Why are home recordings always bad?
962365
probably your mic sucks...\n\nbuy a shure sm58 for 50$ off ebay if you want to hear yourself good.  Also, if your recording on your computer, make sure your mic volume isn't too high, or else it'll clip parts of the wave off and it'll sound bad.  \n\nI suggest audacity because it's free and you can see if your clipping the waves.
255788
Better Do Better by Hard-Fi
146831
alot of bands did songs in one take back then.  Engineers do not do this anymore and alot of times the differnt band parts don't even play and record on the same time. However i think that the newer styles of recording are not that good.
451289
Teac makes a pretty good looking box. I have seen a couple of services out there but it really depends on what you are trying digitize. If these are rare recordings then I would look for a service that has the ELP Laser Turntable, unless you have $12K laying around. Other than that the quick and easy way would be to use a line in to your computer from your stereo receiver and capture the source using an application like Audacity(free) and get the LAME encoder to convert to MP3. It means you have to do the work, but it isn't hard.
723241
Have you read the media player's help line carefully.  I do this often and have no problem with it.  Also be sure to have the latest version of media player.  You might want to get the burning program from Nero and give it a try.  I like it and use it for DVD recording.  If you don't have winsown XP then I may not be able to help you.  be sure to read the help line very crwefully.
87764
If you're serious about recording, you should purchase a Mackie Onyx 1220 mixer (Digital 12-channel - other models come with even more channels) which lists for about $300 at musiciansfriend.com (discount musical supply store) and the corresponding Mackie Onyx Firewire card which lists for about $400 at musiciansfriend.com  This digital combination will allow you to record and mix straight to your PC for editing and gives a studio sound so pure and clean that even experts have a hard time distinguishing it from a professional studio.  The Mackie Onyx w/Firewire is currently state-of-the-art for home-studio production and will allow you to produce your own professionally sounding CDs through your PC.  Of course, you'll need a CD burner on your PC and no less than Windows XP.  If you're on a limited budget, I would recommend a Tascam 8 to 16-channel analog (cassette) recorder/mixer.  It's very easy to operate and really comes in handy for recording your "creations" if you're a simple singer/songwriter, etc.  It is limited, however, in that you cannot record to CD.  You usually can find a used Tascam on ebay for $125 or less.  If you're doing vocals, you abviously will need some good microphones.  For single voices, I highly recommend the Shure SM-58 unidirectional mic which is standard hardware for most pros.  If you want to record multiple voices and/or instruments through one mic, I recommend the Behringer B-1 condenser mic for quality and price.  You'll need mic stands, and you'll need a sturdy,  high-quality one for a condenser mic like the B-1.  If you're going to run all of your instruments and mics directly into your mixer, you really don't need to soundproof your studio.  Soundproofing is necessary, however, if you're going to use a condenser mic (they're very sensitive) or are worried about disturbing other people.  If you want a beat, you'll need to do one of three things:  Find yourself a drummer, buy a drum machine, or buy a guitar-effects processor like the Digitech RP-100 which includes a built-in drum machine.  For the latter equipment, I recommend musiciansfriend.com, americanmusical.com, or ebay.com for lowest prices.  You'll pay a little extra at local music stores because of their overhead.  You usually can,  however, get good "sound" advice from the folks at your local music store.  You'll also need to invest in some cables.  It really pays to invest in some quality cables too.  Make sure you use low-impedence XLR cables for your vocal mics.  For instruments, I highly recommend Lifelines by Pro Co Sound.  They come with a lifetime guarantee and literally will give you perfect sound for decades - also usually available at musiciansfriend.com  I hope this has helped.
380593
Yes it is! Try using a program like "All Sound Recorder" or something similar. There are all kinds of "What You Hear" type recorders out there and you can probably get the free trial to handle the sound you want to record. Hope this helps. :)
1105671
Good.  It's bad.  Stay away.\n\n  =UltraPlayer handles the playing chores for RealAudio, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, CD Audio, Internet radio, AND video files (Windows Media, AVI, MPEG, Real). = http://www.ultraplayer.com/ = FREEWARE   \nor\nhttp://www.jetaudio.com/download   =  Free Audio and Video player\n\nor\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlfaststoneplayer.html\n\nor\nVLC media player = http://www.videolan.org/vlc \n\nor      http://www.irfanview.com = (has an a/v player now.) \n\nor\nhttp://www.winamp.com
105124
It sounds as if there's something wrong with either your CD or the player, I have the CD and although there are parts that are intentionally lower than others, there should be no problem hearing them. If the problem continues, try listening to the CD on another player to determine if the fault is with your system or with the recording.\nIf the system is not the fault then I'd take the CD back to the shop and get a replacement if I were you, it's well worth the extra effort (it's actually my favourite and most played CD).
933801
Well, it's not as if the media is filming you in your home, is it?  If you are in a public place, you are exposed to public recordings.  If I were you, I would worry MUCH more about the dozens of times per day you are recorded on CCTV rather than the random and infrequent act of being caught by a BBC camera crew...
690207
Play a song and record with sound recorder at the same time and then under effects, choose Reverse. Why? Looking for devil messages?
552400
C.d's suck! I have a massive collection of records ,45's,reel to reel,8 track,.You see they don't record as many sounds or tracks into C.d's as they did on the older modes.To me C.D was a step and a jump way way backwards.
1013151
Warning, using your microphone through your PC in this style to hear direct through your speakers may cause audible feedback (squeals and loud whistles). You should use a proper amplifier that has a small time delay to avoid feedback. You should only use a PC microphone for recording or Internet telephony as it was intended for. Good Luck!
368177
If the computer buffers enough so playback is nonstop, the latency can be long and nobody will care.  What sucks is when the buffer runs out so the picture or sound skips.  That can be less than a second long and still be annoying.  I bet if varies quite a bit from person to person.
196090
I had to take a few of mine to a local recording studio...most of them have the technology to do it! Good luck!
189407
You need to match, within an order of magnitude, the impedances of your sound card input and your tape deck outputs.  If they are too much out of limits relative to each other, you will get distortion.  Shielded cables help with the low-level signals.\n\nI used jetAudio to put a tape of my own piano music on CD.\nPerhaps you can get more advice at http://www.jetaudio.com/support/forums.html
190881
I'm asumming you mean Home music recording??\n\nIn that case you can download Audacity\n\nhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/