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    Recording with MIC onto laptops

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by NBC, Feb 15, 2004.

  1. NBC

    NBC Notebook Guru

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    I would like to know how to most efficiently go about using a microphone to record lectures onto a laptop (havent decided on the exact oRne yet, but its a general question).

    1) Do I need some kind of audio compression software?

    2) It would be better to record onto Cd than waste HD space...can I record directly onto CD, or does it need to go onto HD first?

    3) How to adjust gain levels (I have good compact mics)?


    I know next to nothing about how to do this,

    Thanks!
    Neil
     
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  2. NBC

    NBC Notebook Guru

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    Another idea would be to record lectures in audio *and* video onto CD with a mini pc camera attached to the laptop.

    I imagine the requirements to record even low res video for long periods of time would be substantially higher than just audio.

    Recommendations as to a recording methodology and system requirements would be much appreciated.

    As well as a decent quality, good value mini cam suitable for laptops (perched atop the screen would be ideal).

    Neil
     
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    You could try All Sound Recorder XP
    http://www.mp3do.com/soundrecorderxp.html

    All Sound Recorder XP enables you to record sound, played back through your sound card and any other sound sources like microphone , VCR, Line in, Telephone,Data CD,DVD,Audio tape player etc. You can use it to grab any sound, including music, dialogs from movies, game sounds etc. from your local computer or the internet. Captured sounds can be saved in WAV,MP3,WMA or OGG format, using real-time conversion (without creating temporary files). The program offers direct support for RealPlayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player ,Power DVD ,Flash, Quick time and many others. Also All Sound Recorder XP support sound data active recording mode TM technology this feature is very useful to record sound when from internet. when you play sound with like RealPlayer or Windows Media Player from internet, often pause and wait.So you record sound often have silent.but if you use this feature All Sound Recorder XP will pause recording automatically when pause playing until playing continue so with this feature you recording file not have any silent.
     
    cboy69, Mar 19, 2004
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