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Conference noted::ibmpc-95

Title:IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc.
Notice:Intro in 1-11, Windows stuff in NOTED::MSWINDOWS please
Moderator:TARKIN::LINND
Created:Mon Jan 02 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3023
Total number of notes:28404

2990.0. "How to record audio from the pc's CDROM" by BLAZER::MIKELIS (Software Partner's Eng. MR01-3/F26) Tue Apr 15 1997 17:08

I'm trying to record an audio track from my pc's CDrom using Cool Edit 96.
I can't seem to get it to record.

	Alphastation 500Mhz, fx!32
	Cool Edit 96

	Select wave device in cool edit menu: 
	Only options are Wave Mapper or 
	ESS AudioDrive Record. I selected ESS AudioDrive Record.

	I ran a cable from the cdrom headphone out to the back of the system
	to audio in. Fired up Cool Edit, but nothing records. i can hear 
	music through the headphones though (plugged into the headphone out 
	jack on my system)

	I tried moving the input from the cdrom headphone out to the mic in, 
        and can get a real faint static recording but it sound like garbage.

	what am i doing wrong?

/james
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2990.1AXEL::FOLEYhttp://axel.zko.dec.comTue Apr 15 1997 17:3210

	Grab the sound from the back of the CDROM drive. That's line
	out.. Plug that into Line In. If your CD drive has a 
	sound cable plugged into the card already, then you
	should be all set. Then it's a matter of selecting Line In
	on your recording software.

							mike
2990.2BLAZER::MIKELISSoftware Partner's Eng. MR01-3/F26Tue Apr 15 1997 18:355
maybe that's the problem, i can't select line-in by the 
recording software in any way.

/james
2990.3Is Cool Edit a Wintel app?NETCAD::BATTERSBYWed Apr 16 1997 11:509
    Wow....the blurring of the line between workstations and PC's. :-)
    
    >> Alphastation 500Mhz, fx!32
    
    This isn't exactly a PC in the traditional sense. However as I said,
    the lines are blurring these days. :-)
    BTW, is Cool Edit 96 an x86 intel-based shareware program?
    
    Bob
2990.4Yes...NETCAD::HTINKWed Apr 16 1997 14:077
    Yes, and it's available at www.syntrillium.com
    I use it to make all my daughter's (and some friends' :-)) skating
    music. I just bought the full featured version for $50, a bargain
    at thrice the price.
    
    Henk
2990.5PCBUOA::KRATZWed Apr 16 1997 14:485
    If Cool Edit 96 is truly a 32-bit x86 app (meaning FX!32 is the
    culprit), TALLIS::FX32 is the place to ask.  Probably the first 
    question they'll ask is whether it works on Intel/NT.
    K
2990.6They offer both 16 bit & 32 bit versions...NETCAD::BATTERSBYWed Apr 16 1997 16:2413
    I went to the web site. The minimum system requirements are Windows 3.1
    or higher, or Win95, or NT, 4mb ram etc..
    If you go further down on their site, you will see that there
    are 2 versions to be down-loaded, a version just for Win 3.1x
    machines and another version for Win95/NT machines. So there
    apparently is a 16 bit version and a 32 bit version.
    BTW, I'm impressed with the features this software has.
    They offer 2 levels of registration. For $25 you get a Lite
    Registration that allows use of some features but not all the
    features. For $50 you get full use of all the features.
    
    Bob