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embarassing recording question

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hyperlitem

Jul 25, 2001
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im kinda embarassed i should be asking this but whats the simplest way to record into a laptop. Ive done alot of computer recording but ive always written laptops as useless until they really started bringing the processors on these things. My laptop is an hp with a 3.2 gig processor. I wanna run sumthing simple on it. Normally id go all out but im living in australia right now for a few monthes and i need something much easier.
i tried just plugging the bass into the mic input but it doesnt seem to work. I thought id grab sonar 2.0 before i left but it doesnt work for xp i dont think. Im un australia so could someone suggest just something so i can more or less hear myself through my laptop or maybe something pretty cheap, software or hardware wise. Id like to keep it close to $100. thanks
 
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I run Sonar 2 on XP without issue. I bet it just doesn't like the built in sound. I couldn't get it to run with my old tower's built in sound. I'm planning a recording laptop myself... you can either get a card with breakout box (Echo I think was the one I looked at) or a USB breakout box.
 
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XP has been the *current* MS operating system for about 3 years. Sonar 2 (I believe) came out post XP. I've not seen a *version specific* application installer in A LONG TIME. You've got a corrupt file / botched hack.

You really shouldn't admit theft on a BBS and you also shouldn't form opinions about software because of a botched hack job you downloaded for some other thief. :hmm:

Go spend $50 and get CakeWalk Guitar Tracks, or isn't Sound Forge or some such free???

just MHO
 
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James Hart said:
XP has been the *current* MS operating system for about 3 years. Sonar 2 (I believe) came out post XP. I've not seen a *version specific* application installer in A LONG TIME. You've got a corrupt file / botched hack.

You really shouldn't admit theft on a BBS and you also shouldn't form opinions about software because of a botched hack job you downloaded for some other thief. :hmm:

Go spend $50 and get CakeWalk Guitar Tracks, or isn't Sound Forge or some such free???

just MHO
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Did I miss something? Theft? Botched hack? I must have missed something. Sonar only works with certain sound cards. Check cakewalk.com for the compatibility list. There may or may not be one that works on a laptop. There are PCMCIA sound cards, but don't know if they'll work with Sonar.
 
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I run Sound Forge 5 on my W2K laptop using integrated audio circuits for basic stuff - SF is great IMHO - here is a little-known secret (not a secret anymore, for sure)
go to Dell's download site (ftp://ftp1.dell.com/audio) and grab
TB2-Eng.EXE. DO NOT install the drivers that are packed in this file! Just go to the /ENGLISH/APPS directory and run Setup.exe. I have run these apps on 95/98/NT4/W2K and XP, using everything from an old ISA SB16 to a pair of Delta 1010's and I tried them out on my busted-up laptop. You can't beat the price/performance ratio! My hat is off to Voyetra!
 

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