arecord OR sox knowledge needed. OR just get me recording

[ThisNameNotUsed]

If you can solve any of these problems you can get me out of a months long rut. I just need to record .wav files without side effects. IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK!? lol.

Problems:
1. arecord works if I use a -f flag but it outputs extra.wav files at a rate of about 10 per second which is unacceptable when I start scripting successive arecords one after the other.

2. If I don't use a -f flag everything seems to record fine. Even when I aplay It says playing but no sound comes out. I even used a separate package I sudo apt-got called sox with a "play" function which shows equalizer bars going up and down when I play the .wav file with it but again, no sound whatsoever comes out.
-My speakers are fine. the fist arecord method has me listening to my own voice at least.


If you know anything about the sox package you can help me by maybe fixing this:

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sudo rec rectest.wav
rec FAIL formats: can't open input  `default': snd_pcm_open error: No such file or directory

[r3d4]

If you can solve any of these problems you can get me out of a months long rut. I just need to record .wav files without side effects. IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK!? lol.

If you can try audacity !

also what do you use for "mic input" ?? usb ect

Describe (as accurately as possible ! ) you~r setup! ( latest raspbian ? ect ect usb soundcard? , drivers kernel-modules? )