Sound Recorder (Vista)

[Francis Asis]

Hi
I have recorded some sound using windows sound recorder and now want to edit it. i want to chop a few seconds off the beginning and the end. It used to be an option on sound recorder but on windows vista there are no options except record sound. can anyone help? Thanks

[rojash]

Install Audacity. It's completely free and much more versatile and powerful than Sound Recorder:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windo ws

[Francis Asis]

Thank you I'll try that.
Everytime I post a question about windows someone recommends different software that is better. Is windows Vista just rubbish or what?

[ACtheTROLL]

No it's not rubbish - at least in this context

it's an operating system ... operating systems make your PC able to run programs

(it's a bit like getting a door key for B&Q - the key lets you in .... you it's up to you to buy the tools and decide how you are going to use them - is it a hammer for building a fence .... or a boat?)

windows has a few very basic added extras like sound recorder ... a couple of simple games a calculator ...

I love hearts .... but you wouldn't say that it's a rubbish games machine would you?

everything that's added is available bigger and better from specialist software firms ... I don't do records ... so I don't want to be paying for a flashy sound editor - I just want windows

[Francis Asis]

Thank you Troll. I think I understand now.

[rojash]

It's not that - but Windows is supposed to be an operating system. For commercial reasons, Microsoft throw in a few free applications of varying quality, one of which is the sound recorder.

[rojash]

I can't work out how, in the time it took me to type that one short paragraph, two further posts, time at 4 and 3 minutes earlier than mine, suddenly appeared!

[ACtheTROLL]

Rojash
for once I just typed it and sent it
I'd guess submit is the time used .... but I'll sit on this for 5 mins
hit reply at 20:37
stopped typing 20:38
will hit send 20:41