I want to record messages and save them in a file.
Then send them on email.
Thank you
Leep
Trouble with Audacity
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Audacity 1.2.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
Audacity 1.2.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
Re: Trouble with Audacity
First things first, you'll need the LAME mp3 encoder, available here:
http://audacityteam.org/download/windows
After that, we need to what piece of equipment you want to record with. Possible answers include: Computer mic, Line In device, speaker output, phone call, etc.
Once you know that, you'll need to open up Audacity, go to the edit -> preferences -> audio i/o menu. Here you can select your input device. While you're there, there's a good chance you'll need to turn OFF "software playthrough." Now go to the File Formats tab and select the mp3 bitrate that you want to use at the bottom of this screen. 128 is a good starting point (if you've got Audacity 1.3.4 then you'll have to change the mp3 bitrate during the export step, not now).
At this point, hit record and test your input level. You can adjust the input volume with a slider that has a small microphone next to it. Make damn sure that your recordings never "max out" on the meters or the timeline.
Then you can stop and delete that track. Now record whatever you want.
After that's done, click file -> export to mp3. If you're using Audacity 1.3.4 then you'll need to click the options button here and select the mp3 bit rate that you want to use. Name the file and click "save." But don't close Audacity just yet.
Hopefully the file is small enough to email. If not, then lower the mp3 bit rate until it is. There's a limit to how much you can compress files, so depending on how much time you need to send you may have to split it up into multiple files.
http://audacityteam.org/download/windows
After that, we need to what piece of equipment you want to record with. Possible answers include: Computer mic, Line In device, speaker output, phone call, etc.
Once you know that, you'll need to open up Audacity, go to the edit -> preferences -> audio i/o menu. Here you can select your input device. While you're there, there's a good chance you'll need to turn OFF "software playthrough." Now go to the File Formats tab and select the mp3 bitrate that you want to use at the bottom of this screen. 128 is a good starting point (if you've got Audacity 1.3.4 then you'll have to change the mp3 bitrate during the export step, not now).
At this point, hit record and test your input level. You can adjust the input volume with a slider that has a small microphone next to it. Make damn sure that your recordings never "max out" on the meters or the timeline.
Then you can stop and delete that track. Now record whatever you want.
After that's done, click file -> export to mp3. If you're using Audacity 1.3.4 then you'll need to click the options button here and select the mp3 bit rate that you want to use. Name the file and click "save." But don't close Audacity just yet.
Hopefully the file is small enough to email. If not, then lower the mp3 bit rate until it is. There's a limit to how much you can compress files, so depending on how much time you need to send you may have to split it up into multiple files.
Re: Trouble with Audacity
alatham wrote:First things first, you'll need the LAME mp3 encoder, available here:
http://audacityteam.org/download/windows
After that, we need to what piece of equipment you want to record with. Possible answers include: Computer mic, Line In device, speaker output, phone call, etc.
Once you know that, you'll need to open up Audacity, go to the edit -> preferences -> audio i/o menu. Here you can select your input device. While you're there, there's a good chance you'll need to turn OFF "software playthrough." Now go to the File Formats tab and select the mp3 bitrate that you want to use at the bottom of this screen. 128 is a good starting point (if you've got Audacity 1.3.4 then you'll have to change the mp3 bitrate during the export step, not now).
At this point, hit record and test your input level. You can adjust the input volume with a slider that has a small microphone next to it. Make damn sure that your recordings
never "max out" on the meters or the timeline.
I downloaded "Lame MP3"
Now what?
Then you can stop and delete that track. Now record whatever you want.
After that's done, click file -> export to mp3. If you're using Audacity 1.3.4 then you'll need to click the options button here and select the mp3 bit rate that you want to use. Name the file and click "save." But don't close Audacity just yet.
Hopefully the file is small enough to email. If not, then lower the mp3 bit rate until it is. There's a limit to how much you can compress files, so depending on how much time you need to send you may have to split it up into multiple files.