Apple 145 manual Recording sounds, Your computer

Recording sounds

Your computer can use an external microphone, which you can use to record a sound and add it to the Sound control panel.

1.Connect a microphone or another audio source to the sound input port (marked with the icon X) on

your computer .

For more information, see the chapter on expanding your computer system.

2.Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu.

3.Open the Sound control panel.

The Sound control panel appears. The icons of the available sound input devices appear near the bottom of the window.

4.Click the icon of the sound input device you want to use.

5.Click the Add button.

6.Get ready to record, then click the Record button.

Recording begins immediately. You have ten seconds to record your sound.

7.Click Stop to stop recording.

8.To listen to the sound you recorded, click Play.

9.To save the sound you recorded, click Save.

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