Gateway MX6452, User Manual

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Creating audio files and music libraries
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3
Click (record), then speak into the
microphone.
4
When you finish recording, click (stop).
5
Click File , then click Save As . The Save As
dialog box opens.
6
Name the recording, specify the location
where you want to save the recording, then
click
Save . The recording is saved.
Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows
Media Player
Important
Some music CDs have
copy protection
software. You cannot
copy tracks from these
CDs.
Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the
tracks from a music CD to your notebook’s hard
drive as WMA or MP3 files.
WMA and MP3 are
methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity
music into compact files without noticeably
sacrificing quality. WMA files end in the file
extension
WMA
, and MP3 files end in the file
extension MP3 .
To create WMA or MP3 files:
1
Insert a music CD into your CD or DVD
drive.
2
If a dialog box opens with a list of CD
players, click
Windows Media Player . The
Windows Media Player opens.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open with a list of
CD players, click
Start , then click
Windows Media Player . The
Windows Media Player opens.