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Evan P
I am really itching to get an audio I recorded from my phone on to youtube. Thing is... I have no idea how to get it from my phone to the computer. I have basic phone with no internet access by the way. Any help?
If you wanted to know what the audio was, me and my friends did some "ghost hunting" I guess you could say, and we got an odd voice when we listened back.
Answer
What exactly is "my phone"?
In the past I have recorded stuff conversations, business related, pre-text dark ages, by rigging my hands free earpiece to a that plugged into my laptop mic port. I soldered mine, but radioshack may having something like that.
If you are talking about a voicemail that you have stored on your cellphone, you may also be able to rig a handsfree and run it into your pc mic port.
If you want to do it yourself, go to your cellphone company and ask if they have any extra wired hands free pieces (they ALWAYS do), cut off the earpiece, go to a second hand place, get a $1 computer microphone, cut that cord in half, and combine the middle wire to the middle wire and the outer to the outer. Make sure the middle and the outer don't touch. You can either tape, solder, or in my case just glue it to make sure everything stays in place.
In Windows, under Start, Accessories, you should see Sound Recorder. This will get the audio onto your computer.
Depending on how the media is stored, the type of phone you have, etc, JRJ's method, along with Google, could be a lot easier than making a cord. In Additional Info, let us know more about your phone and how the audio is stored.
What exactly is "my phone"?
In the past I have recorded stuff conversations, business related, pre-text dark ages, by rigging my hands free earpiece to a that plugged into my laptop mic port. I soldered mine, but radioshack may having something like that.
If you are talking about a voicemail that you have stored on your cellphone, you may also be able to rig a handsfree and run it into your pc mic port.
If you want to do it yourself, go to your cellphone company and ask if they have any extra wired hands free pieces (they ALWAYS do), cut off the earpiece, go to a second hand place, get a $1 computer microphone, cut that cord in half, and combine the middle wire to the middle wire and the outer to the outer. Make sure the middle and the outer don't touch. You can either tape, solder, or in my case just glue it to make sure everything stays in place.
In Windows, under Start, Accessories, you should see Sound Recorder. This will get the audio onto your computer.
Depending on how the media is stored, the type of phone you have, etc, JRJ's method, along with Google, could be a lot easier than making a cord. In Additional Info, let us know more about your phone and how the audio is stored.
How can I record guitar tracks onto my computer?
GNR Slash
How can I record guitar tracks onto my computer? I have no idea where to start. Also, is it possible to have it record a drum machine/backing track that my guitar is plugged into?
Answer
You can find several ways to record onto a computer.
For a cheap solution, try Line 6's TonePort, they run from $60 to $120 and come with software. The higher model you buy, I might add, the better software you get.
Another cheap, and preferred if you only want to spend $3, way is to get a double male 3.5 mm cable (headphone cable) and plug it into your amp or guitar processor and then into your mic port on your computer. Then, you need to record it onto a program such as Audacity (free, go to download.com) which was developed by the creator of Google.
If you choose the really cheap method, buy a headphone jack splitter as to use with your amp/processor so that you can hear the guitar in real time (the software lags about .5 to 1 sec.)
You can always put in a few more dollars and get an expensive program and interface (such as Cakewalk's Power Studio) in which you will get a professional grade recording (but at the cost a few hundred to a couple thousand).
You can also get great USB microphones for not too much at most music shops.
For on the go: Buy a digital voice recorder and a decent microphone to plug into it. Most of these record in MP3 and have varying degrees of recording quality. After you record your track, plug it into your computer w/ the USB cable and edit away. -You can also use the 3.5 mm cable and plug into the recorder like I mentioned with your guitar.
On software: Audacity is the easiest and most powerful thing you can get without buying $800+ software. It does take a while to learn (as does all recording software) and will help you achieve your desired sound with effects galore if you use the beta version.
There are other softwares that work well too: Reaper, Fruity Loops, Cakewalk, GuitarPort, ect. But they all cost $$$.
You can also find decent software at your local Best Buy for $50 (sorry, can't remember the name of it.....).
I hope this info helps a bit.
You can find several ways to record onto a computer.
For a cheap solution, try Line 6's TonePort, they run from $60 to $120 and come with software. The higher model you buy, I might add, the better software you get.
Another cheap, and preferred if you only want to spend $3, way is to get a double male 3.5 mm cable (headphone cable) and plug it into your amp or guitar processor and then into your mic port on your computer. Then, you need to record it onto a program such as Audacity (free, go to download.com) which was developed by the creator of Google.
If you choose the really cheap method, buy a headphone jack splitter as to use with your amp/processor so that you can hear the guitar in real time (the software lags about .5 to 1 sec.)
You can always put in a few more dollars and get an expensive program and interface (such as Cakewalk's Power Studio) in which you will get a professional grade recording (but at the cost a few hundred to a couple thousand).
You can also get great USB microphones for not too much at most music shops.
For on the go: Buy a digital voice recorder and a decent microphone to plug into it. Most of these record in MP3 and have varying degrees of recording quality. After you record your track, plug it into your computer w/ the USB cable and edit away. -You can also use the 3.5 mm cable and plug into the recorder like I mentioned with your guitar.
On software: Audacity is the easiest and most powerful thing you can get without buying $800+ software. It does take a while to learn (as does all recording software) and will help you achieve your desired sound with effects galore if you use the beta version.
There are other softwares that work well too: Reaper, Fruity Loops, Cakewalk, GuitarPort, ect. But they all cost $$$.
You can also find decent software at your local Best Buy for $50 (sorry, can't remember the name of it.....).
I hope this info helps a bit.
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