Thanks for the tips guys. I just got a copy of Total Recorder , it's awesome ,I just finished doing some tests using the timer settings,I was using Mp3DirectCut through my task manager. what a pain in a neck that was,I'd had to be there to start the recording.Also I tried Cool Edit Pro 2 with the timer settings.it was better, but.it was A pain to save 3 to 4 hour wav files on to the hard drive at once as it's been recorded.especially on a old computer.Thanks again.