How to Record from Mic

Sometimes you might need to record yourself reading a short story into the microphone, or you would like to record yourself playing the piano or singing. In order to record audio on your computer, you need good software that is capable of recording the audio input stream from the mic, and saving that audio in a suitable format. AV Audio Recorder just may fit the bill for you. It is a powerful sound recording program for recording streaming audio, Mic input, or Line-in input from external devices connected to your PC. The recorded audio can be saved in MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX audio formats. Now, download and install AV Audio Recorder to record from Mic easily.

Step 1. Connect Mic to the PC

Connect a Mic to the Microphone input of the PC or connect the Line-Out output on an external sound system or PA to the Line-In or Aux input on the computer.

Step 2. Select Recording Device and Sound Source

Launch AV Audio Recorder. Click "Show or hide mixer window" button to select the sound card in your system and choose choose "Mic Volume" as sound source. The names of the sound sources to record audio maybe different in various operating systems, usually named as Stereo Mix, Phone Line, Aux Volume, Video Volume, Mic Volume, Line In, CD Audio and so on.

Step 3. Adjust Recording Settings

Click "Options" and a window will be activated. In "General Settings" area, you can specify an output format among MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG. Click "Settings" to adjust the recording quality by well-configured presets or configuration parameters. Click "Change" to select an output folder. It also has the ability to name the recorded file automatically by date and time. Other settings like AGC, VAS, Hot Key and Schedule are also available.

Step 4. Start Recording

After everything is set, just play the sound that you want to record. Then you can see wave variations in the wave pattern. You can adjust the Volume & Balance to meet your demands.

Click the red round record button in AV Audio Recorder or press the hotkey you just set to start recording. To stop the recording, click "Stop Recording" and the recorded sound will be directly output to the output folder & listed in the file list with detailed information like filename, location, time, duration & size. You can play the recording with the built-in player.