Re: TECH: software for recording your voice

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Sally Caves wrote:
> And 5), in addition, I don't see that RealProducer G2 has
> any downsizing capabilities.  I think I have to buy the Plus
> to get that.  It looks like a very fancy way of producing .rm
> files.  Experience will tell me whether they are any more
> compact than the .wav files I make with my simple Windows98
> recording system.
>
> Sally Caves wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Mia.  I just downloaded RealProducer G2's freeware.  It seems
> > that you have to have RealPlayer G2 (I have RealPlayer Plus) in
> > order to hear what you've recorded.  If I download RealPlayer G2,
> > does that replace my Plus?  Seems weird, because I paid money for
> > the Plus, and the G2 is free.  Will it give me all the same
> > capabilities?
I think you can upgrade from RealPlayer Plus to G2 Plus at www.real.com.

> > 2)  I have windows98, which puts a bar across the bottom.  There
> > seems to be no way to make the RealProducer Screen any smaller
> > (the enlarge/reduce icon at the upper right hand corner is faded
> > out, so you can either hide the screen or close it out--not make
> > it smaller).  As a consequence, the bar at the bottom completely
> > obscures the controls for "record" "play" "stop" which are way
> > down there.  No arrow keys.  CRIKE!!  Fortunately, there is a
> > controls bar next to Edit at the top of the screen, but this is
> > a major annoyance.
You can make Windows hide the bar by moving your cursor to the top edge of it,
at which point the cursor should become a double arrow, then hold the left
button and drag it down, which resizes it to virtually nothing. Just drag it up
to get it back. Alternately, right-click on the bar, pick Properties, and there
should be an option in there for "auto-hide," which will hide the bar until you
move your mouse back down there.
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Eric Christopherson
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