Audio

[Kathrynne Campos-Gil]

I need help with my audio settings. I went out on a depo yesterday, and my audio did not work in Eclipse on my IBM T43. I only use the internal mic, which has always worked wonderfully for me. I called tech support and was told to go into user settings under the realtime tab and click on "compression," select "SoundMAX Digital Audio," hit "O.K.," have the format read "PCM," and change my attributes to 11.025kHz, 8 bit mono. My audio still does not duplicate what it was before, and in error I did not jot down the previous setting.

I would love to know what others have their attributes set to, the type of computer, and whether you are using an internal or external mic.

[Carleen Horenkamp]

Hi. My Eclipse settings are SPEEX, 24.6 kBit/s, 8.0 kHz, Mono, Q10 - 3 kb/sec. I got this setting from some of the threads off the Eclipse website and it works very well for me. I have a Toshiba, using the internal mike.

I've also seen a couple of people suggest SPEEX, 11.0 kBits, 8.0 kHz, mono, Q6, 1kb/sec. Your files would be even smaller. I've never tried it.

You need to have the SPEEX codec installed on your computer. I think Eclipse has it for download on their site or you could probably Google for it.

Good luck! :)

[Kathrynne Campos-Gil]

Carleen, thanks for taking the time to reply.

I was told if you higher the kHz, you will receive better clarity but a larger file. Why not always record with the higher KHz as long as you are not storing your jobs on your laptop indefinitely? Any answers out there?

[Carleen Horenkamp]

"Why not always record with the higher KHz as long as you are not storing your jobs on your laptop indefinitely?"

I don't see why you couldn't use the higher kHz if your goal is to get the best clarity. Everybody's situation is different. For several reasons, the smaller, the better works for me: I work in a courthouse and have the ability to plug into the sound system in the courtrooms, so I might be able to get better audio at a lower kHz than, say, a freelancer; I use a scopist, so sending smaller wav files just saves time; and I save all of my audio. Here is an example of my audio: http://tinyurl.com/yl3qktk

[Kathrynne Campos-Gil]

Carleen, that is excellent sound. Wish I could duplicate that. I know somebody in depoland has the know-how.

[Carleen Horenkamp]

Just a thought, but would using system restore in windows (go back to an earlier time) bring your old setting back in Eclipse? I don't know if it would work or not, but thought I'd throw it out there. I hope someone can help you.