Very good, well I did say as far as I know <smile>.
On 16/11/2009, at 10:51 AM, Ray wrote: > Sorry, must contradict the below. > > I use Sound forge and Audio Studio to record what's going through the sound > card of my computers; not only that but skype conversations and YouTube and > BBC streams at high quality. This has meant I don't need to move from my > computer to get interviews with some local people as Skype recorded via Sound > forge does it very nicely.Streams as well. > > All that is necessary to do this is to select the right input device in the > appropriate recording software's input/output settings. Of course the mixer, > (M Audio Delta for the most part in my case) has to be set so that the output > faders are right up, or nearly so. the other faders will control levels of > line input/ as well as SPDIF, and line and digital outs of the Delta card. > > Much the same goes for the more humble and grotty on-board sound of my other > computer, but Sound Studio (and goldwave) will record what's going through the > sound card once the right input has been set. That's often the tricky part > and where people often come unstuck. > > I agree whole heartedly though that goldWave and Total recorder are very good, > the latter if you aren't going to do a lot of editing. It depends far more on > your sound card, it's settings and the setup of editing software - if that's > what you are using. total Recorder would, of course, make things much easier, > as well as saving money. > > > Ray > > Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hi! > > For the purposes of this discussion - as Lisa's asked a perfectly valid > question - I've changed the subject line to avoid confusion. > > Yes products like Goldwave, Sound Forge, Total Recorded, Audacity and Wavepad > have the ability to record from at least the input or multiple audio input > hardware sources of a computer and that's where Total Recorder is different, > this software has the purpose built ability to record any audio which is > coming in and out of a Windows computer and this includes software streams > such as Internet broadcasts, Skye chats, streams of audio being played by > another application such as Winamp or Windows media player and so on, to my > knowledge software such as Sound Forge, Goldwave, audacity and Wavepad cannot > "capture" this type of audio so that's where Total Recorder comes into its > own. > > As to what you want or need? Well that's a personal choice, you may find > yourself buying one or more applications for your use, Total Recorder for > example is excellent! for the person who wants to "Record" audio, with its > built-in tools and flexibility it can't be beaten and the Professional edition > has a good built-in audio editor to boot. On the other hand of you're > thinking abut doing audio editing which requires the precise manipulation of > sound they you may have to go for a piece of software with better editing > capabilities such as Sound Forge or Goldwave, I personally recommend Goldwave > over Sound Forge and I've documented a lot of my reasons why on this list. > The really great thing is that you can get both Total Recorder and Goldwave - > in other words a great recording and a great editing tool - for well under a > hundred dollars, armed with these 2 pieces of software you'll have most of > what you'll ever require for manipulating sound on your computer, burning > sound to CD and so on. > > The primers I gave a link to on the Total Recorder web site can be adapted to > other applications in the main because the steps outlined are pretty straight > forward though some may not apply to different applications as outlined above. > > > On 16/11/2009, at 5:22 AM, equest1 wrote: > >> Hi, >> My name is Lisa and I'm new to this list: I have one quick question >> couldn't you also do the same with gold wave as total recorder. Suppose >> someone wants to record from the victor stream instead of using a tape >> player could you get the same results from both pieces of soft wear? Or is >> one better than the other? >> thanks' >> Lisa >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" >> <grtd...@internode.on.net> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 3:16 AM >> Subject: Tutorial: Recording an Internet-telephony conversations,Phone >> recording system. >> >> >>> Hi everyone! >>> >>> I response to a question from Steve yesterday regarding recording Skype >>> conversations, Googletalk etc, I know he wasn't exactly talking about those >>> pieces of software but the link to the following tutorial on the Total >>> Recorder web site should help with most audio chat applications. For those >>> who record audio - whether it be from the net or from a tape deck - I would >>> certainly recommdn the Professional edition of Total Recorder to be in your >>> application toolbox. >>> http://www.totalrecorder.com/recording_Internet-telephony_conversations.htm >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dane Trethowan >>>> From Melton Victoria Australia >>> mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net >>> Phone United Kingdom >>> 02032874641 >>> Phone Australia >>> :0390058589 >>> Phone United States >>> :8159261869 >>> Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 >>> Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 >>> MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net >>> skype:grtdane12 >>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane >>> blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > ****************************** > > Dane Trethowan >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net > Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com > Phone United Kingdom > 02032874641 > Phone Australia > 0390058589 > Phone United States > 8159261869 > Fax: > +61 3 9743 7954x > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > > ****************************** > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ****************************** Dane Trethowan >From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia 0390058589 Phone United States 8159261869 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954x MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 ****************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
