For some years, Windows 10 introduced himself as a free upgrade so that users could install and use said operating system with total simplicity. From this, there were several changes observed with respect to previous versions and in which it was possible to obtain the return to start menu, a virtual desktopthe launch of a new browser known as microsoft edge and best of all arguably is the modern inclusion of audio recorders.
Thus, the sound and voice recorder in Windows allows easy capture of audio signals Y save them as digital files. In addition to recording, it is also capable of play your voice Y until edit. Therefore, it also allows you link phrases, insert your comments in a video or document Y add music, if you wish. Taking into account that it is a totally simple application and it can get you out of trouble as soon as you need to make a recording.
Therefore, from this post we will announce (if you still do not know), how to record a voice or audio clip in windows 10 recorder, that is, how to use it without any inconvenience. This through a step-by-step guide that will surely be of great help and utility. In case you are one of the users to whom it stopped working for youwe will also provide you the solution to use it normally again. Pointing thus, all Important points regarding the excellent recording function of this widely used operating system worldwide.
Steps to record audio and edit sounds using the Windows 10 recorder
Below we show you in detail, the steps to follow to record audio and edit sounds with the native software of Windows 10which are:
Access voice recorder
You should know that this software is usually pre-installed in the operating systemin such a way that you find it in the Start Menu. If you are not there, you must enter the Microsoft Store and download it from there; this will only take a few minutes.
For her part, the first time you open voice recorderit is logical that you should click the only button you see. Then press the microphone button to start recording with what is heard at the moment. So it starts right away.
The recording process
Once you start recording, during the same it shows you the recording time so far, along with three buttons. Of these buttons, the biggest one is the one with stop recording function. Other with which you can choose for pausing the recording, in which case you can continue recording to the same file later, whenever you want. Finally, the flag icon corresponds with markerswhich as its name indicates, they can mark important moments to consult them later.
To trim the recording
After stopping the recording, that is, once you finish, you can proceed to edit it with the same windows 10 voice recorder. At this point we focus in the cutout which is really necessary, almost always.
Although it is true, you are not an expert recording, so it is very likely that you over the footage at the beginning and end of the audio. luckily this you can trim it from the recorder itself with only click the crop iconwhich is located at the bottom of the window, in the second place.
Now let’s see how recorder clipping works. This is located composed of two sliders below the timeline. The first one, that is to say, the one located on the left, is in charge of control clipping at the start of recording. On the other hand, the slider on the right, directs trimming at the end of the recording.
It is important to note that sonly the central fragment will remain after clipping. However, before click on the OK buttonyou can make use of play button to check that the cut is what you want and that you have not left something important out.
saving the recording
To proceed to save the audio, you must choose between update original either save a copy. Now the first option will replace the original recording with the version you have trimmedwhile “save a copy” will keep the original recording and also create a copy with the trimmed version.
So this step It just depends on you and what you want to save. The recommended is to keep the original and at the same time a copy; In case you later want to make another modification or another cut.
add bookmarks
In case you have made a short recording, you can listen to it in full to capture all the details and it is an extremely easy process. But when it comes to a long recording, the markers are very helpful. These work just like bookmarks in a book, only instead of marking a page, well point to a second of voice audio.
In this way, as we previously informed you, it is possible to add markers while you are recording but you can also do it after having made the recording, that is, while you play it. To do this, click the flag button at the bottom of the window.
However, consulting the bookmarks is very easy. These are shown at the top of the window accompanied by a flag and the time of recording of each one of them. A) Yes, when clicking on one, playback moves to that specific point. Visually, they are also observed in the time line as a kind of vertical lines.
Where the recordings are stored
When saving voice audios, the windows 10 recorder it doesn’t let you select where each file will be recorded, unlike voice recorder apps from earlier versions. In fact, what you can do is right click on any of the recordings and then in “open file location” so that in this way, the format is shown in the File Explorer.
However, in any case the recordings are saved in My Documents\Sound Recordings. Regarding the file name, corresponds to the name of the recording if you have not changed it and with an m4a extension.
Sound device settings
To carry out this configuration of sound devices from the Control Panelaccess said section and then the option “hardware and sound”, where you will access the dialog box Sound.
Although in other cases, the menu shows you directly the sound option. which allows you set default audio deviceslike indicate some parameters to controllers.
Windows 10 voice recorder stopped working, solution here
When this happens, the problem may be related to a corruption of the Voice Recorder application. In such a case, it is required to press the keys Windows+R and access the following command: ms-settings:appsfeatures (if you want, it is possible to copy and paste it), followed by the key Enter.
So, using the above command, you can enter application administration where will you get the voice recorder belonging to Windows 10 and also in its advanced options, a reset button.
In this sense, we recommend reset said app and subsequently, restart your computer in such a way that you verify its correct operation.
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