Scratch

Well, I looked it up in the FAQ, but the answers there seem rather useless. Just in case, I'll give you a link here:

http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=250.

But it seems you've tried all that...

To add to what Harakou said, if you're on a Mac, you need to make sure you have the mic selected:

then tell me what os zeldagirl has 

first post person wrote:

I use Scratch on a Samsung desktop, and use windows (in case you needed to know).

Last edited by LS97 (2010-08-07 13:47:42)

about zeldagirl's problem:
scratch has (not just a few) problems with external devices such as webcams and mics.
mine don't work either 

Zeldagirl12345 wrote:

Harakou wrote:

Try checking your options on your sound input. It might be set to your stereo output rather than mic volume. (Assuming you're on Windows,) Go to your control panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices, then the Voice tab. Under Voice Recording, click on Volume, and check to see if the box under "Mic volume" is checked. If it isn't, check it.
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My control panel is slightly more advanced than that...

I go to the control panel, click audio devices under sound, and click the recording tab.  Beside the word "Frontmic" is a little bar, showing the volume of the sound coming into the mic.  It wavers up and down when I talk into it, but the mic doesn't work on Scratch.

My dad is going to download Audacity (not that I'm incapeable of doing that myself...I mean, I can download something if I can find the control panel and apply your advice).  I'll probably use Audacity, but I don't want to work hard for every sound...my brother is also going to try to help me.

You'll have to give me a screenshot so I can see what you mean, sorry. You can definitely record with an external program and import the sound pretty easily. This could be a problem with Scratch for sure, but I'm not ruling out other possibilities just yet.

And LS97, the computer's OS wasn't included when I posted my first response.

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CAN You record sound in the microsft sound recorder?

Start --> All programs ---> Accessories ----> Entertainment -----> sound recorder.

IF you use that, you can record sound as a .wav file and import it into Scratch.

umm, nope, the computer just has something called RealPlayer under Entertainment.

mathematics wrote:

Then try these to open Sound Recorder:
1. Press Windows + R.
2. Type "sndrec32" (without quotes).
3. Press Enter.

umm, what do you mean by Windows+R?

mathematics wrote:

Press them. You can also Start → Run... for this step.

oh, ok, I get it...but sndrec32 doesn't work.

Doesn't work? That means your computer doesn't have Sound Recorder. How strange your computer is.

Odd... that could be why the microphone isn't working...

Zeldagirl12345 wrote:

Harakou wrote:

Odd... that could be why the microphone isn't working...

my dad says it's a full installation of windows.

If it is, then someone would have had to uninstall the sound recorder program. Which would be absurd.

Harakou wrote:

And LS97, the computer's OS wasn't included when I posted my first response.

you think i'm so stupid not to hve checked beforehand?

zeldagirl didn't edit the first post. never. so it was included when you posted.