What is the best thing to use for home recorder?

Question

which would be better for me to use for home recording,a mixer program on my pc or a digital recorder

Answer 1

It really depends on what exactly you want to do… but some things to think about…

Assuming you have already purchased your PC, the microphone will probably cost less than a digital recorder.

A digital recorder will be more portable than a PC (especially if you have a desktop computer)

A PC will probably have a more encoding options than a digital recorder.  (that is more options for larger files with better sound vs smaller files with lower quality sound)

Overall quality really depends on your pc sound card and software vs the quality of the digital recorder.  You can get a digital recorder that will match or do better than most PCs if you want to pay for it.

My advice, pick up an inexpensive microphone for your pc (if you don’t already have one) and try it out.  If you find your quality/portability is not good enough… you can always purchase the recorder later.