STICKY: Using Audicity or Freecoder to Convert your songs

Help and Tips
#1

Converter not working? then you need the SARCMARC!

Wait, Im not supposed to advertise that? oh, ok.

NOTE: AUDICITY DOES NOT RECORD AUDIO WITH MACS: LOOK HERE FOR SOME MORE PROGRAMS: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=recording&i=streaming
NOTE2: This will have many troubles. use it as a last resort if the converter doesn’t work.

1)get Audicity (duh)! please use google, or ask questions if you need help getting it up. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
2)Get lame. Only way to make it into a Mp3. http://lame.sourceforge.net/
3)get the nyquist plugins http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/LADSPA_plugins-win-0.4.15.exe WARNING: links straight to the download!
3) open the page for the song you want, but do not start it. (set graphics quality to worst)
4)open audicity
5)get the input to record your speaker. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=recording&i=streaming
6)click the record button
7: switch over to Notessimo, start song.
8) wait till song finishes, click stop button on audicity.
9)delete pauses at beginning and end.
10) export as MP3!!!

Picture for help

Please use these if your input box is “grayed out”:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues

Pro-tip: make sure you know how to do “click” and “noise” removal. I’ve had to do that with the last few. plus, songs with organs and any guitars (There is a Joy) do not work well with HD audio.

Converting Songs to mp3
Conversion (requests)
#2

Stickied. Nice tutorial. Didn’t think it was possible with Audicity, looks like I’ll have to give it a shot.

#3

I’ll check it out.

#4

Also make sure you know how to do “click” and “noise” removal. I’ve had that with the last few. plus, songs with organs (There is a Joy) do not work well with HD audio.

#5

Having lots of trouble, I got no Stereo Mix (What U hear) and the list is gray, and the tutorial is no help.

#6

Uh… I gave a link for that. In fact, I gave 2.

#7

I said the tutorials gave no help, apparently my computer has 0 recording devices.

#8

Then most likely a virus deleted your Microsoft output synth.

#9

Nope did my first virus scan, no viruses detected.

#10

some computers don’t have recording capabilities generally with cheaper computers but true for all of them

#11

Uhh… it comes with windows. a file might be corrupted, maybe?

#12

459×598 27.9 KB

#13

Try fixing the sound drive in the hardware tab of that menu… Which you dont have. What the heck!?!

#14

maby thats because he doesn’t have the hardware required

#15

If none of these work, its just not going to.

#16

Alternatively, try Freecorder 3.0 which is a virtual sound driver distinct from your sound device.
http://www.applian.com/sound-recorder/

Lol, never knew this existed. Screw Audicity!

#17

Hmm freecorder made one recording into 50 files?

#18

Sounds helpful.

#19

Lol when you are installing Freecorder it says: “Blind people: press tab twice, then up arrow to agree to the license.”

#20

XD Man, I need to go install it just so I can read that!