If it’s too loud, your voice will sound distorted and icky. It’s okay if a few of them hit the top and bottom, but not this many. The Volume bar is all the way in the red, and some of my voice waves are jammed flat against the top and bottom of the window. Note: See what I did here? It’s too loud. This is what it will look like (sort of – I have the Advanced version): First, download and install the free version of WavePad, then start the program.So let’s give it a spin, shall we? Recording Audio with WavePad And it’s much easier to learn than Audacity. You can choose from one of the pro versions that cost upwards of fifty bucks, but you don’t need all those bells and whistles to record your podcasts and interviews. There’s no special file to install – MP3 conversion is built-in. That’s why I rave about WavePad, and urge you to try it instead. After that, learning how to use Audacity is daunting for beginners. For a non-techie, that’s a barrier right there. WAV recording to MP3, the format most used for listening to online audio. For one thing, you have to download and install a special file that allows you to convert your original. Most people who create audio online use it and recommend it, but I’ve found it to be less than user-friendly.

You may have heard of Audacity, the well-known, open-source sound editor. I’ve written a simple tutorial showing how to record audio using my favorite free audio editor, WavePad (no affiliate links here, btw).

Wavepad sound editor file to mpr