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How to Make a Recording on the Computer

All PCs running Microsoft Windows offer the capability for users to record on their computer. Recording on your computer can be useful for recording spoken word, music or conversations that require notation. Computers record through sound cards, which take audio signals from a microphone and turn them into binary, a digital code made-up of ones and zeros. These numbers are organized in a specific sequence and turn into sound on your computer.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • Microphone with 1/8-inch stereo connection
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Instructions

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      Look behind the computer and locate the sound card. The sound card has a few 1/8-inch jacks in it, each a different color.

    • 2

      Plug your microphone into the microphone jack. The microphone jack should have a small engraving of a microphone next to it. Some microphone jacks are colored red.

    • 3

      Click on the "Start" menu on your computer, and select the "Program" tab on the menu that pops up.

    • 4

      Select the "Accessories" option on the menu that opens up.

    • 5

      Select the "Entertainment" option on the menu after the "Accessories" menu.

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      Choose the "Sound Recorder" program. This will open the recording program that came with your computer.

    • 7

      Press the red dot that is to the far left of the program's screen. This will begin recording.

    • 8

      Press the "Stop" button, or black square to stop recording.

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