Unable to set sample rate of Sound Recorder

[Honjo]

"Advanced" button of Sound Recording is grayed so that I can not set
sample rate, etc. Please help.

Kaz Honjo

[Ivan Sheng [MSFT]]

Hello Kaz,

First of all, I'd like to confirm with you if the Advanced button you
mentioned is this one: in Sound Recorder, Edit--> Audio Properties--> Sound
recording--> Advanced button. It could be grayed out if the sound card
hardware doesn't support this hardware sample rate adjustment function.
However, Sound Recorder itself provides the function to adjust the quality
of a sound file (I think we call it software sample rate adjustment):

Step 1:
=======

To record a sound

Make sure you have an audio input device connected to your computer.
On the File menu, click New.
To begin recording, click Record button
To stop recording, click Stop button
Notes

Recorded sounds are saved as waveform (.wav) files.
You can play your recording in Sound Recorder or in any other program that
supports waveform (.wav) files.
Step 2:
==========

To adjust the quality of a sound file:
On the File menu, click Open.
In the Open dialog box, double-click the sound file you want to modify.
On the File menu, click Properties.
Under Format Conversion, click the format you want, and then click Convert
Now.
Specify the format and attributes you want, and then click OK.
Notes

Compressed sound files cannot be edited. Changing the format of a
compressed sound file changes the file into an uncompressed file that you
can edit.
You can change the sound quality to untitled, CD, radio, or telephone
quality. The CD, radio, and telephone qualities have predefined formats and
attributes (for example, sampling frequency and number of channels).
However, if you select the untitled sound quality, you can specify the
format and attributes.


Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing
from you.

Sincerely,
Ivan Sheng, MCSD,MCSE4,2000,MCDBA,CCNA,ASE
Microsoft Online Support Engineer

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[Honjo]

Hi Ivan,

Your assumption about Advanced button is correct, and I must assume hardware
sampling rate adjustment function is not supported by the sound card(The sound
card is integrated in the motherboard(Asus A7N8X Deluxe)).

My problem is that I can not record sound. Allow me to make follow-up questin
though it is not going be exactly on the topic:

While playing a music from CD or MP3 file, I attempted to record that music by
using Sound Recorder and a wave file was created but no music in it. I
activated(unmuted) Line Input but I did not see any recording level indicator
graphic on the Sound Recorder. I assume that I do not need to run a cable from
Line Out to Line In of the sound card. Please note I can make a voice
recording using a microphone which is plugged into Microphone Input.
I would appreciate your posting possible cause(s) of this problem.

Kaz Honjo

"Ivan Sheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello Kaz,
>
> First of all, I'd like to confirm with you if the Advanced button you
> mentioned is this one: in Sound Recorder, Edit--> Audio Properties--> Sound
> recording--> Advanced button. It could be grayed out if the sound card
> hardware doesn't support this hardware sample rate adjustment function.
> However, Sound Recorder itself provides the function to adjust the quality
> of a sound file (I think we call it software sample rate adjustment):
>
> Step 1:
> =======
>
> To record a sound
>
> Make sure you have an audio input device connected to your computer.
> On the File menu, click New.
> To begin recording, click Record button
> To stop recording, click Stop button
> Notes
>
> Recorded sounds are saved as waveform (.wav) files.
> You can play your recording in Sound Recorder or in any other program that
> supports waveform (.wav) files.
> Step 2:
> ==========
>
> To adjust the quality of a sound file:
> On the File menu, click Open.
> In the Open dialog box, double-click the sound file you want to modify.
> On the File menu, click Properties.
> Under Format Conversion, click the format you want, and then click Convert
> Now.
> Specify the format and attributes you want, and then click OK.
> Notes
>
> Compressed sound files cannot be edited. Changing the format of a
> compressed sound file changes the file into an uncompressed file that you
> can edit.
> You can change the sound quality to untitled, CD, radio, or telephone
> quality. The CD, radio, and telephone qualities have predefined formats and
> attributes (for example, sampling frequency and number of channels).
> However, if you select the untitled sound quality, you can specify the
> format and attributes.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing
> from you.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ivan Sheng, MCSD,MCSE4,2000,MCDBA,CCNA,ASE
> Microsoft Online Support Engineer
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
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[Ivan Sheng [MSFT]]

Hi Kaz,

If you want to use Sound Recorder to recorder the CD or MP3 file, we need
to run a cable from Line Out to Line In of the sound card. However, that is
not a recommended method. Actually, the Windows Media Player (such as
version 8,9) provides the function to record the songs on the CD into .wma
format files (a compressed file format like .mp3). Window Media Player can
be downloaded from this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

As for the .mp3 files, Generally, I think it is not necessary for us to
record it into sound recorder .wav file format. If it is for some special
purposes such as editing, I think you can try some 3rd party software which
provide the function to convert the .mp3 file to .wav format.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing
from you.

Sincerely,
Ivan Sheng, MCSD,MCSE4,2000,MCDBA,CCNA,ASE
Microsoft Online Support Engineer

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[Honjo]

Hi Ivan,

I have not used Sound Recorder for many years but remember that I used to be
able to record sound while playing a music CD. I thought it is because PC now
I am using is newer model and OS is different from that I used to use. So I
dusted off my 7 years old PC with Petium Pro/180MHz run on W98 with Sound
Blaster 16/AWE32 card. I ran this PC and found my memory is still correct: I
can record using Sound Recorder while playing a music CD without running
external cable from Audio Out to Audo In. Is this because of the sound card
which is different from the one in my new PC? The sound card of my new PC is
integrated in the motherboard but it has 6 audio channel capability and I would
think it is much better than the one in 7 years old PC.

You may wonder why I want to do this. I want to record streaming audio from
internet. I never try to do this using my old PC so I do not know whether the
idea works. Anyway, is running an external cable from Audio Out to Audio In
the only way to do this with my present PC running on Windows XP?

Kaz Honjo

"Ivan Sheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Kaz,
>
> If you want to use Sound Recorder to recorder the CD or MP3 file, we need
> to run a cable from Line Out to Line In of the sound card. However, that is
> not a recommended method. Actually, the Windows Media Player (such as
> version 8,9) provides the function to record the songs on the CD into .wma
> format files (a compressed file format like .mp3). Window Media Player can
> be downloaded from this link:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp
>
> As for the .mp3 files, Generally, I think it is not necessary for us to
> record it into sound recorder .wav file format. If it is for some special
> purposes such as editing, I think you can try some 3rd party software which
> provide the function to convert the .mp3 file to .wav format.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing
> from you.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ivan Sheng, MCSD,MCSE4,2000,MCDBA,CCNA,ASE
> Microsoft Online Support Engineer
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
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[Ivan Sheng [MSFT]]

Hi Kaz,

Thank you for your reply.

Different sound card may use different chipsets and there may exists some
difference in technology. This is normal.

The external cable is not the only solution. There are some 3rd party tools
such as the SuperMp3Recorder can do this. We can search
http://www.google.com with the keyword "recorder sound online stream"
(without quotation marks).

Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing
from you.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing
from you.

Sincerely,
Ivan Sheng, MCSD,MCSE4,2000,MCDBA,CCNA,ASE
Microsoft Online Support Engineer

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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[Honjo]

Hi Ivan,

Thank you so much for providing an exact key word for searching. This software
is what I need. Thanks again.

Kaz Honjo

[Ivan Sheng [MSFT]]

Hi Kaz,,

It was my pleasure to work with you on the problem. We look forward to
helping you in the future.

Sincerely,
Ivan Sheng, MCSD,MCSE4,2000,MCDBA,CCNA,ASE
Microsoft Online Support Engineer

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