Top 10 Recording Programs to Record Audio, Voice and Music

David Brooks 07/04/2020

Music Recorder

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"Hi, what is the best music recording programs for PC I could use to record audio on Windows computer? I've got several wonderful music files on my old cassette tapes and want to a program to record audio and these music. Please show me the right program of recording for Windows. Thanks"

As a professional developer and provider in music recording programs for Windows and Mac computers, we have frequently come across questions like "What are the best recording programs for Windows" or "Is there any free recording program to record audio?" Actually, of course there are audio recording programs for Windows and Mac users to record audio, music and sound. But the standard on the best recording program could differ a lot among different people. However, we did have collected some top recording programs for Windows and Mac for you, all of which have been positively reviewed by most customers and professional online editors.

The below content lists 5 best recording programs for Windows 8/7/8.1/Vista/XP/10, and as well 5 top recording programs for Mac OS 10.6 and later. Check them below and choose your own voice recorder program upon your needs.

Part 1: Top 5 Recoridng Programs for Windows

Below are 5 recording programs for PC users to record audio, sound and music on Windows computer. You could select any of these 5 audio recording programs to record audio with high quality.

1. Leawo Music Recorder

As its name suggests, Leawo Music Recorder is a music-oriented recording program for PC users to record music on Windows computer. But it's actually audio recording program and voice recording program as well that could record voice and audio from or outside of computer. It could record sound from computer audio, online audio, built-in audio, etc. Over 500 audio sites are recordable including YouTube, Spotify, Facebook, Last.FM, etc. All the recordings will be saved in either quality-lossless WAV format or wide popular MP3 format. What's more, as the best music recording program for Windows, it could even automatically download and add music tags for recordings, and allow manual editing of the music tags. You could apply recordings to iTunes music library in one click as you like.

2. Windows Sound Recorder

Windows Sound Recorder is the default audio recording program for PC users to record audio on most Windows OS computers. It is a totally free recording program you can use to record audio for up to three hours per recording file. You can use it side by side with other apps, which allows you to record sound while you continue working on your PC. Sound Recorder is an audio recording program included in most versions of the Microsoft Windows metafamily of operating system. On Windows 10 (the tenth major release in the Windows NT family), this audio recording program is replaced by Voice Recorder.

3. Wavosaur

Wavosaur might not have as many features as the complicated software like other audio recording programs do, but it has one thing going for it that others do not have: portability. There are two versions of Wavosaur, one that you can install and another that is portable – which is also only 3.18 MB. You can quite literally simply keep a portable version on your USB stick and use it on any PC you like anytime. Wavosaur also supports a huge range of audio formats, including VST files. It might lack the fancy features that other more complicated software have, but it is a good piece of software you simply want to get something done quick and easy.

4. Voice Record

Voice Record is an audio recording program that lets you record any audio from your microphone, and conveniently save it to a local folder. The interface is simple, just like the Windows Voice Recorder, but offers more functionality in terms of flexibility. You can also upload your voice recordings straight to Microsoft's OneDrive directly from the app. This voice recording program has 2 versions: free trial version and Pro version, with the free trial version coming with ads while the Pro version getting no ads.

5. Easy Sound Recorder

Easy Sound Recorder is another audio recording program that comes with a very simple UI and operation. This voice recordign program is very straightforward, only with one button to start and stop recording. However, this recording program supports different output formats such as MP3, M3A and WMA and you can also select the quality of audio you want from the recording. This voice recording program also provides share buttons to let you share recorded audio files via Email, OneDrive, etc.

Part 2: Top 5 Recoridng Programs for Mac

With top recording programs for PC recommended, we would like to share 5 recording programs for Mac users to record audio on Mac computer. Actually, Apple's QuickTime player could execute audio recording tasks on Mac with the help of certain addons. But we here will not take QuickTime player into account.

1. Leawo Music Recorder for Mac

The Mac version of Leawo's Music Recorder. Leawo Music Recorder for Mac has exactly the same features as the Windows version, originated for music recording on Mac. This Mac audio recording program is a perfect music recording program for Mac users to record music on Mac, be the audio source built-in audio or computer audio. Different from its Windows version, Leawo Music Recorder for Mac allows 3 output audio formats: WAV, MP3 and W4A. Mac users could also get automatic support of music tag adding and manual music tag editing. The recorded music could be applied to iTunes music library in one click as well.

2. Garageband

Bundled with Apple's iLife suite of apps, Garageband is a stylish and comprehensive audio recording tool. Although it can't record from the same versatile array of sources, it has powerful editing features and is well on the way to being a professional tool.
Garageband is particularly good for creating podcasts and ringtones for your iPhone, with advanced support for both included.

3. Audacity

As an open source and free recording program for Mac, Audacity for Mac is capable of recording from various sources, detailed editing, and exporting to an array of formats. What's more, you could even use this recording program for Mac to edit music files like removing/reducing noise, cutting music, etc. It is not the easiest app to use, but worth investigating if you're looking for a low cost solution.

4. Audio Hijack

Audio Hijack prides itself on being able to record audio from any input whatsoever. If you can hear it, you can record it. You can even record audio from multiple applications at once – good for recording interviews on Skype, for instance.
Multiple formats are supported, and recording is even crash-protected, so you won't lose audio if the app crashes whilst recording. A few effects are included, and the interface is impressive.

5. WireTap Studio

WireTap Studio is a powerful recording program for Mac users to record audio from any source, be it from your system, or an external device. Once the audio is recorded, this recording program would let you view the recorded file via the LivePreview function and edit recorded audio file via the internal editor feature. You could also set the audio quality even before you start to record audio on Mac.

Part 3: The Best Recording Program - Leawo Music Recorder

Leawo Music Recorder has been considered as the No.1 best audio recording program for Windows and Mac users due to its wonderful features and powerful performance, especially as a music recording program. The recording quality could be controlled through audio parameter settings, and the music tags could be automatically perfected and manually edited. All these features have made this Music Recorder a No.1 choice if you want to record music on Mac and PC.

Leawo Music Recorder 

☉ Record any music file from computer stream audio and built-in input audio.

☉ Record music from 1000+ music sites like YouTube, Facebook, Veoh, VEVO, etc.

☉ Schedule music recording via the internal recording task scheduler.

☉ Automatically/manually add and complete music tags like artist, album, cover, genre, etc.

The below content would show you how to record audio on PC and Mac with the help of Leawo Music Recorder (by taking the Windows version as an example. The Mac version has exactly the same operation as that of Windows version). You need to download and install this music recording program on your computer beforehand. Of course, you need to get source audio files ready for recording.

Step 1: Settings before recording

Launch Leawo Music Recorder, click on the tiny microphone icon on the bottom left corner. Go to "General" and choose a folder to save final recording files in the "Output" box.

Go to the "Audio Source" tab. You could see 2 options: "Record Computer Audio" and "Record Aduio Input". According to the source of your audio, sound or music, choose corresponding option.

Thirdly, under the "Format" tab, you need to choose output format and set the audio parameters if necessary. You could save recordings into MP3 audio, WAV audio, or W4A audio (only for Mac). You could even change the bit rate and sample rate of output recording file if you need. Click OK to save and exit the settings.

Step 2: Start to record music

With all settings done, you could now start to record audio by clicking the red "Start" button and then open your audio file or input sound via microphone. You could then see the program recording the sound it captures dynamically.

Step 3: Edit tags if necessary

Leawo Music Recorder would automatically add music tags if you're recording a song, including title, artist, album name, year, genre, etc. However, you could right click the recording and then choose "Edit Music Tags" to edit these tags manually.

Part 4: Video Demo on How to Use Leawo Music Recorder