If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you will see these dialog boxes.

 

From this dialog box, you can select a device to record the sound coming from your computer, including sounds from movie clips. You may see a different list of devices unless you have the exact same system used for this instruction manual.

 

When you click the “Play” button, you will hear a sample sound. Select devices one at a time from the Devices box.  If you see sound waves in the Show Wave box, you know you can use that device. Adjust the Volume for the device and click the Select button.

 

You may see waves from more than one sound device, depending on your sound card. We recommend you to go with a device that has larger waves. Generally, device names starting with Stereo or Mono are better sound devices than others for recording sound.
If you have more than one sound card installed on your computer, you need to select the card from the Mixer Devices drop down menu and select a device for each Mixer device.

If you have a webcam with an integrated microphone connected to your computer, it is possible for you to see two mixer devices in the Mixer Devices drop down menu. We recommend you to unplug your webcam to select the best device for recording.

 

 

After selecting the device to record sound, you will need to select the audio device for microphone. 

The window is very similar to the one we saw for computer sound setup. Instead of clicking the Play button, you need to talk in to your microphone. While you’re talking to your microphone, select devices one at a time from the Devices box. When you see sound waves moving in the Show Wave box, that’s the device you need to use for the microphone. Adjust the Volume for the device and click the Select button.

You will not see the computer sound setup screen. The audio device will be setup automatically in Windows Vista. However, you will need to select device for microphone.

 

You need to select device from this list. Most of the time, the one with Microphone is the right device to record audio from the microphone.