The Flashlog 8 recorder operates as a Windows service and is controlled from the Sources tab in the Flashlog application.

Each line source can be configured as Stereo, 2 x Mono, 1 x Mono or Hidden. When hidden, the source does not appear on the playback screen but the input continues to be recorded. The number of recording days is set from a dropdown list that is dynamically populated to ensure that hard drive space will not be exceeded. If line channel sub-categories have been created, the sub-category can also be selected from a dropdown list. A 12-character name can be assigned to each input, this is what appears on the playback button for that channel, and when 2 x Mono mode is selected, separate names are assigned to each channel. The audio compression rate can be set to 80kbps, 128kbps, 256kbps or lossless, and audio failure alarms can be optionally enabled.