whats needed to record voice onto cd,s?
A mic connected to your sound card, some software to record a WAV file from your mic (like windows sound recorder) and something like nero to convert the WAV to a CDA file and burn it to a CD.
Karoake King Eh?
no singing involved its for recording stories so has to be good quality,what sort of money we talking about for the bits?ps my compo hasnt got any
sound,its broken
Conrod,
have tried to add you to my Yahoo! messenger list. What's your Yahoo! ID?
Depends on how good quality you mean by "good quality"
If its for commercial or radio use you would really need a decent mic. A dynamic mic would do the job (say £50-£100) but a condensor mic is what pros
use, its much clearer and responsive, I think you can pick up cheap ones for £100+
You then need something to plug the mic into, a small mixing desk will do, maybe a about £100. Or a little amp, not sure on the cost of that.
Also you need a half decent sound card, you could probably get away with spending £50-£150
You will need software to record it, a compressor and a noise gate and reverb. You can download software from the usual dodgy places which has
compressor, a noise gate and reverb built in.
You'll also need a CD writer and software obviously.
If all that sounds totally over the top for what you are planning you can do the same job with a cheapo soundcard and a cheapo "tandy" style
mic with a minijack on the end. Total cost about £30-£40. You'll still need the software to record it and edit it too. The difference is that you
will sound muffled and like you are in a broom cupboard.
I'm a qualified sound engineer although I haven't used my skills in a few years really, but I can give you an idea of what to buy and how to
use the software if you tell me what its for and how much you want to spend.
[Edited on 24/8/04 by Skirrow]
Nero wave editor or Wavelab 4 are good programs for recording the vocal. You should get away with a cheapish mike and sound card.
Cheapest way would be to record to normal tape deck and then get someone who knows how to stick the tape onto CD for you - it's really easy and
you can get a half decent recording.
Pat....
chris my yahoo is the conrod kid as usual,these cd,s are for foregein students learning english (god help them with my voice) so have to be good
quality,sounds like too much outlay to me,ill see if i can "hire" the equipment ,ta for yr help peeps
You can do it with a £2 mike from a computer fair and the soundcard on your computer. The sound is quite reasonable.
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Originally posted by theconrodkid
chris my yahoo is the conrod kid as usual,these cd,s are for foregein students learning english (god help them with my voice) so have to be good quality,sounds like too much outlay to me,ill see if i can "hire" the equipment ,ta for yr help peeps
there is a studio near me,ill go n have words
John you'll need a CD burner first! Other problem is your PC's sound is knackered and I've no idea how to fix it without a reinstall
of windows.
Chris
Conrod,
I teach English to foreigners (there's so many of the blighters here!) so whats the story with the stories? I have done a little of that for my
own students btw.
Tim
alfasud you have mail