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As of version 7 of our Sound Recorder and Editor, the PolderbitS Audio Driver installs itself to be the default playback and recording device in Windows. It's kind of a "virtual sound card".
This is what that means for:
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Most audio playback software will check what the default playback device is in Windows and send their audio to that device. So being the default playback device, most audio playback software will send their audio to the PolderbitS Audio Driver.
On its turn, the PolderbitS Audio Driver forwards anything it receives to the actual sound card. So in the end it is still the actual sound card that's used for playback. The PolderbitS Audio Driver is just sitting in between the playback software and the actual sound card, thus allowing it to also forward the same digital audio to the Sound Recorder for recording.To check that the PolderbitS Audio Driver is indeed selected as the default playback device, follow these steps:
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- Open the Windows Control Panel, by selecting Settings /
Control Panel in the Start menu of Windows.
- Double-click on the Sounds and Audio Devices icon.
- Click on the Audio tab and at Sound playback on top, select the PolderbitS Audio Driver to be the default device and click on OK.
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- Right-click on the little speaker icon
 in the taskbar of Windows (in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, near the clock) and select Playback devices.
- Click on the PolderbitS Audio Driver to highlight it, click on Set Default below the list and then click on OK.
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Audio playback software that does not check what the default playback device in Windows is, must be set up to play back tot the PolderbitS Audio Driver (or the Windows default playback device, which is the PolderbitS Audio Driver).
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| Audio recording |
Recording from the PolderbitS Audio Driver will only work with our PolderbitS Sound Recorder version 7 (or higher).
Other software that records from our driver will only receive silence, so you must always setup such recording software to record from the sound card or audio device directly.Most audio recording software will automatically work properly if you change the default recording device in Windows.
To do that, follow these steps:
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- Open the Windows Control Panel, by selecting Settings /
Control Panel in the Start menu of Windows.
- Double-click on the Sounds and Audio Devices icon.
- Click on the Audio tab and at Sound recording in the middle, select your sound card to be the default device and click on OK.
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| Vista & 7: |
- Right-click on the little speaker icon
in the taskbar of Windows (in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, near the clock) and select Recording devices.
Ignore any warning from the PolderbitS Audio Driver about recording just silence.
- Highlight the audio device that must be used by your recording software (usually the Microphone), click on Set Default below the list and then click on OK.
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Click below on the audio software you use, for instructions on how to setup that software:
If your software is not listed and you don't know how to set it up, then please let us know by sending an Email to support@polderbits.com.
Skype
- In the menu of Skype, select Tools / Options.
- In the Options window that opens, in the General section on the left, click on Audio Settings.
- On the right in the Options window, at Microphone you must select the sound card that contains the microphone connection. As soon as you select the right one and tap the microphone, you should see the volume peak-meter respond.
- Both at Speakers and at Ringing you must select the
Windows default device.
VoipStunt
- In the menu of VoipStunt, select Tools / Options.
- In the Options window that opens, click to select the Sound Devices section on the left.
- On the right in the Options window at Audio In, select the sound card or audio device that contains the microphone connection, both at
Sound device and at Speakerphone.
- At Audio Out select PolderbitS Audio Driver, both at
Sound device and at Speakerphone.
- At Ring device select PolderbitS Audio Driver.
- Click on OK to save these changes.
Windows Live Messenger (Vista)
- In the button bar of Live Messenger, click on
 (Show menu) and select Tools / Audio and video setup.
- In the window that opens, click on Next.
- At Speaker Setup select Speakers (PolderbitS Audio Driver) and click on Next.
- At Microphone Setup you must select your microphone.
As soon as you select the right one and tap the microphone, you should see the volume peak-meter respond.
- Click on Next and follow the rest of the directions to save these settings.
Windows Media Player
- Right-click inside an empty space in the button bar of the Media Player and select Tools / Options from the menu that pops up.
- In the Options window that opens, click on the Devices tab and double-click on Speakers in the list.
- In the new window that opens, on top at Sound playback | Audio device to use you must select the Default DirectSound Device.
- Click on OK twice to save this change.
Windows Messenger (XP)
- In the menu of Messenger, select Tools / Audio Tuning Wizard.
- Follow the directions until you are asked to select which Microphone and Speakers are to be used.
- At Microphone you must select the sound card or audio device that contains the microphone connection and at Speakers you must select
PolderbitS Audio Driver.
- Follow the rest of the directions to save these settings.
Windows Movie Maker
On the Video Capture Device page, in the Audio device list, click the audio capture device you want to use for capturing audio.
Do not select the PolderbitS Audio Driver here, because that will only result in silence.
If your software is not listed above and you don't know how to set it up, then please let us know by sending an Email to support@polderbits.com.
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