Remember that recording with a high sample rate uses a large amount of hard disk space. e.g. 1 minute of audio at mono 44,100 hz 16 bit = approximately 5Mb.

This is particularly critical when using audio on the Internet. This might take approximately 15 minutes to download on a normal 56K dialup link.

For best quality recordings it is preferable to sample at high sample rate and then Convert the sample type to a lower value if required.

Always listen to the sound after using a transform to check that you have a good result BEFORE saving.

When recording with a microphone the quality of the microphone has a great impact on the quality of the sound. When possible use a high quality microphone with an adaptor cable to plug it into the 1/8" mono socket on the sound card. Alternatively an external audio mixer can be used. Plug your input sources such as microphones, tape recorders, VCRs etc into the mixer. Plug the output of the mixer into the line input of the soundcard on your computer.