Added: Jun 7, 2008
From: klippart
Duration: 6:41
I do this when I want songs from itunes to use in windows movie maker. I have Windows XP. So I don't know if this will apply to Vista and/or other. Its not just for itunes. You don't have to be making a movie. You can use this method to record any sound from your computer or from the internet. Anything you record will playable in windows media player. No CD needed. No program to download! DISCLAIMER: NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. THIS IS A "HOW TO" VIDEO INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE. I DO NOT MAKE MONEY ON ANY OF MY VIDEOS. THE SONG USED HERE IS "DON'T STOP THE MUSIC" BY RIHANNA. ALL THE MUSIC CONTENT FOR THIS VIDEO IS OWNED BY UMG. COMMENTS HAVE BEEN DISABLED FOR THIS VIDEO.IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THEN PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS ALREADY POSTED AND THE TIPS HERE IN THE DESCRIPTION UPDATE: IF YOUR SOUNDCARD IS REALTEK AUDIO, OR YOUR PC IS A DELL WITH SIGMA TEL AUDIO THIS METHOD MAY NOT WORK. UPDATE: I'VE BEEN TOLD IF THERE'S NO SOUND,THEN TRY RAISING THE INPUT LEVEL A LITTLE(1:07). THIS VIDEO IS A GUIDE AND YOU'LL COME UP WITH YOUR OWN SHORTCUTS AS YOU GO ALONG. BASED ON SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS I'VE BEEN GETTING...... HERE ARE SOME TIPS: -FIRST OF ALL: BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS IS AN ASSET. THE VIDEO IS ABOUT IMPORTING ITUNES INTO WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER. ITS NOT ABOUT TEACHING BASIC PC SKILLS. YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE YOUR OWN SYSTEM. -READ THE COMMENTS. THE ANSWER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COULD BE THERE. -AUDIO DEVICE AND AUDIO INPUT SOURCE ARE BASED ON YOUR SOUNDCARD. ***AUDIO DEVICE: -MY AUDIO DEVICE IS SOUNDMAX DIGITAL AUDIO AS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO.YOURS MAY BE DIFFERENT. SELECT THE ONE THAT YOU HAVE. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE OPTION, YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE SOUNDCARD. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO: TRY THEM ALL!!! EXPERIMENT!!! PLAY WITH IT UNTIL YOU GET ONE THAT WORKS. ***AUDIO INPUT SOURCE AKA WAVE OUT MIX: -DON'T HAVE WAVE OUT MIX AS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO: HERE'S A THOUGHT.......IT MAY SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SUCH AS: STEREO MIX,DIGITAL MIX,WHAT U HEAR. OR MAYBE EVEN SOMETHING ELSE. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? : TRY THEM ALL!!! EXPERIMENT!!! PLAY WITH IT UNTIL YOU GET IT TO WORK. ***VOLUME CONTROL: -IF YOU OPEN UP VOLUME CONTROL . CLICK OPTIONS, THEN PROPERTIES. YOU'LL SEE YOUR MIXER DEVICE AKA: AUDIO DEVICE. YOU'LL SEE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK OPTIONS. HERE YOU CAN ENABLE WAVE OUT MIX (OR WHATEVER THE NAME MIGHT BE FOR YOUR SOUNDCARD). HERE IS WHAT I HAVE WHEN I OPEN MINE: PLAYBACK: VOLUME CONTROL: ENABLED WAVE: ENABLED SW SYNTH: ENABLED CD PLAYER: ENABLED MICROPHONE: NOT ENABLED LINE IN: ENABLED PHONE: NOT ENABLED MONO OUT: NOT ENABLED RECORDING: CD PLAYER: ENABLED MICROPHONE: ENABLED LINE IN: ENABLED PHONE: ENABLED MONO OUT: ENABLED WAVE OUT MIX: ENABLED **************************************** IF I OPEN ADJUST AUDIO PROPERTIES HERE IS WHAT I HAVE: VOLUME: MY DEVICE VOLUME IS SET ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SOUNDS: SOUND SCHEME IS BLANK AUDIO: SOUND PLAYBACK: DEFAULT DEVICE: SOUNDMAX DIGITAL AUDIO IS SELECTED. THE OTHER OPTION IS MODEM #0 LINE PLAYBACK. IN ADVANCED UNDER THE PERFORMANCE TAB: AUDIO PLAYBACK:HARDWARE ACCELERATION IS SET ALL THE WAY TO FULL. SAMPLE RATE QUALITY IS SET ALL THE WAY TO BEST. SOUND RECORDING: DEFAULT DEVICE IS SOUNDMAX DIGITAL AUDIO. THE OTHER OPTION IS MODEM#0 LINE PLAYBACK. MIDI MUSIC PLAYBACK: DEFAULT DEVICE IS MICROSOFT GS WAVEABLE SW SYNTH. THERE ARE SOME OTHER TABS, BUT I THINK THESE ONES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TO CHECK. ALL THE STUFF I LISTED MAY SEEM KIND OF CONFUSING, BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE TO LOOK TO FIX SOUND PROBLEMS. *************************************** ***HOW TO FIND VOLUME CONTROL. ON MY PC THERE ARE 3 WAYS : (1) CONTROL PANEL / SOUND,SPEECHES,AND AUDIO DEVICES / ADVANCE VOLUME CONTROLS. (2)ITS ON MY TASK BAR NEXT TO THE TIME.CLICK OR RIGHT CLICK TO OPEN IT UP. (3)START / ALLPROGRAMS / ACCESSORIES / ENTERTAINMENT / VOLUME CONTROL. ***HOW TO SET AUDIO LEVEL IN WMM: -NO SOUND AFTER FOLLOWING ALL THE STEPS IN THE VIDEO? IT COULD BE THAT YOUR AUDIO LEVEL ISN'T SET. CLICK THE SET AUDIO LEVEL BUTTON TO THE LEFT OF NARRATE TIMELINE BUTTON. YOU'LL SEE A SLIDER SCALE. ONE SIDE WILL SAY AUDIO FROM VIDEO. THE OTHER SIDE WILL SAY AUDIO / MUSIC. MOVE THE SLIDER ALL THE WAY TO AUDIO/MUSIC. CLOSE IT. NOW TRY IT. -MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UP-TO DATE: WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER, DRIVERS, ETC. THE LATEST VERSION IS 2.1 FROM SERVICE PACK 2 or 3. As long as you're getting automatic updates from microsoft and have service pack 2 and 3, then you should have it. HERE IS THE LINK TO MICROSOFT: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx I HOPE THAT THESE TIPS HELP. MY THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND PARTICIPATION IN MAKING THIS A BETTER VIDEO :)
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xcutiejennyx Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - when i record a song it sounds all odd and very low how can i fix that???
minimet96 Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - whAT if u only hav CD Audio or microphone as an option
darkpyro1632 Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - do u have to have a microphone for this?
klippart Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - You're very welcome!Thank you!
klippart Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - That's awesome.Thanks!
klippart Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - Use your equalizer settings.
klippart Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - If you've checked your volume control, and are absolutely sure you don't have some kind of wave source then try using your microphone to record.Another person commented that it works!
klippart Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - No!Wmm is recording the sound it hears on your pc. Just press play in itunes and start narration in wmm.If you don't have a wave source then you can try using the microphone. Another person commented that it works too!
Warbot40 Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - thanks! this worked for me. i finally can start making videos. thanks!
klippart Says:
Jul 29, 2008 - That's awesome I'm glad it helped! Thanks!
1StrangeDisease Says:
Jul 30, 2008 - Mine didn't work *sulks*
klippart Says:
Jul 30, 2008 - I'm very sorry to hear that :(
HaileyRyan69 Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - Ok, i did all the steps but when i try to play myh video that iam making the song wont play, will you please messege me back!
jayboy171 Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - for the audio input source all it has is line in, microphone, and Rear MIC
BigPapa592 Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - how do you check your volume to make it enable?
BigPapa592 Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - how do you enable the volume
XOfHLuVinXO Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - i dont understand how you put and audio device on soundmax digital.
XOfHLuVinXO Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - do u have 2 plug ur device into ur comp?
klippart Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - You may need to set audio level all the way to audio/music in wmm.Its to the left of the narrate timeline button. If that doesn't work,you may need to open volume control and enable all your options.
klippart Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - Open volume control in your pc and enable all your options.See description about volume control.
klippart Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - Read the description for tips.
klippart Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - Read the description for tips.
klippart Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - Its in wmm. If you don't see it in the drop down box you may have a different soundcard than me. Use the one that you have.
klippart Says:
Jul 31, 2008 - No. There's nothing to plug in
liberty56q Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - Thank you sooo much!!! none of the other videos worked... but urs.