Configuration and Control, cont’d
8.Type in a name for the new file in the file name area, and select the WAV file type.
9.Click the Change button. The Sound Selection window appears. Recorded sounds are saved as waveform (.wav) files. The Windows Sound Recorder default format is PCM 22.050 kHz,
10.In the Sound Selection dialog box, click on Attributes and select the audio format of PCM, 8.0 kHz, 16 bit, mono, as shown below.
11.Click OK. The Save As window reappears.
12.Click Save.
NIf you use PC speakers and a microphone, you might need to use the Windows playback Volume Control to mute the microphone output so the speakers will not output audio unless the Talk button is activated.
Changing the audio format of existing files
If the file format was set incorrectly when you created the file, or if you want to use an existing WAV file that is not formatted as an
8.0 kHz, 16 bit, mono, PCM file, follow this procedure to change the format.
1.From the Sound Recorder’s File menu, select Open.
2.Locate and select the file you want to convert and click
Open.