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bobtheturtle	Jul 10 2012, 3:27am Anchor
bobtheturtle	Hi, I was wondering if you need a licese to record a sound? for example can I record a sound with a microphone?or voice memos that is on the Iphone? this may be a dumb question, but i am not sure. please help. Any documentation or advice where to get this info would be great. thank you for your time
LordFryingpan	Jul 10 2012, 3:47am Anchor
LordFryingpan	if you use a free software such as Audacity, you don't need a license.
bobtheturtle	Jul 10 2012, 3:59am Anchor
bobtheturtle	well, I need to record the sound first, SO do I need a license for the microphone? -- thank you any questions please ask
LordFryingpan	Jul 10 2012, 5:44am Anchor
LordFryingpan	It seems to me any microphone comes with an implicit agreement you can use said device to record sound for any purpose, commercial or otherwise.
feillyne	Jul 10 2012, 5:46am Anchor
feillyne	Yeah except e.g. other people's voices recorded on the street without their explicit consent, taping parts of music played outside or during cultural events etc - use of such recordings could be illegal in some cases. (For example Return to Innocence legal dispute: En.wikipedia.org) Though you could safely record most sounds / your own voice for whatever purpose. Edited by: feillyne
Meltdown_Interactive	Jul 16 2012, 1:11pm Anchor
Meltdown_Interactive	You can record what you want.. as long as it cannot be verifiably copyrighted. Reason is a great tool for making music quickly, it's got a great studio rack interface where you can plug and wire different instruments and effects in. For the mic just go and buy a decent quality microphone. Hell even use your phone to get started recording. Their recording quality is getting very good. Put that recording into a program like Reason, put some effects on it, and you've got some cool sounds.