# Music Programs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-programs/170001>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-programs/170001 "2003-04-21T09:56:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yastobaal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/258eb7/32.png) [@yastobaal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yastobaal)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-programs/170001/1 "2003-04-21T09:56:59Z")

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Can anybody suggest to me a good free program that I can download and use to record about 5 minutes of audio from the microphone socket?

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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-programs/170001/2 "2003-04-21T12:55:51Z")

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You can try Goldwave 2.14 - it’s not free, but it’s a shareware, so you can at least try it on for size.

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**Author:** ![jdc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-programs/170001/3 "2003-04-21T13:40:09Z")

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If Windows:  
Start\>Programs\>Accessories\>Entertainment\>Sound Recorder