Gateway GT4015H manual To record a WAV audio file, Creating WMA and MP3 music files

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Entertainment Ö Sound Recorder

To record a WAV audio file:

1Plug a microphone into one of the Microphone jacks on your computer. For the location of the Microphone jacks, see your computer’s hardware reference.

2Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. The Sound Recorder opens.

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3Click (record), then speak into the microphone.

4When you finish recording, click (stop).

5Click File, then click Save As. The Save As dialog box opens.

6Name the recording, specify the location where you want to save the recording, then click Save. The recording is saved.

Important

Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from these CDs.

Creating WMA and MP3 music files

Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your computer’s hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3.

To create WMA or MP3 files:

1Insert a music CD into your CD or DVD drive.

2If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.

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