Hi!, Looking for a quality recodrer so that I may monitor my piano
playing as I learn

Are you looking for a tape recorder or digital recorder? Did you have
a price range in mind?

Hello,

   If your PC is running on Windows, then you may already have an
adequate recording device at your disposal. Go to [start], then [all
programs], then [accessories], then [entertainment], and finally click
on [sound recorder]. A small window will open with a simple audio
recording panel. You'll of course need to get hold of a microphone. If
your piano is electronic, you should be able to bypass the mic and
patch a cable directly from the piano's output to your PC's microphone
plug.

   It's possible you may also have to configure the virtual sound
controls on the PC. Go down to the little volume control on the
desktop, the one that looks like a little speaker, and double click
it. Then, at the upper-left corner, click [options], then
[properties], and another window will open with some radio buttons
marked

[playback]
[recording]
[other]

Click [recording], then [OK]. It'll then be set up to receive and
record audio. You can make a recording with the sound recorder, and
save it in the usual way.

Hi!, Iwant a stand alone Recorder that can  play back. One of high quality,
Scondary and not absolute to record to an audio cd. $$is relative.
Thanh you -smack

Hello,

Perhaps the most costly, but the best solution is to add a digital
auto-play capability to your regular piano.  Such a service is offered
by companies like Yamaha.  Then, the auto-play system will "record" your
performance in a digital form (most likely in the MIDI format).  You can
replay your performance in many ways.  Slowly, for example.  Depending on
the capability of the recorder, you can even play one part at a time and
later replay all the parts at a time, for example.  You can "record" your
left-hand part and while the machine is replaying it, you can play your
right-hand part I'm not sure, but I think such a device typically has
connectors which connect to a computer. In that case, you can even edit
your performance (move notes around, delete mistakes, add notes, . . .,
anything you can think of) and send the data to your piano to play it.
Also, you can even download music from the internet and make your piano
play it!

Similarly, a digital piano typically comes with connectors to computers
so that you can "record" your performance with a PC.  A higher-grade digital
piano may come with the recording and editing capabilities such as I described
above for auto-play devices.  My digital piano has some of these capabilities.

Neither of these two solutions is cheap.  A less expensive solution is
of course to record the _sound_ of your piano, which is what we normally
call "record", using a cassette tape recorder and so on.  I don't know if
this is what you want.

Ryo

Hi!, Yes that is what I prefer. Can you reccomend a high quality
cassette recorder that simply records sounds live . No other options
needed or wanted-just like the $19.95 one I have , simple doing one
function from one source,live
one that is cleaer , louder,and more powerfull and picks up sounds in
a more distinct fashion. Thanks for your help -smack

What you need is an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-240.  It's
around $30 and records very well.  You can record up to 4 hours.   I
use of to record myself playing trumpet with the church.  I can also
record from my pocket and nobody knows I'm recording.  It's very handy
and user friendly.

Thank You -very much for your help and time. respectively-smack