AVS Audio Tools Help
 Now I put in a CD, get the CDDB information, choose a track, choose an output format and destination directory, then try to grab the track and it says "Error. Can't create file!" What should I do?
Make sure that grabbing a track you choose file name which does not contain symbols forbidden to use in file names, such as \, /, * and so on. AVS Audio Grabber creates file names according to CDDB information received so they may contain such symbols and error message could appear.
Is it possible to hear the music that I am recording my voice onto? Can I change my settings to enable me to hear the music as I sing?
You should check out your Windows Master Volume (or Volume Control) settings. For that go to Volume Control ->Options ->Properties->Recording and make sure that you've checked Microphone Select check-box
Also check out Volume Control ->Options ->Properties->Playback and choose the device you are going to use for listening to you background music, for example, CD Player or Line In. Click OK and make sure you haven't check Mute check-boxes.
When I open NEW on the central box what is your recommendation for frequency?
You can set it as 44100 Hz as set by default - your output file will be CD-quality. Actually the higher frequency - the higher the quality and the larger size of your output file. The sampling frequency is essentially the number of times the sound event is quantized within a given time period. Sampling frequencies are specified in KiloHertz (KHz), a term meaning samples per second. For example, "CD-quality" sound requires 16-bit words sampled at 44.1 KHz. Essentially this means 44,100 16-bit words (705,600 bits) are used to digitally describe each second of sound on a compact disc. The highest pitch possible is 22.05 KHz (approximately the top of human hearing range), which is half of 44.1 KHz.
What is audio codec?
A video or audio Codec (COmpression/DECompression) is a software component allowing to encode data to be stored on a media (CD, DVD, etc...) and/ to decode it to be visualized or heard. Codecs can be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of both.
What is sampling frequency?
Sampling frequency also impacts fidelity. The sampling frequency is essentially the number of times the sound event is quantized within a given time period. Sampling frequencies are specified in KiloHertz (KHz), a term meaning samples per second. The key is understanding how sampling frequency affects fidelity is the Nyquist sampling theorem. Basically, when applied to audio signals the Nyquist theorem states that the highest possible pitch in the sound is one-half that of the sampling frequency.
For example, "CD-quality" sound requires 16-bit words sampled at 44.1 KHz. Essentially this means 44,100 16-bit words (705,600 bits) are used to digitally describe each second of sound on a compact disc. The highest pitch possible is 22.05 KHz (approximately the top of human hearing range), which is half of 44.1 KHz.
How to change skins for AVS Audio Tools?
To change a skin for any of the AVS Audio Tools:
Step 1. Run the program you want to change the skin for (Open the AVS Audio Tools Manager and select an action from the list, or use Start menu).
Step 2. In the upper right-hand corner of the program window click on a small arrow
 or the letter S in some skins |
 and select a skin from a fall-out menu. |
Please note, that if you change the skin for 1 tool, it will not change the skin for other tools, thus you can have different skins for different tools. NOTE! Skins do not apply to Music Mix tool. Skin variants:
If you want to view screenshots, please click here.
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