All sound recorder XP: Recording from microphone or save recordings to computer disk

Recording from Microphone

Most sound cards can receive sound input from a microphone through the sound card microphone port. This is useful for recording voice or sounds directly to your computer.

1. Check your hardware. If your microphone has never worked, or it stopped working, first check the physical connection of the microphone. Verify that it is firmly plugged into the microphone port instead of the headphone or speaker port.
   • If you are not sure which port is correct, you can check the sound card to see if it is marked. Sometimes the sound card has a picture of a microphone. Otherwise, you can use a process of elimination, check the documentation that came with your hardware, or contact the hardware manufacturer.
2. Open All Sound Recorder XP.
3. On the right side of the Audio Editor Pro display area, below the Record list, click Mic, or Microphone, in the Volume dropdown list.
   • You can set options for Audio Editor Pro when you click the Tools > Options.
4. Adjust the recording volume for the highest possible performance. To do this, adjust the slider bars beneath the Volume dropdown list.
5. Click the Record button and then speak into the microphone.
6. If the microphone is plugged into the correct jack, the wave patterns on the display should move up and down. If it does not move, sound is not going to your microphone. If the wave moves, click the Stop button, and then click the Play button to listen to your recording.
7. Click File > Save or Save As. This saves the audio data from the microphone as a WAV, MP3, or WMA file.