Recording with Blaze Media Pro

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You might be able to convert your sound card to a DirectSound-compatible full-duplex sound card by installing the latest version of the sound driver for your sound card. Contact the manufacturer of your sound card to inquire about how to obtain and install the latest version of the sound driver for your sound card.

Most sound cards can receive sound input from a microphone through the sound card microphone port. This is useful for recording voice or sounds directly to your computer.

1.	Check your hardware. If your microphone has never worked, or it stopped working, first check the physical connection of the microphone. Verify that it is firmly plugged into the microphone port instead of the headphone or speaker port.

•	If you are not sure which port is correct, you can check the sound card to see if it is marked. Sometimes the sound card has a picture of a microphone. Otherwise, you can use a process of elimination, check the documentation that came with your hardware, or contact the hardware manufacturer.

3.	On the left side of the Audio Recorder window, ensure that your sound card is selected for the input device. Below the Input Device list, click Mic or Microphone (depending on the wording used by your sound card's driver) in the Input Channel drop-down list.

•	You can set options for the Audio Recorder from the interface, including options for silence detection, output path and filename, output format, and format configuration. Audio recording can be saved directly to WAV, MP3, WMA, or OGG format.

4.	Adjust the recording volume as needed for the best performance. To do this, adjust the slider bar to the right of the input drop-down lists.

5.	Click the Start Recording button, and speak into the microphone. If the microphone is plugged into the correct jack, you will see activity on the VU meter. If it does not move, sound is not going to your microphone.

6.	When you've completed the desired audio input, click the Stop Recording button, which will close the file that is now saved into the specified folder.

You can extract the audio from a videotape and then convert it to MP3 or WAV files.

1.	Connect the left and right audio-out terminals on the VCR to the line-in or microphone terminal on the sound card.

3.	On the left side of the Audio Recorder window, ensure that your sound card is selected for the input device. Below the Input Device list, click Line-in or Mic in the Input Channel drop-down list.

•	You can set options for the Audio Recorder from the interface, including options for silence detection, output path and filename, output format, and format configuration. Audio recording can be saved directly to WAV, MP3, WMA, or OGG format.

4.	Adjust the recording volume as needed for the best performance. To do this, adjust the slider bar to the right of the input drop-down lists.

5.	Click the Start Recording button. If it is recording, you will see activity on the VU meter.

•	If the settings are too low, you see only very small variations in the wave pattern in the display area of the Audio Recorder window.

•	If the sound is clipped because the volume is too high, move the line-in or microphone volume setting down until most of the volume range is displayed without clipping. If the sound is too low, increase the volume setting.

•	Depending on your sound card and the volume of the audio source, you might not get enough volume using the line-in input. In this case, try the microphone input, as the volume sensitivity through the microphone input is generally greater than with the line-in input.

6.	If you are satisfied with the recording effect, stop the recording test by clicking the Stop Recording button.

7.	Rewind the tape and start the playback from the point you want to record.

8.	In the Audio Recorder, click the Start Recording button and stand by.

10.	Click File>Save or Save As. This saves the videotape data as an MP3 or WAV file.

2.	On the left side of the Audio Recorder window, ensure that your sound card is selected for the input device. Below the Input Device list, click the Wave device in the Input Channel drop-down list.

3.	Adjust the recording volume as needed for the best performance. To do this, adjust the slider bar to the right of the input drop-down lists.

•	You can set options for the Audio Recorder from the interface, including options for silence detection, output path and filename, output format, and format configuration. Audio recording can be saved directly to WAV, MP3, WMA, or OGG format.

4.	Start the playback of the WinAmp or the streaming audio from the Internet.

6.	Adjust the volume setting while observing a wave pattern display of the audio as it plays.

•	You can pause the recording by clicking the Stop Recording button at any time. Start again by clicking the Start Recording button.

7.	If you are satisfied with the recording, stop the recording test by clicking the Stop Recording button.

8.	Click File>Save or Save As. This saves the sound file to MP3, WMA, or WAV formats.

9.	Now start the playback of the WinAmp or the streaming audio from Internet and click the Start Recording button in the Audio Recorder. Adjust the volume setting while observing a wave pattern display of the audio as it is plays.

Line-in enables cassettes, LPs, and other forms of external audio to be recorded via your sound card using the Blaze Media Pro audio recorder feature.

1.	Check your hardware. If the loop connection has never worked, or it stopped working, first check the physical cable connection. Verify that it is firmly plugged into the line-in port (rather than one of the other ports).

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If you are not sure which port is correct, you can check the sound card to see if it is marked. Sometimes the sound card has a picture to represent the various ports. Otherwise, you can use a process of elimination, check the documentation that came with your hardware, or contact the hardware manufacturer.

On the left side of the Audio Recorder window, ensure that your sound card is selected for the Input Device. Below the Input Device list, choose Line-in (it is usually labeled this way, but may be named a little differently, depending on the wording used by your sound card's driver), in the Input Channel drop-down list.

•	You can set options for the Audio Recorder from the interface, including options for silence detection, output path and filename, output format, and format configuration. Audio recording can be saved directly to WAV, MP3, WMA, or OGG format.

4.	Adjust the recording volume as needed for the best performance. To do this, adjust the slider bar to the right of the input drop-down lists.

5.	Click the Start Recording button, and speak into the microphone. If the microphone is plugged into the correct jack, you will see activity on the VU meter. If it does not move, sound is not going to your microphone.

6.	When you've completed the desired audio input, click the Stop Recording button, which will close the file that is now saved into the specified folder.