[access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave

  • From: Chris Hallsworth <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:12:11 +0100

Hi, yes, I could do that. Thanks for the suggestion, greatly appreciated.

Andy Collins wrote:
Chris - How about making another recording, moving closer to where you think
the mic might be, and testing it's whereabouts that way? -

Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hallsworth"<christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave


| Hi, all I can feel on the top of the screen are about four rubber
| things. I don't know what they do; they probably support the screen when
| it's upright. However, down the side of the screen I feel a rubber
| strip. Could any of these contain a microphone inside it? Just curious
| as I do not recall the specs stating it has a built in microphone.
| Curious minds wants to know<smiles>. Thanks!
| Andy Collins wrote:
|>  Chris - My webcam with it's built in mic is on the top of the screen,
your
|>  mic might be in a similar place,  have a feel of the top edge of the
screen,
|>  just left of centre -
|>
|>  Andy
|>  ----- Original Message -----
|>  From: "Chris Hallsworth"<christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:48 PM
|>  Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>
|>
|>  | Hi all, I've just discovered, purely by recording a test using the
just
|>  | installed Goldwave, that I have a built in microphone on my Vista
|>  | machine, or it appears I have anyway as I could certainly hear my own
|>  | recording. In my copy of Goldwave I couldn't see a stereo mix or
|>  | whatever check box either, however it seems to work fine using the
|>  | defaults. I need to look more into this. Hope this helps for now.
|>  |
|>  | James O'Dell wrote:
|>  |>   Hi
|>  |>
|>  |>   Try these instructions, same as what I sent the other day but a bit
|>  |>   clearer.
|>  |>
|>  |>   http://iandixon.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!36983156CAA83EA9!1725.entry
|>  |>
|>  |>   James
|>  |>   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home"
|>  |>   <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>   To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>   Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:16 PM
|>  |>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>
|>  |>
|>  |>>   Andy, this is interesting indeed as the other Andy is pursuing this
|>  |>>   question on the Goldwave list. He's been told there that someone is
|>  |>>   recording streams using an external USB card and he reckons to be
|>  |>>   having no trouble.
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   Maybe I should have a think about a well worded Google search on
this
|>  |>>   subject, but I sure don't want to end up with a PC where I cannot
|>  |>>   carry on doing what I've taken for granted this past couple of
years
|>  |>>   or so.
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   Wouldn't it be interesting to know what broadcasters here think
about
|>  |>>   the recording of internet streams? Seeing how people have been
|>  |>>   recording radio programmes for as long as anyone can remember, and
|>  |>>   they've even harvested long lost recordings because of this, where
|>  |>>   exactly lies the problem? It isn't as though you can get really
|>  |>>   decent music recordings this way; streams often leave a good deal
to
|>  |>>   be desired, qualitywise.
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   Cheers,
|>  |>>
|>  |>>     From Ray
|>  |>>   I can be contacted off-list at:
|>  |>>   mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
|>  |>>
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   -----Original Message-----
|>  |>>   Andy Collins
|>  |>>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>>
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   Hi Carol -
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   Having got Goldwave recording streems fine from my XP machine, I've
|>  |>>   just
|>  |>>   been trying to do the same on my Vista laptop, but when I look
under
|>  |>>   the
|>  |>>   volume tab under prefereences in Goldwave, There is just a list of
|>  |>>   hardware
|>  |>>   devices, such as speakers, mic, headphones, there is no mono/stereo
|>  |>>   check
|>  |>>   box as there is on my XP machine, this may be about my sound card
on
|>  |>>   my
|>  |>>   Vista machine more than about Vista itself, but either way, I can't
|>  |>>   record a
|>  |>>   streem on the laptop! Gold wave does play other recorded files
under
|>  |>>   Vista
|>  |>>   though!
|>  |>>   -
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   Andy
|>  |>>   ----- Original Message -----
|>  |>>   From: "Carol Pearson"<carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 6:03 AM
|>  |>>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>>
|>  |>>
|>  |>>   | You could contact the guy who writes the software for GoldWave
and
|>  |>>   see
|>  |>>   what
|>  |>>   | he says about Vista. There's a contact on
|>  |>>   | www.goldwave.com
|>  |>>   |
|>  |>>   |
|>  |>>   |
|>  |>>   | --
|>  |>>   | Carol
|>  |>>   | carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|>  |>>   |
|>  |>>   | On Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:28 PM (UK time), Andy Logue at
|>  |>>   | andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
|>  |>>   |
|>  |>>   |>   Hi Ray.
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>   I followed the instructions, but unfortunately , it did not
assist
|>  |>>   me
|>  |>>   |>   much. Caroline told me to go into Sound/Recording and look for
|>  |>>   other
|>  |>>   |>   devices. I did this but only got one more Line-In function,
|>  |>>   |>   associated to the computer's internal card.
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>   I've got my Soundblaster set as the default and I can listen to
|>  |>>   the
|>  |>>   |>   BBC Player and listen to music files using GoldWave, but as
yet, I
|>  |>>   |>   cannot find a way of getting GW to record audio streams.
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>   This is so frustrating and disappointing Ray. If I cannot
resolve
|>  |>>   |>   this issue, I'll need to consider removing VISTA and installing
XP
|>  |>>   |>   Media Center.
|>  |>>   |>   Best wishes.
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>   Andy.
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>   ----- Original Message -----
|>  |>>   |>   From: "Ray's Home"<rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   |>   To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   |>   Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:07 PM
|>  |>>   |>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>
|>  |>>   |>>   So, Andy, and anyone using Vista wanting to record streaming
|>  |>>   audio,
|>  |>>   |>>   will you give James's suggested changes to sound settings a
try
|>  |>>   and
|>  |>>   |>>   tell us if you can then record streams using Goldwave or
another
|>  |>>   |>>   audio editor?
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>     From Ray
|>  |>>   |>>   I can be contacted off-list at:
|>  |>>   |>>   mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   -----Original Message-----
|>  |>>   |>>   James O'Dell
|>  |>>   |>>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   Andy
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   Try this info. I'm not a Vista user myself, but understand
that
|>  |>>   you
|>  |>>   |>>   can
|>  |>>   |>>   record 'what you hear'.
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   *** start of copied text ***
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   go to, control panel (classic view) - sound - recording tab -
|>  |>>   right
|>  |>>   |>>   click in
|>  |>>   |>>   the white area - select 'show disabled devices' - right click
on
|>  |>>   |>>   stereo
|>  |>>   |>>   mix - select 'enable'
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   now you can use any progam you like e.g. audacity to record
what
|>  |>>   you
|>  |>>   |>>   hear.
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   *** End of copied text ***
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   Hope this is useful, sorry I can't provide any specific
|>  |>>   instructions
|>  |>>   |>>   on how
|>  |>>   |>>   to achieve this with a screenreader.
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   James
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>   ----- Original Message -----
|>  |>>   |>>   From: "Andy Logue"<andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   |>>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>
|>  |>>   |>>>   Hi Douglas.
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>   Same here mate. I have a lovely new crispy VISTA computer yet
|>  |>>   I'm
|>  |>>   |>>   using
|>  |>>   |>>>   my really old Packard Bell to record radio shows tonight. I
|>  |>>   really
|>  |>>   |>>   do
|>  |>>   |>>>   hope that VISTA is not going to prevent me from using
GoldWave
|>  |>>   and
|>  |>>   |>>>   recording "What you Hear". I'm waiting on some advise from
the
|>  |>>   |>>   experts in
|>  |>>   |>>>   this regard, but my gut feeling is that copywrite is so
|>  |>>   important,
|>  |>>   |>>   they
|>  |>>   |>>>   will only now allow you to listen and not record just about
|>  |>>   anything
|>  |>>   |>>>   coming through your computer..
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>   I really do hope I'm proven wrong here as recording audio is
a
|>  |>>   very
|>  |>>   |>>   big
|>  |>>   |>>>   part of my interest in computing. without this function, then
|>  |>>   there
|>  |>>   |>>   is
|>  |>>   |>>>   little in computing for me I'm thinking. If you manage to get
|>  |>>   |>>   around this
|>  |>>   |>>>   problem, please let me know about it eh?
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>   Very best wishes.
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>   Andy.
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>   ----- Original Message -----
|>  |>>   |>>>   From: "Douglas Harrison"<harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   |>>>   To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|>  |>>   |>>>   Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:41 AM
|>  |>>   |>>>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA and recording with GoldWave
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>   Andy,
|>  |>>   |>>>>   I have only been using vista for a relatively short time,
but I
|>  |>>   |>>   have had
|>  |>>   |>>>>   problems recording
|>  |>>   |>>>>   (even via the microphone) with Goldwave. I have had error
|>  |>>   |>>   messages such
|>  |>>   |>>>>   as "Access
|>  |>>   |>>>>   violation" etc. from time to time, and have reverted to
doing
|>  |>>   all
|>  |>>   |>>>>   recording on an XP system
|>  |>>   |>>>>   until I have time to sort out whether there is really a
problem
|>  |>>   |>>   with
|>  |>>   |>>>>   Goldwave and Vista.
|>  |>>   |>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>   Douglas
|>  |>>   |>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>   On 28 Mar 2008 at 23:51, Andy Logue wrote:
|>  |>>   |>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   Hi all.
|>  |>>   |>>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   I'm experiencing some difficulty getting VISTA and my
|>  |>>   Soundblaster
|>  |>>   |>>   24
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   bit
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   external sound card to record "What you hear". I regularly
|>  |>>   record
|>  |>>   |>>   from
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   BBC Radio Scotland and would hate to think that VISTA is
|>  |>>   intent to
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   prevent
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   me from being able to do this.
|>  |>>   |>>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   Would love to hear from anyone using VISTA with GoldWave.
|>  |>>   |>>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   Best wishes.
|>  |>>   |>>>>>
|>  |>>   |>>>>>   Andy
|>  |>>   |>>>>
|>  |>>
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