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Audio recording software saves music to your computer's HDD.download image by michanolimit from Fotolia.com
Download audio recording software. Go to the Audacity sound editor website and download this free software, which can record and save files to your computer. You can use any software you wish that can record sounds from a microphone, though you do not need a microphone. - 2
Make the audio output your audio input.mic image by Lia. photographies from Fotolia.com
Connect the male-to-male audio cable from your headphone jack on your sound card to the microphone jack on the same sound card. The microphone jack will be located near the headphone jack. The color of the headphone jack is normally green, while the microphone jack is normally red. - 3
Use a hardware modification to gain control over your sound architecture.volume image by Bernard BAILLY from Fotolia.com
Open your sound recording software. In Audacity and other audio editors, you can adjust the input (microphone) volume, but because you have control of the volume on your computer, there is no need as you can control the loudness of the recording through your standard volume bar in the lower right corner. - 4
Audio waves appear as vertical lines over a horizontal plane.audio wave form image by Jesse-lee Lang from Fotolia.com
Push "Record" on your sound recording software, then play the computer sound you wish to convert. When the sound is done playing, hit "Stop" on the sound recording software. Your new sound file should appear as a pattern of waves from left to right. - 5
Saving files in the conventional MP3 makes them playable in portable devices.mp3 image by harmonie57 from Fotolia.com
Save the audio file. Saving the file as a .wav will result in a large file size, but greater preservation of the quality of the original recording. Saving the file as an .mp3 will make the file playable in your cell/mobile phone or MP3 player, as a ring tone or a song. To save as MP3 in Audacity, you will need to download the Lame MP3 codec for Audacity (free).
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