fj62 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I have no clue how to do this. I see that there is also such a thing as a cd recorder, but unsure if it would be able to be used this way. Would love some help with this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Buy a mic for your computer, and you should be able to find a free piece of software to use to "edit" the file (windows might come with something - don't know, our Mac's do). Then you have a file and can put it on a CD, depending on what you are going to play it on will depend on what format you need the file in.... This info might help! http://librivox.org/volunteer-for-librivox/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I have no clue how to do this. I see that there is also such a thing as a cd recorder, but unsure if it would be able to be used this way. Would love some help with this!!! Yes!! :) I teach spanish to a lady from my home and I needed to record dialogues onto cd for her since she didn't own a cassette player. I went to Walmart and found in the electronics aisle a little digital voice recorder and it works great! It's a RCA RP5120. It was only around $30.00 and it has many features. The instruction manual is very helpful and teaches you how to create files in order to burn them to a cd. I am NOT a computer oriented person at all and normally would NEVER have been able to do something that advanced, but the instructions were so well written and tell you what to do step by step and have photographs of what the screen will look like at each step so I was able to do it with ease. My student loves the cd's I make for her and it was a very worthy investment IMO. :) I hope this helps you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 On my computer there is a free software that I can record 60 seconds of audio. I go to "all programs" then "accessories" then "entertainment" then "sound recorder." You can check and see if this is on your computer. I record poems and things to put onto our memory CD all the time. I don't even need a mic on my laptop since there is one built in, although I get better sound when I use a mic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 There are 3 basic ways to accomplish this end. 1) Record your voice on an outboard device that will interface with your computer after you've done the recording. Import the files (and potentially edit them) in a time line before burning to disc. There are many small solid-state recorders that have USB outputs that allow file to be imported into a computer. 2) You can get a USB microphone and record directly to the computer hard-drive. You'll need software to capture, edit and burn to CD. 3) There are recordable CD burners that stand alone. You record directly to a CD, just like you would have once recorded to tape. When you are done, you are done. If you do need to "edit" the files can be imported off the CD, edited with audio editing soft-ware, and burned back to CD. Bill (who knows nothing about programs for PCs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani3boys Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 My youngest ds has a fairly cheap MP3 player that he uses to record himself spelling his words for his spelling list each week. It is easy to record and then just erase when done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Another option would be a small digital voice recorder ($35 up). He could listen to your voice on the recorder or you can download the recordings from the recorder onto your computer and put them onto a CD from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Some digital cameras give you the option to record audio only, then you can just download it to your computer like you would your photos. My Canon S3 offers that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Another vote for the digital voice recorder. It's no bigger than a microphone, no more difficult to use than a tape recorder. But the recorded files are much easier to work with! They are digital files which means you can easily store them on your computer, listen to them with Windows Media Player, re-order them, even edit them. I use this extensively in our homeschool. I record all ds's memory work weekly*, then he listens to the files every day that week while he's playing with Legos or magnets. We've done this for a couple of years now, and has been a wonderful addition to our homeschool. *Bible verses, Spanish vocabulary, Latin vocabulary, math facts, skip counting, spelling words...the list goes on and on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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