NEC VERSA P, Manual

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2-2 Using Your Versa P for Multimedia
You can make recordings from two classes of audio inputs:
line level and microphone level. Line level accepts analog
audio signals from electronic sources such as tape cassettes,
VCRs, and CD players through the Line-In port. Microphone
level inputs come through the microphone port.
Line-In
Analog signals come in through the Versa P’s Line-In port.
The analog signals are converted into digital bits and bytes
(digitized) through a converter known as an ADC (analog-
to-digital converter). The resulting digital sound bytes can
be stored, edited, processed, and transferred. You can rec-
ord ambient sound effects, specific sound effects, or music
to enhance a presentation.
Ambient sound effects create a sense of place or environ-
ment and include sounds such as rain, heavy traffic, chirping
birds. Specific sound effects accent or illustrate an action.
Examples of specific sound effects include footsteps, a
crash, a clock chime. There are many sources of prerecorded
sound effects available on the market, or, you can record
your own sounds.
Line-In accepts analog signals from external devices such
as a tape deck, a stereo CD-player, a docking station, or a
stereo tuner. The Line-In port has a mini-type connector.
You may need an adapter to connect your input device to
the Versa P through Line-In.
Microphone
You can capture and record sounds through the internal micro-
phone on the Versa P or through an external microphone
that connects to the system through the microphone port.
You can record voice-overs for narrations.