1. Start by thinking
about what you
want to do with your
recording
Then decide how
you wish to record

2. Digital voice
recorders

3. Online recording
tools
Covcell
http://www.covcell.org/
Gong Project
http://gong.ust.hk/
CLEAR : Rich internet applications
http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/products.php?product_category=online
Jamglue
http://www.jamglue.com/

4. Desktop recording
tools
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Garage band
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
Quicktime
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Windows sound
recorder

5. Other Audio
Formats you
Common
may
Audio Formats
encounter
• mp3 • ogg
• aac • mp4/m4a
• wav • wma
• aiff • 3gp
• DSS
• AU

6. Format conversion tools
http://media-convert.com/
ad-driven, but it has a lot of file types to choose from
http://www.zamzar.com/
works well but you may have to wait up to 24 hours before the conversion is made
http://www.mediaconverter.org/
free, no ads, and fast (instantaneous); limited number of file types to choose from
http://www.youconvertit.com/convertfiles.aspx
More of the same, could be shady because it requires email address
http://mashable.com/2007/11/05/80-file-conversion-services/
not exactly a conversion site, but is a list of 80 online tools for file conversion broken down by type
iTunes
Will only convert a few file types