O drwch blewyn, ia?! 
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Oh, sorry, folks, if your speech bubble has gone to a kind of salmon pinkā¦ entirely my faultā¦
If youād like to get it back to a bright, shiny redā¦
Go here:
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Done it!
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No way! Messing with clouds, noisy ornotherwise is not for old dragons! Just take way pink and leave me unlabelled!
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You can do it, Sue - and it will help your Welsh. Itās a deliberate little taste of the kind of steps our Bootcampers go through - and youāve read about how effective Bootcamp is? 
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Done it
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Itās the technology we donāt fancy, not the Welsh!
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Oh dear. Well, I might have a look at it.
Exactly! I was happy with computers ten years ago, but technology has moved on and I have not. I am one of those people who own a mobile phone but leave it switched off because I donāt know how to use it.
Sue
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Even if you donāt feel comfortable recording one yourself due to the technology, you can still listen and answer the questions in your own time. Therefore, theyāll still benefit your learning experience. As @aran says, itās very much like bootcamp. Answering the questions enables you to think in Welsh.
Plus, itās a chance to listen to others speak Welsh.
I also agree with Aran. This isnāt about punishing those who are not up-to-date. Youāve all completed the first challenge so why give back your prize?
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You are right, @AnthonyCusack. I have been listening to some of the questions and answers and found that they are excellent listening practice.
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Perhaps @tatjana would be willing to post one of her very helpful screenshot tutorials to explain how to use voice recorder on computers?
Tatjana has an uncanny ability to break down how to use software into very followable (is that a word?) steps
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Thank you Anthony.
Now, @Betterlatethan, you have many things to record yourself but, of course youād need microphone first. If you have a webcam with already in-built microphone, it will do just fine. Youāre not going to do proffessional recording so you donāt need too high techy things to do this.
Windows itself has in-build voice recorder on your computer which can record short recordings and (as much as I know as I donāt use that too often) you can save them unfortunately just in .waw format. This is actually not that bad either as it is the most raw sound recording youād ever have.
However, Audacity is the most common free software many people use for making their recording and also audio editing so Iād maybe explain some things about this.
First of all you have to install the software which you can find here. So, Step 1: Download and install the software. In the mean time Iāll prepare the tutorial for you and put it online but if youāre in a hurry Audacity has its own tutorial too which could be find here.
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Thanks @tatjana as I make clear in another thread, I am not willing to make efforts to learn techniques i really donāt need to know! Not just for one exercise.
Thatās fine. No one is saying you HAVE to do it, but this is taking advantage of modern technology to offer another way of practising Welsh for those who want to have a go. Itās a shame for SSiW not to use something thatās readily available, but for those that donāt feel comfortable using it - pink is a lovely colour
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Thank you, @tatjana. Tiān mor garedig. I hope that is more or less right for āYou are so kind.ā I am just on the challenge where it is introduced so it came just in time.
Well, I have found a microphone that I can plug in. (My screen was second-hand about 8 years ago so it has no modern conveniences like speakers or a webcam.) I have Audacity installed. I can see how simple recording and playback work. I have even found the option to save a project as a .mp3 file.
Please donāt go the the trouble of writing a tutorial for my benefit. I shall be fine if I make up my mind to try it. If it was a one-off then I wouldnāt bother, but I suspect that there is more to come.
I didnāt come here to have my IT competence challenged, but it is all good education.
Thank you again Tatjana.
Sue
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Just have in mind that one learns his/her entire life and that Iām not among the youngest here and surely not the techy generation in deed but when I need things I learn them and Iām happy to pass my knowledge to the others if and when I can.
Iām glad that you donāt find the software too hard to use so Iām expecting some recordings soon.
You wonāt be able only to record with Audacity, but also cut, copy, paste, trim, stretch, sound-effect playing around etc. If youād feel like just explore a bit and youāll find out that Audacity can be both - simple and a bit more complicated at one go what just depends on what you try to do or acheave with the software.
Hwyl!
Tatjana
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Exactly. Itās all about motivation. I shall have to make a recording now. You have shamed me into it. But not tonight.
Sue
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Well, due to being extreamly tired each day I doubt youād hear any recordings from me for a while. Iād answer questions maybe, but as I could understand, it all is only for red baddgers and mine wonāt get red so easily as Iām not in the mood for many things these days either.
But Iām really looking forward to hear your recording(s). Might be I learn something on the way of listening.
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Well, I have made and posted a recording. It actually seems to work. Thank you, @tatjana for your help and encouragement.
Sue
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