I found an audio cassette tape I made in 1981, at the tender age of five. My parents had a portable tape recorder and microphone and unfortunately for some, I got a hold of it.
I recorded a story that day about going to the Altamont Fair (link goes to the 2004 fair, not the 1981 fair) and winning a goldfish I promptly named after my mother. I also talked about an imaginary friend, made up words, tried to interview both my newborn brother and our cat, Meiko, and sang a little. It was funny to hear my voice with a Brooklyn accent; it’s hard to imagine that the child speaking was actually me. I also had a strange way of rolling my “r” sounds. I don’t know where I got that from.
Very few people have had the privilege of listening to this tape. The sound quality is surprisingly good, but I figured it might be safer to store the recording digitally. This brings us to the point.
For some reason, whenever I try to save anything in Sony Sound Forge 7.0, the program completely freezes. If it weren’t for the fact I downloaded the software for free from somewhere other than Sony, I would try to get some tech support for it. But alas, I guess this is what I get for downloading software without buying it. Note: it has worked every other time I’ve used it. It is very handy. Is it worth $400? To a professional, maybe.
I have had the priveledge of hearing said tape and I must admit, you sounded like you were a cute child and the quality *was* surprisingly good.