Putting recordings onto my computer

[phil13]

I want to know how exactly I can record something and then place it on my computer, thus enabling me to post it here. I have a mic, a piano, and obviously, a computer, but I don't know if I need special software or a plug-in, etc. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Phil

[didier_brest]

What kind of mic? To what do you plug it?

[leahcim]

I want to know how exactly I can record something and then place it on my computer, thus enabling me to post it here. I have a mic, a piano, and obviously, a computer, but I don't know if I need special software or a plug-in, etc.

Assuming computer, mic and piano are all in the same room, you could record with the computer, and then convert that [which would be a .wav file, most likely] to mp3.

A free piece of software to do this is called "audacity" - although there are lots of others.

Assuming you've got windows, it's here [if it's not clear, you'd need at least the lame mp3 encoder, as well as the main installation program] https://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows

[sonatainfsharp]

You should be able to plug the mic into the computer and record from there. Free software is great, but there are usually major limits such as time or controlling the recording level or editing once you record; some can only record into .wav format and not convert to .mp3.

Back in the day, I used to record onto a tape player, then I dumped the tape player into the computer and went from there.

Other people I know use an iPod with a microphone wish is supposed to be a miracle, but I haven't tried that yet.

What I did recently was use my digital camera and recorded myself playing music--it is mono but it sure beat the tape player since it is always digital. The problem is that my piano hasn't been tuned in 10 years (I used to practice where I taught) and the camera only records three minutes at a time.