Sound Recorder

[alondra]

just read that it is posible to record from a mike msgs to save for Email. with sound recorder. hooked up mike. but does not seem to record. no waves on the strait line, what am I missing

[JohnE.]

Operating system is? Soundcard is?
Need more info to recommend possible solutions.

JohnE.

[maface]

This might helpMic its for windows 95-98 but same idea for win 2000 and XP

[alondra]

using win98, with soyo on board sound. in one comp and SB live in the other.

[caddmannq]

You got mic mute turned on?

[willy_ph]

Is the mic in channel muted in the mixer thingy.

[JohnE.]

A few items to check:

Open Control Panel>Multimedia and click the big button under "Playback". If you see a channel/volume slider for Microphone make sure it isn't muted, set the volume around 75% then click Advanced and make sure "Microphone +20 dB Boost" is selected. If you don't see the Advanced button on the microphone channel go to Options and make sure "Advanced Controls" is enabled.

If you don't see a channel/volume slider for Microphone you'll need to go to Options>Properties>Adjust volume for playback - make sure Microphone is checked under "Show the following volume controls"

That should take care of the input... now the output:

Control Panel>Multimedia, click the big button under "Record". Use the similar steps from "Playback" options to make sure you have a Microphone channel and set it up the same way you did for Playback (advanced controls, +20 dB boost, etc) and under Recording Control select Microphone (not Line-in, etc). Also, make sure your mic is plugged into the microphone input and not the Line-in.

While you're there in Mutimedia, select "Use only preferred devices" and "Show volume control on the taskbar". This'll give you quick access to options if you need to check/tweak them again.

Give that a try and lemme know if it worked for Sound Recorder

JohnE.

[alondra]

tried all these things, can hear mike in earphones, can play sounds from stored stuff, and the waves show , but will not record from mike. verry strange.

[Brainchild]

double click the speaker icon in the tray, upper lefthand corner of the mixer, choose options>properties. this will bring a box up, should have two radio buttons in it, choose record, this will bring up the record mixer. Adjust the mic from there and see if it helps

Sometimes it works sometimes it don't
*shrugges*

BC


BTWid ya check the properties of the sound recorder to make sure it's got the soundcard and such set right?

[caddmannq]

Ummm..the record mixer is where the mic mute button is, right?