Audacity Forum

hi,im wanting to record some lines i need to learn and save as a mp3 so i can put it on my ipod.Im totaly green with this and cant work out how to install and use a mic to audacity. will i have to buy a mic or can i use a usb telephone i already have, im not bothered about it being quality.
cheers
mike

You didn't mention anything about your computer or what kind of USB telephone you have. It's hard to help until you tell us that stuff.

I can tell you how to set Audacity up to use a mic (though you could have just read some documentation).

Open Audacity and click Edit -> Preferences -> Audio I/O tab. Here, you'll need to select your Recording source (I don't know what it will be called, you didn't mention) in the drop-down menu (95% of people have to turn off Software Playthrough also). Then make sure Audacity's input volume is turned up about halfway (the slider has a mic icon next to it) and press record, do you pick anything up?

<<<anything about your computer>>>

If you're on a Mac laptop, you launch Audacity and talk into the built-in microphone. Export it as a WAV file, open it in iTunes and sync to your iPod.

If you're on a Windows machine, there's a $25 Radio Shack microphone we use for just about everything and it works remarkably well.

But first, you have to part with more information. I don't like working in a vacuum. My eyes bug out and my ears pop.

Koz

kozikowski wrote:<<<anything about your computer>>>

If you're on a Mac laptop, you launch Audacity and talk into the built-in microphone. Export it as a WAV file, open it in iTunes and sync to your iPod.

If you're on a Windows machine, there's a $25 Radio Shack microphone we use for just about everything and it works remarkably well.

But first, you have to part with more information. I don't like working in a vacuum. My eyes bug out and my ears pop.

Koz

sorted,thanks alot for the advice.