Recording voice on a computer in today's environment is easy. It is enough to connect a microphone to a stationary terminal or use the built-in device on a laptop. That's just normal quality, if you don't know how to set up a microphone on Windows 10 or on any other system, you can't achieve it. Next, some issues related to the installation of optimal parameters and the applications used will be considered. But first, let's stop at general principles sound recordings.
General principles for setting up a microphone on a computer
The very first and most important thing to be clearly understood is that absolutely all applications related to sound recording are fully dependent on the settings operating system (installed devices, drivers, volume levels, etc.)
Regardless of the used speaker system(passive or active) during the recording process, the so-called pickup (whistle in the speakers) can go from the microphone. General rule is to turn off the speakers at the time of recording. You will not hear the voice playing at the time of recording. But that doesn't matter.
The second point is related to setting the recording level. Half the volume is considered the best option. But for sensitive professional-grade microphones, you can set less.
The third question relates to the soundproofing system. It is clear that professional sound can be achieved at home only with the help of a whole range of applications that allow you to remove extraneous noise, after the speech or vocals are recorded. Here you will need programs for setting up a microphone, called audio editors. Naturally, to set up devices that combine both headphones and microphones, which are used mostly in team games, a special quality of signal transmission and reception may not be required. But even here there are nuances.
Connecting a microphone
As for connecting microphones, any computer on the sound card has a special input for a 3.5 mm plug. If the microphone model is equipped with a conventional "jack", you will have to purchase a special adapter separately.
Notebooks may not have a Line-In or Mic input. Therefore, you will have to be content only with the device that is integrated into the device. You won’t get much quality, since such a microphone can be used for maximum communication in instant messengers like Skype, although in this case it will also be necessary to make settings.
Windows Sounds and Audio Devices
The standard setting of any Windows system is called through the corresponding section of the "Control Panel" or through the RMB menu (right mouse button) on the image of the volume icon in the system tray. Here you simply select the recording device.
If for sound card additional software(e.g. "Realtek HD Sound Manager" for integrated in motherboard devices), you can use it. At least, there are a few more possibilities in terms of set parameters than in the "native" Windows options.
sound recording
Now we need to write the material. For this you can use standard remedy the operating system itself in the form of a built-in recorder.
It's enough just to press the start recording button, then speak or sing whatever you want, and after stopping, listen to the material. If desired, it can be overwritten (the previous entry will be oversaved). But here is further editing of the material without special software packages it will be impossible to do.
The most popular programs for setting up a microphone
Both allow you to record audio. The only question is how to edit later. As you can already figure out, recorders only write sound, and programs for setting up a microphone in the form of audio editors allow you to change the recorded track up to tightening the pitch.
Recorders
Among the usual audio recording tools today, you can find a lot of simple programs that you don’t need to deal with.
For users who do not pursue professional quality, the following applications can be recommended:
- Free MP3 Sound Recorder;
- MooO VoiceRecoder;
- Sonarca Sound Recorder Free and the like.
Audio editors
With audio editors, the situation is somewhat more complicated. Programs for setting up a microphone of this level look much more complex and, if I may say so, heaped up. They take a different approach to the very concept of sound recording from what is used in conventional recording applications.
Despite the fact that today there are many (compressed and uncompressed) with quite high bitrates and sampling rates, programs for adjusting the microphone sound of this plan by default save the material in the old WAV format, which is considered the most suitable for creating the original audio file in order to further convert it .
Among the most popular and widespread applications are Sony Sound Forge, Adobe Audition ( former program Cool Edit Pro), ACID Pro, etc. And this is not about professional studio sequencers like Pro Tools, which have even more instrumentation.
But there is one more thing. Some applications can not only record audio in any format or open it for editing, but also change the pitch of the recorded track if the vocalist, to put it mildly, is in certain moment did not reach desired note. The most popular application is the program for setting up a microphone on Windows 8 or other versions of the system called Melodyne. It is available both as a desktop application and as plug-ins for DAW studios (VST, DX, AAX, AU, etc.).
The application opens any audio file as a wave. The editor itself has a piano keyboard or a notepad, which corresponds to the pitch of the track fragments. It is enough to set the automatic analysis of the material, and the program itself will pull up the inappropriate frequencies to the standard ones. Along the way, you can do what is called the English term Quantize. This is the equalization of the sound by beats at a given tempo.
Finally, when considering how to set up a microphone on Windows 10 or another OS, you cannot ignore applications like AAMS, which are automated mastering systems based on a selected template.
Let's say you've recorded a music track with vocals. Do you want it to sound in the spirit of the classic No problem! Choose any track of the group as source material, from which the template will be created, and after that you add your composition with an indication for processing based on the analyzed track. Of course, this takes a lot of time, but you won’t have to mess with the microphone settings. The program will do everything on its own anyway.
And one more "trick", which is available in some audio editors, is that you can change your own voice, making it an exact copy of famous vocalists. Since we are talking about Metallica, in the same Adobe Audition application, you can set a vocal template and then change your voice to it. But that's not all. There is also an interesting function of influencing the subconscious, when noises in the ultra- or infrasound range are added to the edited audio. But they can cause completely different emotions, which, alas, do not depend on our consciousness at all.
What's better?
In general, any program for setting up headphones with a microphone or only a microphone allows you to perform certain actions in terms of recording and setting the input signal parameters. But here professional packages have an advantageous difference in that with their help the recorded material can be subjected to any kind of processing. They look quite complicated, and an ordinary user without special knowledge will deal with them for a long time. But, if he masters it, he will immediately appreciate all the opportunities that they offer.
The use of a home PC is extraordinarily multifaceted. In particular, it is widely used for recording various sounds.
Recording music at home, creating a variety of podcasts and voice notes is used by a large number of users.
It is for them that this review of three beautiful and really free utilities for sound recording.
Audio Master
The Russian program for recording sound from a computer allows you not only to record speech, but also edit the track.
It's more of a full-fledged editor than special utility to record sound. Nevertheless, as a home studio, it shows itself at a decent level.
First you need to download a program for recording sound in Russian, then install it. After installing the program, creating an entry will take place in three simple steps.
Stage I: Recording
In the window, the item "Record sound from microphone" is selected. It will open the recording window.
In it you will need to select a recording device (drop-down list after the item "Select a recording device").
If only one microphone is connected, it will be the default recording device.
Then you need big button in the middle of the window (Start new record). Recording starts with a three-second delay, so there is time to prepare.
In the process, you can pause it, and if something does not work out, then completely cancel and start over.
The checkmark at the bottom of the window allows you to record the track directly to the processed file.
Stage II: Setup
The recorded file can be edited. For this, special tools are used:
If the recording turned out normal and without any effects, then you don’t have to worry about adding them. Now it is available in the editor as a regular track.
In addition, the audio track can be cut from home (or any other) video.
Stage III: Preservation
After finishing editing, the finished track can be saved in one of seven formats (WAV, MP3, MP2, WMA, AAC, AC3, OGG, FLAC).
Free Audio Recorder
This is great small program to record sound from a microphone. To record sound, you must first download and then install the program.
Upon completion of the installation, the actions will look like this:
The program itself is simple and not very different from a standard recording utility. It's nice to have the ability to save records to a specific directory.
This helps a lot in organizing a large archive of records.
The only sad thing is the impossibility of capturing sound from the computer itself.
NanoStudio
The name of the program is completely true. It includes all necessary tools to create a complete composition.
And thanks mobile version they all fit in mobile phone.
The main sound generation comes from a virtual synthesizer and a sample pad. Additional tools include a drum machine, sequencer and mixer.
The finished song would be incomplete without vocals, but it will have to be added in another program.
Many effects can be applied to each track.
Sound recording in the program occurs with the help of many special tools for mixing.
Fifteen cells are available to the user for the simultaneous use of various tools:
In this review of the site, I will consider 2 utilities, the purpose of which is to record the sound coming from your sound card. It can be the sound from a microphone or just everything that your sound system produces. To be honest, I use it to record music from some games (if there is no special music extractor) and videos, in my opinion the easiest way. In general, when working in the three programs below, I didn’t see anything incomprehensible or complicated, you just need to correctly specify the device from which to make the recording itself, and then just click on the circle (record), we note that the resulting recording in some utilities will also turn out to be cut . If you don't like the compression, then read
Online service from website
Simple service for fast recording from the microphone.
All Sound Recorder
As always, let's start the review from the simplest program. All Sound Recorder includes two programs, the first is the audio recording part, and the second is a mini audio editor that has a few simple filters to polish your recording. Having edited the record, we naturally save it in one of the formats supported by the program, and there are not so many of them, only 3 - OGG, MP3, WAV. By the way, the editor allows you to work not only with the recordings recorded by the program, but also with any audio files, which is undoubtedly only a plus.
In the settings of the recorder, it is possible to configure, in addition to the sound device, the sound quality and the folder for temporary storage of audio recordings.
After starting the sound recording, in the main program window you will see a visualization, here you should pay attention to the fact that when recording from a microphone, the frequencies go off scale, if this happens, then you will get a sound with wheezing and hissing 😕 . You can fix this by lowering the microphone volume in the sound volume settings (as shown in the screenshot, reduce the volume level, or if it doesn’t help, then go to the sound settings along this path control panel> sounds and audio devices adjust the microphone volume there) or simply change the device, works fine for me on a recording output mixer.
To all the above advantages of All Sound Recorder, we will add another convenient scheduled recording wizard, specify the days and times you want to record, for example, music from online radio stations. All Sound Recorder in my opinion is great for capturing sound from games, movies and online radio, I myself have been using it for more than a year. Of the significant shortcomings, I see only a strong sensitivity of the program when recording, as I said a little higher, this is treated by lowering the volume in the settings of your sound card
Specifications:
Interface: English
Systems: Windows 95/98/ME/xp Vista
Distribution: trial
Main cons:
- not detected
PistonSoft MP3 Audio Recorder
A more powerful solution for recording audio on PC through a sound card. I would like to immediately praise the developers for the pleasant design of the program, and what is doubly pleasant is that there is support for the native Russian language.
PistonSoft Mp3 Audio Recorder differs for the better not only with an amazing interface, but also with a richer set of features, some of which are sorely lacking in competitors. A special voice activation system is a very useful thing! When this mode is activated (settings> voice), the program will not record silence, I think it will come in handy, for example, when recording a conversation. Some additional effects will smooth out the sound and make it the cleanest, I personally do not use it, in my opinion the sound is already of a sufficient level of quality, it rolls quite well.
According to the developers of the program, it can also be used to digitize sound from audio cassettes, for which the program is probably equipped with a special equalizer, filter low frequencies and dynamic sound amplification - I found all these tools in the tab effects.
Otherwise, the program works flawlessly in terms of sound recording, again it is very important to correctly configure the device from which the sound will be captured. PistonSoft Mp3 Audio Recorder, like All Sound Recorder, can record on a schedule, setting it up is not difficult.
The developers of PistonSoft Mp3 Audio Recorder did not leave PistonSoft Mp3 Audio Recorder without support for hot keys either, as well as without a small opportunity for color adjustment of the utility's internal window. In general, the impression is positive, though it would be even better with a built-in recording editor like in All Sound Recorder ..
Specifications:
Interface: Russian, English Systems: Windows 95/98/ME/xp Vista
Distribution: trial 30 days
Main cons:
- not found, but still not a perfect program, with the editor the score would be 10
Thanks to the abundance of torrent trackers and other free resources, you can find and download almost any multimedia content to your computer. But, however, there are exceptions. What about, for example, if the broadcast is streaming and where is the guarantee that the online audio transmission, the recording of which you would like to have on your PC, will then be posted on the Internet? In such cases, it is better not to rely on chance, but to take and record sound from a computer yourself.
It's not hard, you don't even need special programs however, their use would be preferable. Let's first consider how to record sound from a computer using the system itself. In popular Windows versions there is such useful tool as "Sound Recorder", which allows you to capture the audio stream from both the microphone and the sound card. But before you get down to business, you need to check the availability of the appropriate recording device on your computer.
Recording sound on a computer using Windows
Click right click click on the sound icon in the tray and select "Recorders" (or "Sound Devices") from the menu.
With a high degree of probability, in the window that opens on the Recording tab, you will find only a microphone, which, however, does not mean that other recording devices are not available. We right-click on an empty space in the window and select "Show disabled devices" from the menu. If "Stereo Mixer" or "What U Hear" appears in the list, great, we'll just use it to capture sound. Right-click on it, in the menu select "Enable" first, and then "Set as default".
After saving the settings, run through the Start menu standard application Sound Recorder or Voice Recorder (in Windows 10).
How to use it, we believe, it is not necessary to explain, all the work here comes down to pressing one button. Audio will be recorded from the speakers, but if you need to record sound on a computer from a microphone, instead of a stereo mixer in the settings of the “Sound” window, you must select a microphone by default. Naturally, the latter must be connected to the computer.
Programs for recording sound from a microphone and sound card
The above method is simple and convenient, but, alas, it is not suitable for everyone. The fact is that the Stereo Mixer device may either not be implemented at the driver level, or may be blocked by the sound card manufacturer. The sound from the audio card, however, can still be recorded, but for this you have to use third party programs. There are many such programs, both paid and free. One of them is Audacity- simple but powerful program for sound recording and digital audio editing.
The program can record sound from an external and built-in microphone, mixer and Line In channel. Capturing is possible on some models of sound cards streaming Internet radio, that is, the application can be used as a means of recording sound from the Internet to a computer. There are also many other functions in Audacity, but in this case we are interested in sound recording. The procedure is the following. Run the program, select Windows WASAPI as the signal source, and the device you need as the sound source, that is, a microphone or sound card.
Unfortunately, for some reason, the names of available devices in Audacity are shown as cracked, but this is not such a problem, after all, you can make test recordings from both outputs, determine the best one and continue to choose it. To capture the audio stream, press the red round button, to stop - the black square. To save the recorded data to a file, go to the menu File - Export and select the desired format.
To save the recording to MP3, you may need to install the lame_enc.dll library
A good alternative to Audacity is - simple program to record sound from a computer. VoiceRecorder allows you to record sound from an audio card, microphone and audio card / microphone at the same time, the required mode is selected in the drop-down menu. The program supports recording to MP3 and WAV, cutting out silence, choosing the quality of the output file. Capturing sound is done by pressing the "Record" button, saving - by pressing the "Stop" button.
From paid apps Can you recommend a program AudioMaster, especially if you want to record sound on a computer from a microphone. To do this, in the menu, click "Record sound from a microphone", in the window that opens, select, if necessary, a sound recording device and click the "Start a new recording" button.
Upon completion of the recording, AudioMaster will offer to edit it - change the voice parameters, increase the volume, add effects, and more. However, you can save the recorded voice without prior editing. Click on the save icon located on the toolbar and select the appropriate format in the wizard window.
Recording audio using online services
And in the end, we will consider the third option, namely, how to record sound on a computer through a microphone using special online services. Being designed for the widest range of users, they are simple and lack any settings. Among the most popular services for recording sound from a microphone are OnlineVoiceRecorder, VoiceRecorder, Vocalremover and Dictaphone.
OnlineVoiceRecorder allows you to record audio from the built-in and external microphone and then save it to an MP3 file. The tool is free, practically devoid of settings, has a simple intuitive clear interface, supports pre-listening of the recording and its trimming.
Similar functionality is offered by another free service. This online voice recorder can capture data from a microphone and save it to a WAV file (without quality loss).
- a good online voice recorder that allows you to record from a microphone, followed by basic editing and saving in MP3, WAV and OGG formats to choose from. After recording, the audio can be listened to, changes in the timbre and size of the “room” are available from the effects.
Vocalremover analogue is a free service that allows you to record sound from a microphone. It differs from previous resources by the ability to overlay audio tracks and save the recording on the server. Additionally, the online application supports moving through the record with the mouse, undoing and redoing actions. When saving a recording to a file, only one format is available - MP3.
On this, perhaps, everything. These were the main ways to record sound from speakers and a microphone on a computer, which one is better is up to you. In our opinion, it is more universal to use third-party desktop programs that allow you to record sound even when the mixer is unavailable, as for online services, their capabilities are limited, in addition, they may need to be turned on to work correctly. Flash technologies, the use of which today is considered unsafe.
OnlineVoiceRecorder: online-voice-recorder.com
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In this article I will tell you about sound recording, it may be needed in many cases - to record audio greetings, a song, an advertising audio clip, for learning foreign languages, etc. I will talk about the types of recording on a computer at home without professional recording studios. As many of you already know, Windows has standard system records. I will first talk a little about it, in case someone does not know how to do it. And then I'll move on professional programs sound recordings that already have in their arsenal such functions as noise reduction, use various effects, shift sound, cut out excess, overlay and connect voice and music, control timbre, convert sound to various formats and much more.
And so how to record a voice on a computer in a standard way?
We go to start -> all programs -> standard (accessories) -> sound recording. The program will open "sound recording"
After you click on the button “Start Recording” everything you say into the microphone will be recorded. To finish and save the audio track, click “Stop Recording” and a window pops up with a suggestion where to save, indicate a convenient place for you and already there you will be able to listen to what happened. (Audio is saved in .wma format)
Well, now let's move on to more cool programs to record sound on a computer.
I will talk about the programs in which I worked and, in fact, I managed to do everything in them. Of course have paid programs sound forge and Adobe Audition, UV Sound Recorder and AUDIOMASTER. But I'm used to using the good old Audacity. It's free, convenient and easy to use.
You can download it from the official site audacity.sourceforge.net FREE. Installation is simple.
Briefly about the program features:
Audacity can record live sound through a microphone or mixer;
microphone recording, line input, USB / Firewire devices and others;
can control volume levels before, during and after recording;
Recording at sampling rates up to 192,000 Hz (depending on related hardware and host choice). Up to 384,000 Hz supported for eligible devices with high resolution on windows (using WASAPI), Mac OS X, and Linux;
Recording multiple channels at the same time (subject to appropriate equipment);
Import sound files, edit them and combine them with other files or new recordings;
Import and export of WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC and Ogg Vorbis files;
Quick "On-Demand" WAV import or AIFF files;
Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete;
Unlimited Sequential Undo (and Redo) to redo any number of steps;
Support for LADSPA, LV2, Kotelnikov, VST and Audio Unit effects plugins.
Until recently, you could even record audio online.
There is also a service like online-voice-recorder.com it allows it allows you to record sound in online mode. The functions of this service are not great but are convenient in some cases:
Sound recording through a microphone or a webcam on a laptop;
Ability to cut and cut already in the finished file;
Saving in MP3 format;
Automatic detection silence and noise adjustment.
At the end of the article, I would like to say a few words about audio formats.
And so all mi known MP3– good quality and yet small in size. Ogg Vorbis– the sound quality is better than mp3 and the size is the same. But there is one drawback - there are no players that can play given format, there may be problems. WAV– very good sound quality and very heavy files. FLAC is the highest quality format, but it is slightly heavier than WAV and again, not all players can play it. In general, there are a lot of formats, here are their examples, if but above I indicated the best ones: AAC, AIFF, APE, DMF, FLAC, MIDI, MOD, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC, Ogg vorbis, RA, TTA, VQF, WAV, WMA, XM, VOX, VOC.