record mic input to mp3

[Gordon Abbot]

I would like to use my microphone and record directly to mp3, not wav.
What freeware programs have this feature?

GA

 

[Rod]

I would like to use my microphone and record directly to mp3, not wav.
What freeware programs have this feature?

GA

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ , my primary sound editor.

You need the lame encoder for this, see:
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.pl?LameInstallation

You might also want to read this recent thread: http://tinyurl.com/66v4p

HTH Rod

 

[Andrew Graham]

I would like to use my microphone and record directly to mp3, not wav.
What freeware programs have this feature?

A simple solution is HardDiskOgg:
http://www.fridgesoft.de/harddiskogg.php

From the website:
HarddiskOgg takes a wave input stream from any Windows
95/98/2000/XP compatible sampling device (including microphone
input and line in) and converts it to an Ogg Vorbis/Wave/Monkey's
Audio/MP3 (optional) stream. This happens in realtime, so basically
it is a harddisk recorder in Ogg Vorbis.

I find this easier than Audacity for taking voice dictation and similar
tasks.

Andrew Graham

p.s. Gordon, my apologies for responding via email rather than this
group. PEBKAC.

 

[Ardent]

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I would like to use my microphone and record directly to mp3, not wav.
What freeware programs have this feature?

Step Voice Recorder

http://www.stepvoice.com/

Hope you will find it meets with your requirements.