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This will change depending on what kind of microphone you might plug in.

Channels, either mono or stereo, which you will use to record.

That’s what mine is set to in the picture. It’s totally okay if you are in a quiet space to use your computer’s built-in microphone. Use this box to select the microphone you will be using.

Input source, or where the sound will come from.

This can be changed if you want to control which speakers to use, or if you want to play only through headphones.

Output source, or where the sound will come out.

Audio host, or where the computer will process your audio.

There are four pull-down boxes in this section.

You will need to set the microphone in the software. All of your recording setup options are at the top right.

Here’s what you see when you open it:īasic controls are all at the upper left hand corner. Once you have Audacity set up, let’s get started. Best not to go bananas now, though! Getting Started There are numerous other plugins for this software that you may want later, so be sure to bookmark this page in your browser. If you have something that you like to use instead, this article will still be useful for you, but you will need to locate similar features in your own software. It’s quicker and far simpler to use than the pro stuff.

Many available effects and options for recordingĮven as a professional-level user, I still find it handy when I need to do simple tasks quickly, like apply an effect or convert a file type.

Available for all platforms: Mac, PC, Linux, and more.

Here’s why I recommend Audacity to most people, especially beginners:

To be sure, there are much more powerful programs than Audacity, but they tend to be costly and very complicated to use-which won’t help people who aren’t interested in professional audio and just want to record something for people to listen to.

There’s a huge variety of options for recording audio, but I’ll discuss using Audacity in particular here. Now that you have a good recording setup in place, the next steps are getting something recorded and making it sound good. See Part One: Choosing the Right Microphone