Wav recording for Dummies

Randy Reimer · Post by **Randy Reimer** » 9 Apr 2000 1:20 pm

I'd like to record some simple steel sounds as wavs. Any hints?

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 9 Apr 2000 1:51 pm

If you have WIN95 or 98, it has a "Sound Recorder" that will record or play wav files. You could use either the mic or line input on your audio card. The mic is a "mono" input and the line is normally a "stereo" input. Just make a cable (or get an adapter) with a minature plug on one end that will plug into the sound card.

There's other ways and software to record, but the sound recorder is the simplest way to do it.

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 10 Apr 2000 6:45 am

You're alot better off with mp3 files.

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Dennis Wood · Post by **Dennis Wood** » 10 Apr 2000 8:06 am

Randy, follow this link and download musicmatch jukebox. its free and you can record from line in, cd, mic ect. you can also record as mp3 in different rates, wav's widows media files. It also plays sound files pretty good too.. http://www.windowsmedia.com/Jukeboxes/jukebox.asp

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Jim Mathis · Post by **Jim Mathis** » 10 Apr 2000 8:20 am

The problem with Windows Sound Recorder is that it has a time limit. Unless they have changed it lately, you can only record a minute at a time. I believe it shuts off after 60 seconds. There are several inexpensive software sound recorders that work just fine.

Dennis Wood · Post by **Dennis Wood** » 10 Apr 2000 10:47 am

Windows sound recorder does stop after 60sec., but if you save and push record again, soundrecorder will append to the end of the previously saved file as many times as you need i guess...Wav's do get kinda large tho..