may i know what is red button software? thanks so much for your kindest response. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Pietruk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 5:16 PM Subject: Re: MP3 Directcut
> Kelley > > While the volume levels were correct all along, what caused the problem > was that the appropriate setting required for recording wasn't checked. > > For the benefit of readers, here is how I stumbled upon the solution. > Knowing that apparently nothing would record, I decided to attempt to have > my RedButton software attempt to record WGN, Chicago. > Not surprisingly, the recording wouldn't commence. > I went into the pc's sound manager and looked for various recording > property check boxes for line in, mike, cd, etc. > Having no idea which might impact the recording of internet streams, I one > by one attempted to check the boxes (as you guessed, Kelley, all were > unchecked). > RedButton allows one to monitor what is being recorded, assuming something > is recording, of course. > Suddenly, out of the blue, I heard the dignified voice of Milt Rosenberg > interviewing someone on "Extension 720" as a highlight which WGN streams > when it cannot stream regular programming due to Cubs baseball. > I checked, to make certain, and indeed iI had a recording on the hd. > I can tell everyone that I have never, in the 35 or so years that Milt has > hosted "Extension 720" been so elated to hear the U of Chicago psychology > prof interview anyone <grin>!! > > And, oh yes, I saved the settings into the Quickmix default file > default.qmx > > which now, thanks to a msg posted by Sarah Alawami last week, starts as > the notebook starts up and now is also available via the desktop. > And, I'll be doing an image of that hd later today in the event we ever > have to do a total system restore. > > So, once again, Kelley, thanks for asking the right questions which > changed my focus from tweeking MP3 Directcut to what was required, > enabling the pc itself to record. > > mike > > > > On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, Kelly Pierce wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> don't give up just yet. I had the same feeling once until I realized >> that >> new Windows installs mute nearly all the recording inputs. make sure you >> are looking at the recording properties in volume control rather than the >> playback properties. also, make sure your line in jacks and microphone >> are >> unmuted. On most Windows machines, you can only select the line in or >> microphone for recording but not both at the same time. Be sure the jack >> you are recording from is unmuted and selected. >> >> >> >> Kelly >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike Pietruk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 4:51 PM >> Subject: Re: MP3 Directcut >> >> >> > Kelly >> > >> > All 5 recording settingsfound under sndvol32 are at 100 levels where >> > 500 >> > = >> > no sound and 0 = max; so that would appear ok. >> > Your mentioning of other recording programs had me test Audacity; >> > guess what, no sound either. >> > So this would suggest >> > >> > that the culprit is not mp3 Directcut. >> > >> > BTW, podcasts and internet streaming play fine; and, I, out of sheer >> > curiosity, took one of the recorded files and attempted to listen to >> > them >> > on another machine. >> > >> > Is this problem resolvable; or am I best just forgetting about ever >> > using >> > this notebook for recording streams and the like. >> > >> > -------- >> > >> > >> > >> >> Have you successfully made recordings using other programs with this >> >> laptop? Also, have you checked the appropiate volume settings in >> >> Windows volume controll? >> >> >> >> Kelly >> >> >> >> On 8/13/07, Mike Pietruk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I've been a happy user of MP3 Directcut on my HP Pavillon a510n >> >> > desktop. >> >> > Over the weekend, I tried placing that same program on our Gateway >> >> > NX7118 >> >> > notebook, but cannot get the program to record on that notebook. >> >> > The lame_enc.dll file sits in the same directory as the program >> >> > (c:\program files\mp3cut) and the checkbox to use the program is >> >> > checked >> >> > under settings. >> >> > >> >> > What am I missing here? 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