• Huge array of recording options and supported formats


• Record multiple jobs


• Wizard for beginners, Full Application for power users, all in one

Cons:

• Few minor interface tweaks in the wizard would improve design


• 100% CPU usage in the wizard at all times


• Help Manual is a little too basic in some areas

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