Home Recording- Help required

[biswas.a]

Hi friends,
I am a newbie here. Need all you experts help in setting up a home recording centre ( want to record songs of my wife with karaoke). I read lots of article to setup but it leads no where finally I came to know this is the place where I will get help.My requirement
> record voice (songs) along with karaoke
All these days I am using the normal mice connected with PC/Laptop mic interface and records using Audacity.

I have understood that we need to have a soundcard and a good mic to get a good clarity output.
>Sound card- what type of card which I can use -USB or PCI which is the best with in 5k range
> Microphone - suggest a best one -2k-3k range
>Any other voice editing software better than audacity you can suggest
Please guide me with good options . I am located in hyderabad

 

[hildebrand]

You can use goldwave software as well. I find it useful for audio recording and editing. Its possible to mix tracks also (the karaoke with your wife's vocals)
Audacity can be used too as you already know. This tutorial looks clear. See if its useful:-
http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/anime-how-to/how-to-record-your-voice-over-a-karaoke-track/