Microphone; Mixing; Playing Back - NEC VERSA TXI Manual

Name and save your file.
8.
You can play your recording in Sound Recorder or in Windows Media Player. See the
section, "Playing Back," later in this chapter.
Note
drive, disable the internal microphone. To disable the internal microphone, go to Start,
Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, Volume Control. Choose Options, Properties
and remove the check from the Microphone box in the 'Show the following controls'
window.

Microphone

You can capture and record sounds through the internal microphone on the NEC Versa
notebook 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.

Mixing

With the Microsoft Sound Recorder on your NEC Versa notebook, you can mix data
from two separate .WAV files to create a new sound file. You can also mix the
microphone 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 Sound Recorder for more information.

Playing Back

You can play back your recorded soundtrack through stereo headphones, the internal
NEC Versa stereo speakers, or external stereo speakers. You can play .WAV and .MID
files as well as CD audio. Adjust the volume using the volume control wheel on the
front of the system or through the software using the sound horn on the taskbar.
You can also playback using the S/PDIF fiber optical technology if you have an
external device on your system. (See the instructions that come with the device for
information about optimal performance when playing back to an external device.)
Play audio from files or audio devices as follows. (This example shows how to use the
Windows Media player option in Accessories. You can also play audio through the
Sound Recorder. See the Sound Recorder help files for details on its use.)
Before recording from an external CD-ROM drive to the internal hard disk
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