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Free recording software?

My girlfriend and I are playing our first songs together (she plays violin/fiddle) and I wanted to know if anybody had recommendations for free and easy recording software. Windows sound recorder can only do wavs up to 60 seconds :/ Thank you!

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There are quite a few

Audacity

Reaper

Kristal

Audacity is very good to learn on , of course this is only my own opinion ..

Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder

You will need lame.dll encoder file to create a MP3

Download LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98 : LAME MP3 Encoder is the best mp3 encoder


Google Reaper and Kristal and check them out as well

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Awesome, thanks for the quick and detailed response!

I felt dumb asking this question; I used to be an online DJ a number of years ago and everything was recorded using the nullsoft shoutcast method, and edited with soundforge if need be. But since I don't have either software anymore, I figured there had to be an easier way. Thanks!

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Be sure to check out the "Home Studio" sub-forum further down the board, too - there is a lot of useful information about recording in there!


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Oh good grief I'm an idiot. I didnt even see that forum!! thanks!

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I`d suggest Reaper - it`s shareware ( fully functional and unlimited though )

It`s a fully featured programme that comes with a lot of features that you`ll probably not use at first, but there is plenty of documentation and a Wiki to walk you through the recording process.

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My girlfriend and I are playing our first songs together (she plays violin/fiddle) and I wanted to know if anybody had recommendations for free and easy recording software. Windows sound recorder can only do wavs up to 60 seconds :/ Thank you!
I am a BIG fan of Audacity - very user friendly I think. I'm curious about the other programs mentioned though. Someday I'll probably give them a go.

For me, I remember before discovering Audacity... I would let Windows Sound Recorder record for 60 seconds then click the record button again after 60 seconds then continued until I felt I had enough time to work with. It worked for awhile but when I wanted to combine two different recordings, now THAT was difficult. With Audacity though... that thing does wonders, and it's FREE!

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+1 to Reaper, great program.

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