Recording Sounds - Toshiba PORTEGE R500 Series User Manual

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Exploring Your Computer's Features
Exploring audio features

Recording sounds

You may record sounds using the computer's internal microphone
or by connecting an optional external microphone.
Using a microphone
1 If you want to use an external microphone, connect it to the
computer.
2 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and
then Sound Recorder.
Positioning
bar
(Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen
3 Click the Record button.
4 Speak normally into the microphone.
5 When you have finished recording, click the Stop button.
The Sound Recorder window displays the new sound file as a
waveform.
NOTE
6 To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button.
7 To save the file, click File, and then Save.
NOTE
You can only record 60 seconds at a time.
The microphone on your computer might be set to Mute. To check
this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and then
Volume Control.
Record
Stop
Play
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