Recording Telephone

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I need to record the telephone input. I have Windows XP Professional, a
data/fax modem and the telephone line connected so I can send faxes. I want
to record a telephone call to a file. Is this possible? How?
 
Your phone modem may have a connection to your sound card. Like TAD-in.

Make sure that TAD-in or whatever is listed and selected in Volume Control.
Start | Run | Type: sndvol32 | Click OK |
On the Options menu, click Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, under Adjust volume for, click Recording.
Select the check box next to the device that contains the input volume you
want to adjust, and then click OK.


Open Sound Recorder....
Start | Run | Type: sndrec32 | Click OK

Or To open Sound Recorder, click Start, point to Programs, point to
Accessories, point to Entertainment and then click Sound Recorder.

To record a sound
1. Make sure you have an audio input device connected to your computer.
2. On the File menu, click New.
3. To begin recording, click Record.
4. To stop recording, click Stop.

Notes
* Recorded sounds are saved as waveform (.wav) files.
* You can play your recording in Sound Recorder or in any other program that
supports waveform (.wav) files.

Also look at your modem and sound card manuals.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
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Thanks for your answer, Wes, but I couldn't make it work. There is no TAD-in,
only Line-in. I tried it with Line-in, but no signal was picked up by Sound
Recorder.

Joel
 
Joel,

I no longer have a phone modem, it's out in the garage in a junk box. ;-)
But I remember there being a connection between it and the sound card.

Got it. USRobotics Model 0613. This was an internal modem.

ATAPI Audio Connector
"This is the audio ATA packet interface (ATAPI) connector that runs from the
sound card to the modem. This is connected to the sound card using an ATAPI
cable. This enables the modem to use the voice features including the
telephone answering device."
http://support.gateway.com/s/MODEM/O00758/O0075804.shtml

My sound card, Sound Blaster PCI512, has an internal TAD connector that was
connected to the ATAPI Audio Connector on the modem.

Apparently, TAD allows you to make a call with the microphone and speakers
connected to the sound card. They will pass your voice via the sound card to
the modem and will pass the incoming voice from the modem via the sound card
to the speakers. Must be how the telemarketers do it.

Well that was a little trip down memory lane. :-)

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