Animating with sound?

[IanDig]

I am looking towards being an animator, and I have the pro version of Autodesk Sketchbook. I know that it isn't as good as Adobe Flash, but it's waaaay cheaper. It's easy enough to use, and I have ideas for videos I want to make. I have friends willing to be voice actors, and I'm willing to put time and effort into this.

The problem I'm having is that the flipbook feature in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro doesn't record or import sound. So people who would make animations using the software would just be silent.

Is there an easy method of playing back a recording on a different program, and simultaneously playing/editing the animation on sketchbook, then merging the two together once the animation is finished?
Rereading what I just wrote makes me realize this could be difficult -_-
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P.S. If there isn't an easier way to do it, what recording software is recommended and how do i merge it with the finished animation file?

[novasunshine]

Uh, get audacity and record the voices.
Then open Movie Maker and add in the animation, then the audio.(?)

[IanDig]

Thanks. I'll come back later to tell you how it goes.

[John]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.