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Hi,

I was wondering if I can record guitar tracks with Audacity on my Windows laptop?


Thanks

See here: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=22109
Audacity 1.3.13 recommended: http://audacityteam.org/download/

You can do that if your laptop has a microphone or you plug a microphone into the connection (usually pink) labeled microphone.

http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/ ... pSound.jpg

Or go with a full-on recording system with microphone, mixer/preamp, etc.

You can't plug your electric guitar directly into most Windows laptops because the Mic-In (pink) is too sensitive -- you may cause distortion or other damage.

Electric Guitar's are hard because their signals are too powerful for Mic-In but not powerful enough for a natural Stereo-Line-In -- but you can get close. You may be able to use one of the Stereo Line-In adapters and adapt the RCA connection to your electric guitar. That would work.

http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/UCA202.jpg

The sound will be low, but easily boosted in Audacity.

Koz