WARNING: This next part is complicated
Ok, I have to tell you about this little trick I learned about shareware sound editing programs. Most of them have a one month trial. After that you can't save. What you have to do is get 2 Y adapters and put them in your Line In and Audio Outs on your sound card. Get 2 1/8 inch connector cords. Get one of those cords and plug it into the Y adaptor of your Audio Out and plug the other end into your LINE IN Y adaptor. By doing this you can record anything you recorded with Cool Edit or any of the other "good" shareware programs. You have to load up Sound Recorder (which comes with your computer) to record what you made with the shareware. To record with Sound Recorder you have to Goto File---> Properties----> Convert Now button. Select the audio quality you want. Guess what? You have to do that every time you want to record with it if you want to change the audio quality :(
You have to set up the Line IN to work. Goto that yellow speaker thingie that's at the bottom right corner of your screen. Double click on it and goto Options ---> Properties. Click the Recording Circle. Make sure that Line IN has a check on its checkbox. Click OK. Make sure that Line In has a check in its checkbox that is in this new window. You're all set to record with it.
Get a 1/4 to 1/8 inch adaptor and put it into the Output on your AMP. Plug the other 1/8 cord into it and connect to your computer.
Whew, you're all set and all you had to do is shell out a few dollars for adapters and cords. Heck of a lot cheaper than the $100 you would have to pay for the software. But it's pretty complicated with all those cords and adapters all over the place :/
