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Computer Kids director April Jones on using sound Sound bytes

Sound bytes

Many word processors and software such as PowerPoint have sound facilities, enabling you to make your own simple sound games and talking books or provide verbal instructions for children. So how do you do it? First, you need some sounds.

Recording directly on to a computer is quite straight forward, the only additional kit needed is a microphone. You can buy these for around Pounds 5.

Before you start recording you may need to set up your computer to record from a microphone. Double click on the speaker icon in the task tray (bottom right corner of your screen) and click Options- Properties- Recording, click OK and then select microphone. Or, from the control panel double click on Sounds and Multimedia, select the audio tab, click the volume button in the sound recording section and then select the microphone option.

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