Recording audio from your computer is not at all difficult. A simple online search will definitely wield a series of very informative guides, tutorials, and tips.
You can choose between the multitude of online tools out there, or choose a more specialized audio-editing app that has “recording” capabilities (such as Audacity, for instance), or use the built-in tools that your OS has (if that’s the case).
Regardless of your situation, if you only want to record audio on your computer, and not much else, then Recorder is the perfect little tool for the job.
Straightforward is somewhat of a understatement
Recorder is the definition of WYSIWYG. It has a simple GUI with nothing but a toolbar, and a section for listing recordings, and no much in the way of features.
You can record audio from just about any source that uses your computer’s audio card (this includes a stream from the internet, or an audio file playing on your local machine, etc.). Recorder only records audio in MP3 format, which is somewhat of a bummer, but it gets the job done.
One nice little feature that this app has is the fact that it also allows you to playback the recordings, eliminating the need to open them with any other audio players. You can also quickly open the recordings folder, as well as rename the recordings via buttons on the toolbar.
Conclusion
When it comes to Recorder, simplicity and convenience are the two main words. It’s a no-frills, lightweight and free, open-source app for Linux that allows you to record audio from almost any source, and provides you with the option of also playing them back, and that’s about it.
The only real potential downside is the fact that it only allows you to record audio in MP3 format.
