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MAKE DIGITAL FILES USING YOUR OWN COMPUTER

Freecorder FREE software program record sounds on your PC.

  • Records what you hear from your speakers.
  • Saves recordings as MP3 files.
  • You can also record from the microphone or line-in inputs on your PC.

Audacity for recording, editing, and compressing to MP3.
There is a minimal (though real) learning curve, nicely explained in the included documentation. You'll be able to edit different sections together if you'd like, change the volume levels or remove noise from the recording, export CD-quality WAV files as well as MP3, and much else. It's completely free and works very well on Mac, PC, and Linux.

  • Save it as a .wav file to your desk top
  • Save it as a .aiff file to your desktop
  • Example - thenameofyoursong.wav
  • Save it as an AIFF file
  • Example thenameofyoursong.aiff

 

SoundRecorder a FREE program

This allows you to record sound of almost any length. You can control and adjust the sound level with two sliders for input level and volume. While recording, SoundRecorder writes the data in a temporary file on your hard disk; once you choose to save the sound, the temporary data is written to a final sound file.

IF you don't have it -- Download it for your PC here

Your computer may already have it in your Entertainment folder it's called SoundRecorder and you can use your computer search tool to find it. Copy and paste sndrec32.exe.

1) FIND IT NOW

Go to Start Button on your computer (bottom left side)

  • Go to START (the button on the bottom left corner)
  • Go to Programs
  • Go to Accessories
  • Go to Entertainment
  • Go to Sound Recorder and click which will launch it.
  • Go to Volume Control and make sure everything is on (no checks)
  • Click on Help and then Help Topics to find out anything you want to know
  • Close Window

 

2) NOW YOU CAN START RECORDING

  • Go to Programs
  • Go to Accessories
  • Go to Entertainment
  • Go to Sound Recorder
  • Click the red button on the right and RECORD YOUR SONG.
    See example of this PDF file
  • Remember 60 seconds of recorded sound may take up to 5 megabytes of space. Listen to your sample after you have recorded it to make certain it sounds right to you.

3) SAVE YOUR RECORDING