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I clicked on the Volume icon at the bottom right of the screen and selected Adjust Audio Properties. On the new screen I selected the Voice tab, under Voice Recording > Default Device, I chose Creative SB Live! Series, pressed a button labeled Test Hardware, which brought up the Sound Hardware Test ...

The first time the Creative Recorder locked itself up and the computer, after rebooting, I used the Creative Diagnostics Agent to test all of the sound hardware and all of the Creative components. Below are the results. Hardware Test Result 09/29//09 12:08 56PM----Hardware Detection Test----Pass Sof...

Although I changed all of the settings in the Creative Mixer to conform with the instructions you provided, it seemed to have made no difference at all in the Audacity control panel, as it still shows no activity of any kind. I also checked the Creative Recorder, a separate program from the Creative...

"Options" did not give me the Recording Panel, so I clicked on the Start button and looked for programs labeled Creative. The following is what I found. Creative > Creative Play Center ---- Creative Database Utility ---- Creative Play Center ---- Creative Play Center Help > Sound Blaster L...

Is a "screen shot" done by pressing the Print Screen button or is it something else? (I have captured an entire web page, covers the whole 17" screen, by pressing the Print Screen button.) I could not find a "Recording Input" slider at all. Below is what the Playback Control...

Thank you for your very clear instructions and explanations, they are truly helpful. My computer runs Windows XP Professional. I located the loudspeaker icon in the lower right corner of the desktop. When I right click on it I have two options: 1- Open Volume Control, with two options, a) Playback C...

Desktop: Dell Inspiron 2400 Sound Card: Sonic SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 (I paid an extra $20.00 for this upgrade to the regular sound card, it came installed in the computer, which was purchased directly from Dell) Audacity: Version 1.3 Lame For Audacity: version available for download on 09-27-09 My g...

None of the events below, which you mentioned in your reply, occurred when I was trying to record. I did not even have the straight line you indicated in your last sentence! The control panel showed no events at all. "While you're making a recording, the red sound meters should be moving... Whe...

Per your instructions, I downloaded Audacity 1.3 and Lame for Audacity. Both installations were successful. (I uninstalled Audacity 1.2 prior to installing 1.3 and Lame.) I understand the functions of the large, color buttons on the Audacity control panel. I also found the control where the recordin...

I definitely have to use the MP3 format, as for my purpose sound quality is not important but file size is. Do you know whether there is a free software program available for download that is specifically geared toward creating MP3s, and relatively simple to use for a beginner? The recording process...