Sound recorder - dictation equipment

[Tom Horsley]

On Thu, 13 May 2010 12:39:38 -0600
Frank Cox wrote:

> I made a
> series of prompts for a voicemail system a while back using a $4.95
> "computer microphone" and audacity and it worked just fine for that
> purpose.

It may depend on the sound connection you have. I can't get any
of the ordinary cheap mics to work at all on my system, but the
USB microphone in my webcam generates terrific recordings (and
I am able to use it just as a mic without having to record video
at the same time).