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Recording sounds 161, Recording sounds – Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145 User Manual

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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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