Cd-Rom Input; Microphone; Mixing - NEC VERSA 6220 User Manual

Ambient sound effects create a sense of place or environment and include
sounds such as rain, heavy traffic, chirping birds. Specific sound effects accent
or illustrate an action. Examples of specific sound effects include footsteps,
a crash, a clock chime. There are many sources of prerecorded sound effects
available on the market, or you can record your own sounds.
Line-In accepts analog signals from external devices such as a tape deck, a
stereo CD-player, a docking station, or a stereo tuner. The Line-In port has
a mini-type connector. You may need an adapter to connect your input
device to the NEC Versa through Line-In.

CD-ROM Input

You can record music and sound effects from a CD (compact disc) and store
them on your hard disk. The audio signal from the CD-ROM reader
connects directly to your NEC Versa. Simply follow the instructions in
"Recording" to record sound from your CD player.

Microphone

You can capture and record sounds through the internal microphone on the NEC
Versa or through an external microphone that connects to the system
through the microphone port. You can record voice-overs for narration,
reminders, or special instructions.
See "Recording," explained earlier in this chapter, for details about
recording sound with the microphone. Although the example given shows
how to record sound from a tape, the procedure is the same for recording
with a microphone.

Mixing

With the AudioRack software on your NEC Versa, you can mix data from
two separate wave files to create a new sound file. You can also mix the mi-
crophone volume to create soft background sounds to accompany a voice-
over or another more prominent sound. Mixing lets you blend digital and
MIDI audio files to get the final, high-quality soundtrack you want.
See the online help that is available with the AudioRack for more
information.
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