Chapter 13. Recording Audio

You already know that your PC can do so many things. But did you realize that it can become your own personal or professional recording studio?

Between hardware already installed on the PC or easily obtained and Windows XP’s multimedia options, you have the basics of what you need to successfully record both audio and video.

This chapter focuses on audio recording and how to add a microphone if you don’t already have one. Then the next two chapters show you how to handle the video or graphical end of things through the addition of scanners and cameras.

About Recording

If you think about recording sound as something you do using a cassette tape (as too many people still do), you’re behind the times. But you’re also missing ...

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