It wouldn't be bad if there wasn't always something new that seems to 
interfere with me recording my music.  I bought a digital camera that 
records video, it worked fine at first, then all of a sudden I start 
noticing a weird tone when I record music to it.  I also have problems when 
I record my golf swing, the image gets extremely pixilated.  So I get a mp3 
player and I record on the two mediums simultaneously, when possible.  I 
hear the music clearly when I play the mp3 file, but the digital camera has 
that weird tone at times.
Now I get a new computer and laptop, which means that I can record music 
again, as well as work on other projects.  I connect the mp3 player and it 
works beautifully on both the computer and the laptop.  Suddenly the mp3 
player is no longer recognized on the computer or the laptop.  It is 
freaking ridiculous already.

> It wouldn't be bad if there wasn't always something new that seems to
> interfere with me recording my music.

Have you tried Audacity? -- it's a free download.

Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in
Linux, Mac OS X , and other operating systems.

audacity.sourceforge.net

Neil Miller, author: The Piano Lessons Book & Piano Classics Analyzed
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