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Bitman · 05-14-2003, 09:47 PM

I'll toss in some items.

I second CoolEdit, in principle. Haven't used it much myself, but when I did, it was very powerful and easy.
Total Recorder is overkill for what you want, and may be a little more fiddly than Dad likes. It's useful for grabbing from movies and games played on that machine, or ripping streaming audio that can't otherwise be copied. But for line-in, any normal sound program is way better.
Correction: Sounds like you have a good set up. I haven't seen a good sound editor that *integrates* the input selection controls, so dedicating one app to each input sounds good. But beware that Sound Recorder records to memory, so long samples can make trouble.
This is what I usually do: double-click the volume icon in the task bar to bring up the volume controls. Select Options->Properties, pick Recording, hit OK. Then double-click the volume icon AGAIN. This makes all your volume controls visible at once.
Windows' standard volume lets you mute/unmute all the different sound sources. So if you plug a tape into line-in, you can un-mute that and hear it as it records.
Just got a 52x burner myself. The market is completely silly, as it was only $20.

05-14-2003, 09:47 PM	#8
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	I'll toss in some items. I second CoolEdit, in principle. Haven't used it much myself, but when I did, it was very powerful and easy. Total Recorder is overkill for what you want, and may be a little more fiddly than Dad likes. It's useful for grabbing from movies and games played on that machine, or ripping streaming audio that can't otherwise be copied. But for line-in, any normal sound program is way better. Correction: Sounds like you have a good set up. I haven't seen a good sound editor that integrates the input selection controls, so dedicating one app to each input sounds good. But beware that Sound Recorder records to memory, so long samples can make trouble. This is what I usually do: double-click the volume icon in the task bar to bring up the volume controls. Select Options->Properties, pick Recording, hit OK. Then double-click the volume icon AGAIN. This makes all your volume controls visible at once. Windows' standard volume lets you mute/unmute all the different sound sources. So if you plug a tape into line-in, you can un-mute that and hear it as it records. Just got a 52x burner myself. The market is completely silly, as it was only $20.