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Record Sound in Windows 7

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To record the sound, we need to open the Sound Recorder program that is pre-installed in Windows 7
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To access it, click on the Start button in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

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Click on "All Programs"
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Click on "Accessories"
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Click on "Sound Recorder"
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To start recording, click "Start Recording"
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We can say anything we need to say, then click "Stop Recording"
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A window will open where we need to save the file.

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To save the file, select a location, then name the file
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We can see that the file type is "wma" which means that it is an audio recording. We will name it "test", then click "Save".
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"Test.wma" has been created on the desktop
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This concludes the tutorial on how to record audio on Windows 7 computers
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