WAV vocal recording?

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Derriere

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Hello everyone :-) I’m new to making music and just getting started. I was wondering—what’s the best way to record vocals directly as a WAV file without having to convert from MP3? Thanks in advance!
 
Hi and welcome to the forums.
Pretty much any home recording software will do this.
The recorded files will be wav, or some other lossless format.

Conversion to mp3 would be at the export stage so just ensure you select .wav as your format when exporting. (y)
 
You may want to try Reaper or Audacity (I think you can record with Audacity?). I think they're both free to try out.
 
You said convert from and MP3. If the vocals are already in MP3 format, I'd avoid converting if you can because you then have to convert back to MP3, so that is multiple lossy conversions.
 
How are you recording? Are you using a phone? If so, then you might check in the settings. There are only 9,443 different phones out there, so knowing what is available is impossible to pinpoint without more information.

If you're using a microphone and a digital recorder or computer it's in the software setup somewhere.
 
Derriere said:
Hello everyone :-) I’m new to making music and just getting started. I was wondering—what’s the best way to record vocals directly as a WAV file without having to convert from MP3? Thanks in advance!
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Hello and welcome,
This question has three broad solutions each of which has a variety of advantages and disadvantages, mainly down to dosh outlay!

By far the cheapest and simplest solution is a USB microphone. Do not despise these! For well under $50 US you can get a USB mic that will make recordings (voice say) very close to CD quality and knock spots off any tape machine. You will need to pay more for one with a headphone output but you could use the H/P out of your laptop. You can use Audacity but if you want .wavs make sure to "Export as wav" . Audacity is simple but great because everyone knows how to use it and help is but a 'click' away!

Next up is a hand held recorder such as from Zoom, Tascam and others. My son has a Tascam Pro 40 X and finds it excellent. More expensive than the USB mic but, stereo and more versatile. Saves to .wav directly and at 24 bits if you want.

But THE most common and versatile setup is a conventional microphone, e.g. Shure SM57/8 and an Audio Interface. These start at about $50 but remember you need a mic, cable and headphones (or a speaker system).

BUT! For Badness Sake! Don't splash out on any of the above UNTIL you have talked to us further with more details of your intended work program?

Dave.
 
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