Using Multimedia 5-3
Microphone
You can capture and record sounds through the internal microphone on the NEC
Versa 4200 or through an external microphone that connects to the system
through the microphone port. You can record voice-overs for narrations.
Mixing
With the Audio Applications software on your NEC Versa 4200, you can
mix analog and digital sounds to produce an overall quality effect. You cut,
copy, and paste portions of your soundtrack. The NEC Versa 4200 provides
a Sound Blaster Pro-compatible mixer map and an extended access mixer
map. You can also mix the microphone volume.
Mixing allows you to blend digital and MIDI audio files to get the final,
high-quality soundtrack you want.
Playing Back
You can listen to the playback of your recorded soundtrack through stereo
headphones, the internal NEC Versa 4200 stereo speakers, or external stereo
speakers. You can play .WAV and MIDI files as well as CD audio. You can
adjust the volume through the software or with the volume control knob on
the right side of the system.
The NEC Versa 4200 has Indeo™ Video technology playback of digital
video files.
Using Headphones
The NEC Versa 4200 headphone port delivers sound at half a watt and you
can control the volume. The stereo headphones plug in through the head-
phone jack located on the right side of the NEC Versa 4200. You can adjust
the volume with the audio software on the NEC Versa 4200 or, if your
headphones have one, a built-in volume control.
Using Internal Speakers
The NEC Versa 4200 has built-in stereo speakers that are always available.
Adjust the volume through the software or with the volume control knob lo-
cated on the right side of the NEC Versa 4200. Use the
Fn + F6
function
key combination to toggle the volume between speaker low, medium, high,
and off.
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