ej400 wrote: ↑January 8th, 2020, 8:13 pm
So I recently won a brand new computer (hp laptop 14 pc), ... But I was wondering if anyone else has one of these computers and if my techy friends here at LV have any tips for it. Also, I got a new headset to record with, which is pretty good so far. I'm planning to use it for youtube as well, and I've already chatted online with some of my friends and they've said it sounds pretty good. But say I'm not using that, does the computer I got have a good internal mic? Also, how well does audacity run on it? Anything I should know before starting? I think I'm going to buy an internal storage thingy (I forgot what they are called), but it's like an SD card or something....
Your computer configuration is one of so many by the same manufacturer that it is nearly impossible from "hp laptop 14 pc" to say how good it is, so my general statements follow.
First off, I would invest in a monitor. A second screen will allow you to have your copy (unless you read from printouts) in a separate window from your Audacity and well visible (not to mention some allow to be turned sideways, which is very convenient for reading). Second, the built-in microphone is usually crap, don't rely on it. Not much worse than your headset, maybe, but it depends on the headset, don't it? If it does not have an SSD already (that's "solid state drive", a storage thingy you probably were thinking of), then do get one, it will make things easier. How Audacity runs on one like yours is impossible to say without knowing more of what the underlying hardware is. Install Audacity and see.
Happy recording!
