Any good computer recording programs?

[Soil]

Hey,

I like recording stuff directly onto my computer, because my instruments are right here in the room.

But I use sound recorder (yes, you may laugh), and its really no fun at all.

Any FREE programs I can download so that I can directly record and store the files on my hard drive?

[Dingbats]

Audacity is what I use. audacity.sourceforge.net

[KKKKKocaine]

Audacity is what I use. audacity.sourceforge.net

Yeah, Audacity is amazing.

[Soil]

Downloaded. Thanks guys.

[Vitriolic Rage]

I'm also DLing Audacity right now, is it better than Kristal?

[KKKKKocaine]

I'm also DLing Audacity right now, is it better than Kristal?

In my opinion, Yes.
There is a host of plugins you can download for it on the website too.

[larry_emder]

after trying a few complex programs, i found mixcraft.........its pretty simple, but does the job well, i'm happy with it, got some pretty good guitar sounds out of it

[Vitriolic Rage]

Downloaded it

Audacity > Kristal

[vizo]

Cubase and Sonar are other alternatives. Audacity can become quite limited at times.