| Electric pianos, also called digital pianos are become | | | | Once you install Audacity, you'll need to adjust your |
| increasing popular, due to their many benefits. Quality | | | | keyboard volume. You can adjust the volume via the |
| digital pianos now how a sound and feel very close to | | | | Audacity interface or on your keyboard. |
| an acoustic piano. In fact, some digital pianos can rival | | | | To record, just click the record button and start |
| the best grand pianos in sound quality. | | | | playing...then click stop when you are done. To record |
| One of the best benefits of digital pianos is their digital | | | | multiple tracks, just click record again and play along |
| output of sound, so it's very easy to record music | | | | with the track you already recorded. |
| using just your digital piano and your computer. | | | | If you add acoustic tracks, such as guitar, vocals, |
| Most keyboards and electric pianos have a one | | | | drums, etc to your recording, you should use the Noise |
| quarter inch stereo output. Most computers have a | | | | removal effect on Audacity. This tool is very helpful in |
| one eighth inch stereo input, so you'll need an adapter. | | | | removing static and noise from your recordings. It |
| You can get the necessary adapter at Radio Shack | | | | usually won't be necessary for your electric piano, |
| or a similar store. | | | | though, since all the recording is digital. |
| Once you have your electric piano plugged into the | | | | Using your electric piano and Audacity, you can easily |
| microphone port on your computer, you'll need | | | | create recordings with a "full" band. If you need more |
| software to record with. Audacity is about as good as | | | | voices for your keyboard, you can get midi boxes or |
| you can get. It's free, and supports multiple tracks, plus | | | | software to add 100's of extra voices - everything |
| has many useful effects. | | | | from drums to flutes. |