-=PCTechTalk=- Re: recording question/long..
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:12:21 -0500
Hi Gman,
Cristy,
> What to use depends on how long the sound file is going to be. If
> it'll
> remain under a minute, you can use the Sound Recorder that comes with
> Windows (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound
> Recorder). Sound Recorder has always been limited to a minute's worth of
> recording time, but this may have changed since I last used it under
> Win98SE.
>>
> If your recording will be longer than a minute, I suggest using the
> free, but awesome, open source Audacity program. It may seem a little
> intimidating, but once you learn how to use it, it'll open up all sorts of
> fun for you.
First, I tried creating a short wave using a free trial version of creative
wave I had from a few years ago, well it said my 14 days were up lol...so
then I tried downloading it again from the site, after uninstalling the old
one, well that gave me an activation code in the email but still came up
saying my free 14 days were up. I am guessing it was probably the same
email addy and that may be why. So I uninstalled it again, and tried
downloading the free verson and was going to use my other email address but
it still came up saying my time was up! I did think of the Sound Recorder
but remembered it was limited. My recordings may or may not be over a
minute long, hard to say right now. Can you point me to this free program?
and it wont run out on me in 14 days? I may end up though making a
video/movie rather than just a sound file but undecided yet in this project.
So want to start with this first.
per my previous email on asking for help for this same project, I did work
out my visual basic coding problem in my powerpoint presentation. I had
some boolean logic using the qanswered variable that I did not need. And
"no" I did not figure out that was the problem, my brother did ;0.
> Both of the above apps will be able to record from any microphone
> attached to your system, but the headset one will probably lack enough
> fidelity to make the recording satisfying to you. As a result, you might
> want to consider buying a high quality mic for stuff like this.
I have two very old microphones that in their time were good quality, or
even three, one a Shure, forgot the other two brands but are like ;0 20+
years old lol. Not sure how/if they can hook up to my soundcard/computer to
use those? I think they have a 1/4 inch plug with the cord that came with
them. A thought just occurred to me too, I have a new piece of equipment at
work I have yet to have time to explore but it may have the capability for
me to record onto it onto a CD, I need to check it out.
>
>
> As far as sending your presentation as separate files, that CAN work,
> but only if you have set the presentation to look for the other items it
> needs in those locations properly. By 'properly', I mean using the
> 'variable' version of the path instead of the full 'absolute' path. So,
> if
> you make the presentation look for a file at "C:\Documents And
> Settings\Cristy\Documents\flute.wav" on your OWN system, no one else will
> ever get it to work because they don't have "Cristy" as a username.
> Instead, use the variable path which would look like
> "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\flute.wav". As long as they haven't moved their
> My
> Documents folder (I explained how to do this not long ago), they will
> experience the presentation as you intended it to be. Unfortunately, not
> all My Documents use the "Documents" designation as shown in the path
> statements I described above. Some operating systems actually use the
> word
> 'My' while others don't. As a result, locating your extra support files
> in
> a different folder than the presentation itself may not be the best
> approach.
>
> So, why not send the presentation and all of its support files inside a
> compressed Zip file that can be opened into its very own folder. This
> folder would then contain all of the files needed for the presentation to
> run in its entirety. To make it work, you simply point your presentation
> directly to the support files it needs (href lines would simply point to
> "flute.wav" since the flute.wav file is right there in the same folder).
> Ti
> make the Zip file force the creation of that separate folder, get all of
> the
> files together in a single folder and then compress the folder itself,
> instead of just compressing the contents of the folder. To test the zip
> file, Copy it to your Desktop and uncompress it there. If it creates a
> folder that contains all of the files, you're golden. :O)
How do I zip the file once I created the folder and put all associated files
in it. It has been a long time since I zipped a file, I dont recall. Is it
with winzip? I will have to search my old notes to recall how to send my
sound files to my electronic filebox at school also when turning in this
assignment but I like to be able to send a presentation like this to others
so they can view it in its entirity as you are describing.
thanks,
Christy
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