>Hi,
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>I consider buying a microphone (not expensive but from the reviews and sample on Amazon it sounds pretty good).
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>And I am wondering what software I need to have to work with this microphone. If I understand correctly, if I don't buy any software, the PC OS (Windows 7 in my case) will use the Control Panel -> Sound application (default). I am concerned that this - default - application will be the bottle-neck and will reduce the quality of recording, even if I use a good mic.
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>What do you think? If you record your voice (for whatever reasons), do you use software other than the PC Sound?
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>TIA

A lot of this is going to depend upon what it is you're actually trying to do -- are you just wanting to record yourself talking???...or are you trying to lay down some vocal tracks for music???