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FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Is there a way to record the wave out mix (like what you hear through your computer speakers) using VDS? Perhaps using MCI? Or does a DLL
exist for this?

Confused

Thanks in advance for any help. Very Happy

Garrett · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:12 pm Post subject:

I do believe it is possible using the @mci(). I remember years ago
someone saying that we could do that in VDS. I just never ventured
to give it try.

CodeScript · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:31 am Post subject:

Hi FF
Here is a demo showing how to record sound using MCI commands
http://www.vdsworld.com/index.php?page=download&fileid=375

Enjoy!

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Excellent CodeScript!! Very Happy

Thank you SO MUCH!! Very Happy

CodeScript · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:33 am Post subject:

Happy to Help Smile

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I'm really impressed with it... It also works, I never mentioned that yet. Wink

Is there a way to change the quality of the recording, ex. when I record
the bitrate sounds lower. No problem if there isn't, but I'm just wondering. Smile

Thanks again. Thumbs Up

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Actually I just found this in the MCI reference - but I'm not sure which to
set: bitspersample or samplespersec. Confused

Skit3000 · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 6:39 pm Post subject:

I just tried the code CodeScript made, but it just records my microphone... Confused

Any idea why?

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

You have to select the right device to record. If you can't find it elsewhere,
run this code to open the Windows Sound control panel mixer:

Skit3000 · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject:

Yes, that does the trick... Smile

Can't that be done directly with MCI?

CodeScript · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:03 am Post subject:

Hi FF
I think if you alter samplespersec to other than 1 then prolly you need to play back at the same rate else it will be too fast or too slow ?
I am not sure about this may be Vic can tell more.

Hi Skit
As for getting or setting a mixer property I think you need to call winmm.dll and use something like mixerSetControlDetails - said to be one of the difficult areas of API programming. I don't know if a simpler method exits - other than opening the default mixer panel.