[Record Audio] How to Create an MP3 Audio File on Windows 10

To create an MP3 file, you need an MP3 recorder application. This post teaches you how to make an MP3 audio file on your Windows or Mac computer, Android, or iPhone.

To help you convert audio files to MP3, edit audio files, or make an MP3 file of YouTube video, this tutorial also offers solutions.

How to Create an Audio File on Windows 10

For Windows users, you don’t need to install any third-party programs to record an audio file. Windows has a built-in free Voice Recorder to let you easily record voice from microphone. Check how to open it and create an audio file.

Step 1. Connect a microphone to your computer beforehand.

Click Start menu, type voice recorder. You should see a Voice Recorder app in the search results list, click it to open Voice Recorder program on your Windows computer.

Step 2. Next, you can click Record button or press Ctrl + R to start recording audio from your microphone.

Press Alt + P to pause the recording if you want.

Step 3. To end the recording, click Stop button and the sound is recorded.

Then you can click Play button to play the audio file directly, or click Trim button to cut unwanted parts of the audio track, etc. To locate the file, you can click the three-dot icon and select Open file location.

However, you may find that Windows Voice Recorder can only save the audio file in M4A format but not MP3 format. To change the audio file to MP3, you need to use a professional audio converter.

How to Convert Audio Files to MP3

MiniTool Video Converter is a 100% clean and free video/audio converter program for Windows. It can convert any video or audio file to another desired format.

This application also lets you record screen and audio on PC or download YouTube videos for free.

Below you can learn how to use it to easily convert audio files to MP3, e.g. convert Windows Voice Recorder M4A audio recording file to MP3.

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Step 1. Load source M4A audio file

Download, install and launch MiniTool Video Converter. Click the “+” icon to add source audio files into this software. Here we add the M4A audio file recorded by Voice Recorder.

Step 2. Select MP3 as the output

Next, you can click the Edit icon under Target section. Click Audio output tab, select MP3, and select an audio output quality.

Step 3. Convert M4A to MP3

Then click Convert button to start the conversion. After it finishes, you can click Converted tab and click Show in folder button to check the converted MP3 audio file.

You can then play the MP3 audio file with the media players on your computer to test it.

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Other Top Free MP3 Audio Recorders

Alternatively, you can also use another professional audio recorder to create an MP3 audio file directly. Top free audio recorders for Windows that can save the audio recording file as MP3 are listed below for your reference.

• Online Voice Recorder: Let you create an MP3 audio file using your computer or phone microphone in your browser.
• Vocaroo Online Voice Recorder: Allow you to make an audio file directly in your browser in one click.
• Audacity: Free, open-source, and cross-platform audio software lets you record and edit audio on Windows, macOS, etc.

How to Make an MP3 File of YouTube Video

If you want to create an MP3 file from a YouTube video, the free MiniTool Video Converter lets you do it with ease. It has a built-in Video Download feature. Check how to use it to download and convert YouTube videos in MP3 below.

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Step 1. Launch MiniTool Video Converter. Click Video Download.

Step 2. Copy and paste the YouTube video URL in the address bar. Or click the Search box to search the target YouTube video you want to download, open and play the video.

Step 3. Click the down-arrow Download button, choose MP3 as the download format, click Download, and the software will start downloading the YouTube video in MP3 to your local drive.

How to Make an Audio File on iPhone/Android

For iPhone, you can use iPhone built-in voice recorder or try these voice recorders in App Store, Voice Recorder & Audio Editor, Voice Recorder – Recording App, Voice Memos, Rev Voice Recorder, AudioShare, Voice Record Pro, etc.

For Android, you can also use the built-in audio recorder in your phone or try these voice recorder apps in Google Play Store, Voice Recorder, Smart Recorder, ASR Voice Recorder, Easy Voice Recorder, Voice Record Pro, Rev Voice Recorder, Voice Recorder – Audio Editor, etc.

How to Create an MP3 Audio File on Mac

For Mac users, the QuickTime player can record audio in M4A format. Still, you need additional software to convert the audio file to MP3. If you want to use QuickTime Player to record audio, you can check the steps below.

Step 1. Open QuickTime Player app.

Step 2. Click File tab and choose New Audio Recording.

Step 3. Click the red Record button in the Audio Recording window to start recording from the default microphone.

Step 4. Click the same button to stop recording sound. Click File tab and click Save to select a location to store the M4A audio file.

If you want to convert M4A to MP3, you can use a free audio converter for Mac like Zamzar, MediaHuman Audio Converter, Aiseesoft Audio Converter, etc. to do this.

Instead of using QuickTime Player to create an audio file, you can use another MP3 audio recorder program to make an MP3 file. You may try Audacity for Mac, Audio Hijack, Ocenaudio, etc.

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How to Edit MP3 Audio Files

To edit the MP3 audio files you created, you need to use an audio editor like Audacity, WavePad Audio Editing Software, TwistedWave Online Audio Editor, etc.

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Conclusion

This post explains how to create an MP3 audio file on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android, and recommends some tools for your reference. Hope it helps.

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