Abstract: An audio recording apparatus includes a housing, a processor inside the housing, and a plurality of microphones coupled to the housing, the microphones being in data communication with the processor. A disc burning device and an electronic memory device are in data communication with the processor. A user input is on the housing and in data communication with the processor. The processor includes programming to store audio data obtained by at least one the microphone in the electronic memory device upon receiving a store command from the user input. The processor also includes programming to actuate the disc burning device to record the audio data stored in the electronic memory device on a recordable disc upon receiving a record command from the user input.