Instructions

	     SoundStudio 1.1 is a very simple sound recording utility.  It is capable of recording sound through any appropriately connected sound input device.  If your sound control panel can record, so can SoundStudio.  It is capable of recording at 3 different levelt of quality.

Best is 22kHz sampling at 8Bits and is the normal and default mode. Great for music recording.

Better takes the same sound and compresses it using a 3:1 ratio.  Hence you get 3 times the sound in the same disk space but quality is lower. Music will sound yucky at this level.

Good compresses the sound further.  At a 6:1 ratio, this sound is good for voice.  You can send a long message with this level but music would be less than tolerable.

The length of time you have to record is directly proportional to the amount of memory you give to SoundStudio,  not to available memory.  You can give SoundStudio more memory by selecting the application and choosing GetInfo from the Finder's File menu.

To record a sound, launch SoundStudio and choose the recording quality you want from the Quality menu. Then choose Record New Sound from the File menu.  The standard recording box will appear.  

 








To record a sound press the Record button.  


To stop recording press the Stop button. 


To pause recording press the Pause button. 


To Replay a sound recorded press the Play button. 


If you want to record over a previous recorded sound, press the record button again.  Each time the record button is pressed the old sound is cleared and a new sound is recorded.

When done, press the Save button to save the button wherever you want it.  It will be save as a System 7 type sound that is double-clickable to play.  These sounds can easily be incorporated into presentations, used with programs like Kaboom, Sound Master and others. 
 


Tip: Place a System 7 type sound in the Start-up items folder to notify you that start-up is completed.  Put a 'Z' as the first letter to have it play last.

RECORDING TO DISK OPTION
For those who wish to record LOTS & LOTS of sound use can use the Record To Disk option.  This lets you record a sound as big as your hard drive can hold.  To set this option choose Recording Options... under the File menu.  When you then choose record new sound, you will first be asked to name the file and choose where to put it.  Once recording is complete, one click on save and your done!

Sounds recorded this way however are saved as AIFF files and will require conversion to be made double clickable system 7 type files.  The only inexpensixe program that can convert AIFF files at this time is Kaboom Factory which comes with Kaboom a sound Utility available from most mail order places for about $20.

 


Release 2.0 of Sound Studio will allow saving in any format, even in low memory situations.  Currently, most programs require that there be enough memory to hold the entire sound which defeats the Record to disk idea of not needing a ton of memory to record long sounds.