| Step 1: Download and install the program. | | | | window: |
| Download MP3 Recorder Studio to a known location. | | | | |
| Run setup and follow on-screen instructions to install | | | | In our example, we can see that microphone is not |
| the application. | | | | active on our system. To record our voice, we need |
| Step 2: Set up voice recording. | | | | to activate our microphone. |
| Launch MP3 Recorder Studio. The main window will | | | | This can be done by clicking the "Set recording device" |
| be shown: | | | | button. A usual recording devices system mixer will |
| | | | appear. For Windows XP and earlier systems, you will |
| By default, the program offers to record sound to | | | | need to activate microphone by checking the |
| MP3, 128 Kbit/s, 44 KHz, Stereo (1). This setting is good | | | | corresponding box. In Windows Vista, sound recording |
| for most cases. If you need higher or lower bit rate or | | | | devices window looks different: |
| other adjustments, click "Change" near the format | | | | |
| description (see the screen shot above, 1). | | | | Here you need to select "Microphone" and click the |
| As next, choose a folder where your recordings | | | | "Set Default" button to activate it. |
| should be saved. It is recommended to create a | | | | Click "OK" to close the recording devices window. |
| special folder for recordings (2). Also make sure that | | | | Step 3: Record your voice. |
| you have necessary permissions on the folder. | | | | Now everything is set up, and we can start recording |
| MP3 Recorder Studio also allows you to set a custom | | | | our voice. Of course, you can specify splitting and |
| filename pattern for recorded file (see the file | | | | silence detection, but for now we will simply click |
| format field). You can replace 'record' with | | | | "Record" on the toolbar: |
| anything you like, but keep the "" part intact. This will be | | | | |
| used to assign a unique number to each recording. If | | | | MP3 Recorder Studio starts recording. As you say |
| you remove the "", you won't be able to record more | | | | something to your microphone, green bars start |
| than one file. | | | | dancing on the spectrum analyzer. This indicates that |
| At last, click the "Splitting and Recording Options" tab | | | | your voice is captured by the program and recorded |
| (3). | | | | to an MP3 file. |
| This will change contents of the lower part of the | | | | Once finished, click "Stop" on the toolbar. |