"Using Cool Edit Pro to record:
Open Cool Edit, and press F12... now you should see the 64 track mixer, and all kinds of confusing buttons and shit, your now in a "New Session"..
find the beat you would like to record with, it can be a break beat, or a full instrumental, cool edit supports most formats, but stick with ".wav", ".mp3", ".au" or ".mid" ...
once you know what you want to use, right click in the first track, in the grey area, and choose "insert" from the list, and then "Insert WAV from File"(im going to explain how to record with a break beat, once you figure it out, you can play with full instrumentals yourself, im just goin over the basics..)...
choose the file you want, and open it, and it will be inserted into the track..
right click on the WAV form, and drag it all the way to the left, then right click on it again, and choose "Loop Duplicate"..
choose how many times you would like to loop it, and make it long enough for your track... now your almost ready to record..
set the yellow cursor all the way to the left, and on the 2nd track, click the little red button that says "r" on it.. this sets the track to do a "punch-in" (you morons should know what a punch-in is)..
now, get your mic ready, and press the record button, you'll see the program recording you in Real-time..
finish up your track, and hit stop, you'll now notice you have vocals in one track, and a beat in the other, this allows you to edit your vocals if you recorded in acapella (just double click the wav form, and it goes to single track mode, where you can edit with cool edit's special filters)...
you can also add in sound effects, do "Voice overs", add more punch-ins, just like you inserted the beat into the track, just insert it, and drag it to where you want it...
now, with your track recorded, you'll want it all in a single WAV, so click on "Edit" from the menu bar, and choose "Mix Down", and select "All WAV's"...
the mix down will be created, and you have your song! now, save it as a WAV, and if you want a good copy for yourself, make an Mp3 of it as well..."
Best Of Luck,
Wings
