- Start SoundEdit 16, located on the
hard drive of all Macintosh computer stations in the IML.
Double click on the SoundEdit 16 icon to open the application.
- Go to Control Panels, under the
to ensure that the Sound Monitoring Source option is
CD. See below.
- Open AppleCD Audio Player, by
locating the AppleCD Audio Player icon on the hard drive and
double clicking the mouse on the icon.
- Set sound levels. Put the CD into
the computer and play the sound track using the play button in
AppleCD Audio Player. While the music is playing, go back into
SoundEdit 16 and set the sound levels in the Levels panel of
SoundEdit 16. Make sure the Levels panel in SoundEdit 16 is
visible (shown below). If it is not, go to Window menu,
and then Levels, which will bring up the panel. The
levels should peak at the number "0", with few levels in the
red area. You can move the left and right levels together if
you place the cursor arrow between the two indicators and press
the mouse, moving them at the same time.
- Set the sound format. Go to the
Modify menu, and then Sound format, and set the
sampling rate to 22.050 kHz and the sampling resolution to 8
bit (with no compression). Click the OK button.
- Record the music. Make sure the
Control panel in SoundEdit 16 is visible (shown below). If it
is not, go to the Window menu, and then Controls,
which will bring up the panel. Locate a point on the CD just
before you want the recording to begin. Press the Play button
in ApplieCD Audio Player. When ready to record, press the
Record button on the Control panel of SoundEdit 16. When
finished, push the Stop button.
- Save the file. Save the file to your
disk by going to File, Save As. a) Type in file name, and b)
Select File Format: Audio IFF (AIFF).
- Click Desktop (to save your file to the desktop). Insert your disk. Click desktop. Your disk should appear in the window to the left of the desktop button. Double click the icon in this window.
- Click Save. You now have an AIFF file that you can modify in SoundEdit 16.
- If recording an entire CD track, you can
use the Convert CD Audio button in SoundEdit 16 instead of the
AppleCD Audio Player:
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