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Mokat · 2012-05-19 20:11:20

I am having trouble recording sound in Scratch. I tested to see if the problem was Scratch or my mic by using the Windows Sound Recorder, and when I used the Windows Sound Recorder the recording came out perfectly-- loud and clear. But when I record in Scratch, the recordings are all garbled and quiet. I know what you're thinking-- "Why not just use the Windows Sound Recorder and import the sound to Scratch?" I can't do that because when I save the sound I record, it is saved as the wrong file format! mad There's no way to change the file format that I know of.... The only real way I can think of to fix this would be to record all my sounds in a sound editing program and import them. My first question is: Is there any way to fix this problem without downloading a sound editingprogram, and my second question is: If the answer to question one is no, what sound editing programs have you used and recommended?

backspace_ · 2012-05-19 20:28:41

One thing you might be able to do is hit compress sounds and images, and compress it as the highest quality. That might actually make your recording sound better than it was when recorded. You might also want to make sure there's no interference noise while you're recording.

jji7skyline · 2012-05-19 20:36:05

This is what you do. If you prefer using Microsoft Sound Recorder then just use it and save the file, then open it with Audacity and export as mp3.

Also, you could just use Audacity to record it from the start and save having to save it and open it again.

Harakou · 2012-05-19 23:54:18

backspace_ wrote:
One thing you might be able to do is hit compress sounds and images, and compress it as the highest quality. That might actually make your recording sound better than it was when recorded. You might also want to make sure there's no interference noise while you're recording.

Er... that's not how file compression works, sorry. tongue

jji7skyline wrote:
This is what you do. If you prefer using Microsoft Sound Recorder then just use it and save the file, then open it with Audacity and export as mp3.

Also, you could just use Audacity to record it from the start and save having to save it and open it again.

I'd go with the second option, personally. I don't see any reason to use two programs and then deal with conversions.

veggieman001 · 2012-05-20 00:12:26

Doesn't the Windows Sound Recorder record as wave files which can be imported into Scratch?

Harakou · 2012-05-20 01:06:30

veggieman001 wrote:
Doesn't the Windows Sound Recorder record as wave files which can be imported into Scratch?

Nah, it'll only save to the WMA format, which is rather disappointing. The sound recorder in Windows 7 was stripped of almost every feature present in earlier versions. Why MS would do that is beyond me.

veggieman001 · 2012-05-20 01:12:12

Harakou wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
Doesn't the Windows Sound Recorder record as wave files which can be imported into Scratch?
Nah, it'll only save to the WMA format, which is rather disappointing. The sound recorder in Windows 7 was stripped of almost every feature present in earlier versions. Why MS would do that is beyond me.

Oh. Windows XP's only saves as a Wave file tongue

Mokat · 2012-05-20 17:55:52

jji7skyline wrote:
This is what you do. If you prefer using Microsoft Sound Recorder then just use it and save the file, then open it with Audacity and export as mp3.

Also, you could just use Audacity to record it from the start and save having to save it and open it again.

Audacity is free, right? I don't want to have to pay for anything.

Harakou · 2012-05-20 19:35:11

Mokat wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
This is what you do. If you prefer using Microsoft Sound Recorder then just use it and save the file, then open it with Audacity and export as mp3.

Also, you could just use Audacity to record it from the start and save having to save it and open it again.
Audacity is free, right? I don't want to have to pay for anything.

Yep, it's completely free.

Mokat · 2012-05-20 20:36:45

Harakou wrote:
Mokat wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
This is what you do. If you prefer using Microsoft Sound Recorder then just use it and save the file, then open it with Audacity and export as mp3.

Also, you could just use Audacity to record it from the start and save having to save it and open it again.
Audacity is free, right? I don't want to have to pay for anything.
Yep, it's completely free.

ok, great big_smile

Mokat · 2012-05-31 17:03:15

Thanks guys. I downloaded Audacity and it works great.

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#1 2012-05-19 20:11:20

Trouble recording sound-- two questions about recording in Scratch.

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Re: Trouble recording sound-- two questions about recording in Scratch.

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Re: Trouble recording sound-- two questions about recording in Scratch.

#4 2012-05-19 23:54:18

Re: Trouble recording sound-- two questions about recording in Scratch.

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Re: Trouble recording sound-- two questions about recording in Scratch.

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#8 2012-05-20 17:55:52

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#10 2012-05-20 20:36:45

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