How to Use Windows Sound Recorder

The Windows operating system includes many specialized applications designed to perform common tasks. Windows Sound Recorder, for example, lets the user record and play sounds, as well as manipulate sound files. It is easy to use Windows Sound Recorder, and the program can do most anything the average user wants it to do.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Open Windows Sound Recorder. Click "Start," "All Programs," "Accessories," "Entertainment" and "Windows Sound Recorder." The Windows Sound Recorder window appears.

2. Connect the device you will use to record your sound file to your computer's "Line In" or "Mic" jack.

3. Press the round red button to use Windows Sound Recorder to record a sound. Press the square button when you wish to stop recording.

4. Play back your sound file with the single right-arrow button. Use the double right-arrow button to fast forward and the double left-arrow button to rewind.

5. Add sound effects, such as echo, increased or decrease volume, increased or decreased speed, and echo to your audio file from the "Effects" menu.

6. Use Windows Sound Recorder's "Edit" menu to modify your sound file. Mix 2 audio files together, insert an audio file into another or remove portions of an audio file.

Tips & Warnings

• Save your audio file frequently to avoid the loss of data.
• If you have Windows Millennium Edition or older, you may only be able to use Windows Sound recorder to create 60-second files. You can create a blank 60-second file and then insert it into another file to extend your recording time by 60 seconds. You can do this multiple times.