Audacity

REQUIREMENTS:
I used a version of audacity I have v.1.2.12 Beta. (Useful but not required) And version of LAME .mp3 encoder. Well basic things you will need
 * Audacity
 * LAME (for exporting it to a .mp3)
 * A microphone so you can record with

STEP BY STEP:
Here is where I'm going to show you the basics of audacity truly one of the most easiest and useful free recording programs out there.

So heres the over all look of audacity. Its pretty simple you got the basic record, stop, play, FF, RW, PAUSE and level controls

Here are the basic mic controls and over all controls You can click on the output level slider and mic level slider to control the levels of both of them. you can monitor the microphone also but clicking on the mic with the arrow down next to it and clicking monitor input.You also have the cut and paste and copy and paste controls on this also with the zoom and unzoom.

Here is the file menu where you can do all the stuff to save, open and export your work. Just like and any other file menu in any other program. lawz

Also you have some really sick effects you can slap on your recording. They all do what they sound like they do.

Just toy and around with audacity and youll come to learn its really simple to work with.

thank you

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good night

SUMMARY:
== This program is amazing and the best thing is its FREE! There is really so much you can do you have a ton of effects and a ton of ways to do things. You can record with stereo and full 100$% CD quality. If you have a mixing board you can mic up anything and record in audacity. Go a head go try to to record something and add some effects. ==