There are many kinds of microphones, and the common ones are microphones and headphones. Generally, it is more convenient for us to use headphones for recording on the computer. Of course, if you want to record better results, you must use a professional recording microphone or a high-end headset microphone.
2. Setting recording parameters (important step)
Pay special attention to this setting, different sound cards have slight differences. Here is the setting of S9 sound card.
double-click the sound control icon (horn-shaped icon) located in the taskbar to pop up the volume control window (note that if you click, only a simple volume adjustment bar will pop up), select the menu item "Options \ Properties", select "Recording" in the "Adjust Volume Area" in the pop-up window, and then select "Line in" in the "Show the following volume controls". If you are recording with a MicroPhone, you must check "Microphone". You can select multiple volume controls. Press "OK", and the volume control bar of various recording methods will appear in the volume control window. At this time, we can choose a certain recording method we want to use (check the "Select" item under the recording control bar of this method), and then adjust the volume in the bar. You can adjust the recording volume according to your own input device. In addition, the volume ratio (equalization) of the left and right channels can also be adjusted.
3. Turn on the recorder in Windows
Open the Start menu and select the item "Programs \ Accessories \ Entertainment \ Recorder" to open the recorder program that comes with Windows. If there is no such item, you can install the recording program by "Add \ Remove Programs" in the control panel.
4. format WAV recording file
select "properties" in the "file" menu of the recording program to format the recording file. Select "Recording Format" in the "Recording Location" column, and then click the "Start Conversion" button. Just select "CD Quality" in the "Select Sound" column in the pop-up window (note that WAV files with CD quality will take up a lot of space). If you have special needs, you can choose other formats according to your own requirements. Note that in order to avoid the trouble of converting WAV format into MP3, try to choose 16-bit sound format.
5. set the recording quality
select "audio properties" in the "edit" menu of the recording program, then select advanced properties in the "recording" column, and then adjust the "sampling rate conversion quality" in the pop-up window. Generally, you can choose "normal", of course, you need to adjust it to "optimal" to record high-quality sound.
6. Start recording
Click the record button in the recorder program interface, then turn on your recorder, radio, walkman, or speak into the microphone, and the recording program will start recording. Note that the tape recorder in Windows can only record the sound within 6 seconds (after 6 seconds, you can save the recorded sound and then record it), so it is of little significance to use it to record songs, so you can only record your own short words. You can choose other recording programs or the sound card's own recording program to record. The sound source selection method of these recording softwares is the same as what we are talking about here, but some of them are simpler, such as the ——Creative recorder, a recording tool attached to the Sound Blaster Live value sound card.
7. Save
After recording the sound, the recorded sound data in WAV format is saved in the memory. At this time, select Save or Save As to save the sound data as a WAV format sound file. Note that if you select Save As, you can set the sound quality and encoding format of the saved file. We can also play back the recorded sound in the recorder program and listen to the effect. If the effect is not very satisfactory, we can re-record or optimize it.
The recorder program in p>Windows provides some simple optimization functions, such as deleting a certain paragraph, synthesizing two pieces of music, speeding up or slowing down the sound, adding echo to the sound, and so on.
Supplement: How to record for more than one minute ~~
Isn't the tape recorder limited to 6 seconds? How can I record my song if it is 7 seconds long? Don't worry, the default value of the tape recorder is only 6 seconds, but we can change it to the length we need. The method is very simple. First, record in the air. At 6 seconds, we can directly press the red round button "Record", so we can record for 12 seconds. At 12 seconds, we can continue to press the "Record" button. Haha, there will be 18 seconds, and this is inexhaustible. Record as much as you want until your hard disk is full. Ok, when the empty recording reaches the length of time you need, press the "Stop" button to stop the recording, and never close this file! Rewind the recording to the end, and you can officially record it! Press the "record button" and everything will be OK. Of course, there is a problem with the posture of the microphone. Remember to put the microphone between the speaker and you, so as to have a better recording effect. Try several times, choose the one you are most satisfied with, and then save the file.