Requirements
You need a copy of lame_enc.dll to encode to MP3. You
can find a copy here.
You need to copy lame_enc.dll in the same directory as
SoundCapture.
You also need DirectX, which is usually installed with Windows.
Syntax
If you use parameters that
include spaces (like "Stereo Mix" or "a long file
name.mp3")
make sure you enclose them in double quotes (" ").
| General Parameters | |
| -? | Help. It shows the
different options, and the possible sound card inputs you can use. |
| -vwdef | View the default settings. |
| -mkdef | Make the following parameters your default settings. |
| -in "input name" | Set the sound card input to use. |
| MP3 Encoding | |
| -br bitrate | Set the bit rate. Support
32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256 and 320 kbps. |
| -sr sample rate | Set the sample rate.
Support 16000, 22050, 24000, 32000, 44100 and 48000 Hz. |
| -cbr | Use constant bitrate. Less
CPU intensive but more disk space.* |
| -vbr | Use variable bitrate. More
CPU intensive but uses less disk space.* |
* cbr and vbr can not be used together.
| File Parameters | |
| -s | Length to be read as seconds. |
| -m | Length to be read as minutes. |
| -length n | Set the length to be 'n'. |
| -title "..." | Set the title for the ID3 tag. |
| filename | Set the filename |
A note on the sound card
input.
Different sound cards use different names for their
inputs. For example, my sound
card uses an input called Stereo Mix. It may be named differently
on your PC. In order
to find out, use the -? option. It will display the possible
values for the sound card inputs.
Examples
In order to avoid typing your default values every time,
you can set your own default values.
| Default to 44.1 kHz, 192kbps | SoundCapture -mkdef -sr 44100 -br 192 |
| Default to variable bit rate | SoundCapture -mkdef -vbr |
| Set default length to 30 minutes | SoundCapture -mkdef -m -length 30 |
| Set default input to "Stereo Mix" * | SoundCapture -mkdef -in "Stereo Mix" |
*It is recommended that
you set the input once and for all when you first use
SoundCapture.
If you can't hear anything in your new recordings, it is likely
that the input is not set properly.
| Record a 5 minutes file
called c:\capture.mp3 |
SoundCapture -m -length 5 c:\capture.mp3 |
| Record a 30 seconds file
called c:\capture.mp3 with the title "Short One" |
SoundCapture -s -length 30 c:\capture.mp3 -title "Short One" |
Other
You can use Sound Capture in conjunction with Ras Scheduler to program
Internet dialups and record radio shows from the Internet. Using ShowStopper,
you can also set your PC to shutdown when the recording is
finished.