MCISendString
I have a few customers who tell me the following function does not seem to be working under Windows XP when they are using a built-in mic. They are not able to record sound. Does this code need to be modified to specify the device to record from or does it always record from the mic specified as the default device in the Sound and Audio Devices Properties screen? Thanks. Richard Miller -- local isrecording = false local recordfname on wavStartRecording tfile if isrecording is true then wavStopRecording put tfile into recordfname if there is a file recordfname then delete file recordfname get MCISendString(open new type waveaudio alias myrecordsound) get MCISendString(set myrecordsound bitspersample 8) get MCISendString(set myrecordsound channels 1) get MCISendString(set myrecordsound samplespersec 8000) get MCISendString(set myrecordsound bytespersec 8000) get MCISendString(set myrecordsound time format ms) get MCISendString(record myrecordsound) put true into isrecording end wavStartRecording function wavIsRecording return MCISendString(status myrecordsound mode) is recording end wavIsRecording on wavStopRecording put false into isrecording get MCISendString(stop myrecordsound) get MCISendString(save myrecordsound recordfname) get MCISendString(close myrecordsound) end wavStopRecording function wavRecordLoudness if isrecording is false then return 0 return MCISendString(status myrecordsound level) end wavRecordLoudness mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
video size on PC - mciSendstring
I am playing videos on a PC using the wonderful example app mciMpegVideo.rev made by Signe Marie Sanne (can be found on Rev online at sms). On OSX I use a player object and can resize the movie by locking the dimensions of the player. That way I only need one set of videos to refer to (set the filename). I use over 100 videos so this saves a great deal of space as I need two sizes of each video. Question: is the any way to resize the video (not the window size but the video size) with mciSendstring? ciao, sims ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: using MCISendString to record
I am still waiting to get the key to be able to upload a small stack to RevOnLine. While waiting I have extracted all the scripts. Many of them have been adapted from a stack by Tom McCarthy, St. Catalina Girls School, Matsuyama, Japan: on react move target rel 1,1 wait 10 ticks move target rel -1,-1 end react ---Disables QT: on mouseUp react set dontUseQT to true get the dontUseQT if true then answer QT is not in use else answer QT is still in use end mouseUp Check if mciSendString is installed: on sjekkeMCI react put This computer probably lacks recording options. into line 1 of temp put Check the presence of Windows Multimedia Tools. into line 2 of temp put This can be done by searching for the file 'mciwave.drv'. into line 3 of temp put More info about 'mciSendString': into line 5 of temp put http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/multimed/htm/_win32_mcisendstring.asp; into line 7 of temp put temp into svar put specialfolderpath(system) into t put /system/mciwave.drv after t if there is not file t then answer svar else --Lists all devices: put mciSendString(sysinfo all quantity) into xMax #put empty into fld deviceNames put empty into tDeviceNames repeat with x = 1 to xMax put sysinfo all name x into commandString # put mciSendString(commandString) return after fld deviceNames put mciSendString(commandString) return after tDeviceNames end repeat #answer tDeviceNames if WaveAudio is not in tDeviceNames then answer svar else answer Windows Multimedia Tools is available. end if end sjekkeMCI Finds the folder in which you store the audiofile and gives it a name on mouseUp global tFile --short name of the file, for instance mySound.wav global tLongPath --long name of file:C:/.../.../SoundFolder/mySound.wav answer folder Save into which folder: if it is empty or the result is Cancel then exit mouseUp put it into tFolder ask Save as wave file: with .wav if it is empty or the result is Cancel then exit mouseUp put it into tFile put tFolder / tFile into tLongPath answer tLongPath end mouseUp function myMCI tstring put mciSendString(tstring) into returnValue get the result if the result is not empty then return error else return returnValue end if end myMCI -Records the sound: on RecordAudio --Startvar: global tFile react put 1500 into max_time get mcirecord(tFile, max_time) end RecordAudio function mcirecord tFile, max_time get mymci(close myaudio) put open new type waveaudio alias myaudio into tstring get myMCI(tstring) if it is error then return error -- opening part exit mcirecord end if --TIMEFORMAT get mymci(set myaudio time format milliseconds) if mymci(record myaudio) is not empty then get mymci(close all) return error -- record part exit mcirecord end if end mcirecord -- Stops and saves the audio file to disk on stopRecording --Viderevar: global tLongPath react get mymci(stop) put save myaudio quote tLongPath quote into x get mymci(x) return it end stopRecording --Plays the audio file with mciSendString on listen global tFile, tLongPath react if there is a file tLongPath then get playmysound(tFile) end listen function playmysound tFile get myMCI(close myaudio) --OPEN put open quote tLongPath quote type waveaudio alias myaudio into tstring get myMCI(tstring) --GET LENGTH put myMCI(status myaudio length) into ttime if ttime is error or ttime is not a number then put 0 into ttime return ttime end if --PLAY if myMCI(play myaudio from 0) is error then return 0 end if return ttime put ttime end playmysound - Stops playing the audio file: on stopPlaying react get myMCI(close myaudio) end stopPlaying ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: using MCISendString to record
So, I was hoping someone would care to explain how to use MCISendString for doing the following record sound steps: 1) start recording 2) stop the recording 3) name the file that contains that recording Thank you. Hello Nicolas I'm just back from Easter holidays. Will post a recipe within the next days. Signe Marie Sanne ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
using MCISendString to record
Further on my problem with record sound on Windows 98SE and 2k (i.e., it causes a delay/system-freeze of over 30 seconds). Delving deeper into the archives, mention was made of MCISendString as a possible solution to a problem very similar to mine. (Also mentioned was the possibility that system memory was the culprit, which I confirmed as not so in my own case.) Fortunately, I found some sample stacks that used this Windows-only command and got a taste of how it works. However, I could not find a stack that used MCISendString for recording, and the MCI documentation is overwhelming. So, I was hoping someone would care to explain how to use MCISendString for doing the following record sound steps: 1) start recording 2) stop the recording 3) name the file that contains that recording Thank you. -- Nicolas Cueto ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
MCIsendstring--status level
I'm a big fan of MCIsendstring. Really a lifesaver when making stuff for Windows. So a quick question. I use the waveform recorder a lot. I would like to show an input level, like I can do with my mac version. I see status level is a possible command string, but it doesn't seem to work. Anyone have luck with it? thanks tom ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
MCIsendstring--Audio CD--Mac equivilent?
One of my favorite uses for MCI commands is to control the CD drive. Is there a way to do so on the mac. Perhaps with shell commands? tom ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
MIDI volume (Re: mciSendString for volume)
Dar Scott wrote: Wild guesses to try: mci setaudio mid volume to 30 mci set mid volume to .3 midiOutSetVolume Hey Dar, thanks for those guesses! I tried all kind of stuff with MCI but got absolutely nowhere. I'm not sure if volume is supported for MIDI by that route or not. (If anyone knows, give a holler please! It seems like MCI should do it, theoretically, but I haven't been able to find the way.) But, that last one you mentioned got me hopeful again--I haven't done any Win API programming so I didn't know it, but I looked it up and it looks good. If MCI can't do the MIDI volume at all, this looks like my best bet. Maybe the new fmod external can address this for you. Well, I really think that one is super, right on because we do need good non-QT support on Windows, and worth the cost of FMOD if you use all the features. But in this case, it seems like overkill since my project is all ready to go other than controlling the MIDI volume, and I'd have to license FMOD. (Also, I still couldn't tell from the Rev external download whether it supports all the features, including volume.) I think I will consider it in the future though. I think that making something that high quality available to Rev is a wonderful step. So, right now I'm thinking to use midiOutSetVolume, perhaps with one of the BASIC compilers that support Declare statements and make small enough executables. I think that's about the best I can do. Thanks Dar and if anyone has a better solution do please let me know, otherwise I am going to try making a little helper app in BASIC. Windows audio in Rev without QT is almost tolerable--MIDI volume control is the one thing missing. With it, you have one-channel sound effects (OK for many cases) and MIDI at the same time if you like. That should do it for most apps and many games. Best wishes, Curry ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
mciSendString for volume
I'm trying to set MIDI volume on Windows so that my stack can control the volume for playing .mid files when not using QuickTime. I looked for info on mciSendString and was successful in playing a file, but haven't been successful in finding volume. Here's the all-purpose handler I use for trying the commands: on mci x replace / with \ in x -- convert any Rev file paths to Windows get mcisendstring(x) answer it cr the result end mci The following commands don't work: mci status sequencer volume mci set sequencer volume to 30 I did get it to play a file, with file path stored in a field: mci open quote field file quote type sequencer alias mid mci play mid mci status mid position mci close mid But also volume didn't work: mci status mid volume mci set mid volume to 30 (There I tried using a specific file just to see if it worked, but I would prefer setting volume for the device rather than a file.) Does anyone know the proper way to do this? Thanks very much, Curry ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: mciSendString for volume
On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 08:05 PM, curry wrote: mci set mid volume to 30 Wild guesses to try: mci setaudio mid volume to 30 mci set mid volume to .3 midiOutSetVolume Oh, wait. That last one might take an external. (I put my MCI reference is storage; sorry.) Maybe the new fmod external can address this for you. Dar ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
