Troubleshooting guide

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ChooseIt! Maker 2
Getting Music off Music CDs
Activities that play your students’ favourite music are always going to be
highly motivating, but you probably don’t want the whole song to play in
response to a single switch press. However, getting a 10 second snippet
off a CD is tricky.
The easy method: use ChooseIt! Maker 2 and play the CD in an ordinary
CD player. Record using a microphone put up to the CD player’s speaker.
Method for Windows users who want quality
You will need to use three Windows programs.
When you put an audio CD in the computer, it will start playing using either
a program called CD Player (Windows 98) or Media Player (Windows
2000/XP).* You can use this to pick a track to play, and play and pause it
just like a real CD player.
Windows also has a built-in program called Sound Recorder. To run this,
click Start, then Programs, then Accessories, then Entertainment,
then Sound Recorder. You can make Sound Recorder record the music
from the CD, then you can save that recording on your computer. Here’s
how: start playing the CD. When it reaches the bit you want, click the
record button in Sound Recorder. When you have nished, click the
stop button.
If the recording doesn’t work, you may have to alter the recording level
settings in Volume Control, as covered in the previous section for using
a microphone. You will need to experiment with the range of recording
sources available, as this can be different depending on your computer
make and model. Don’t forget to switch the Record Control setting back
to Microphone when you have nished.
* Your computer may use another program such a RealPlayer, but
should allow you to pick tracks and play and pause them.