Hi Neil,
Sadly that functionality doesn't exist natively in Windows Media Player
however WMP does offer a "plug-in" model and there does appear to be a plugin
that may offer this functionality.
www.wmplugins.com is a Microsoft hosted website where third party software
developers can create plugins and additions to Windows Media Player and make
them available to the public. There's one there that claims to offer what
you seek:
http://www.wmplugins.com/ItemDetail.aspx?ItemID=997
From the writeup: "New version includes microphone input and screen saver
modes, as well as enhanced performance and more variations. "
I cannot vouch for this plug-in as I've never used it, but it's got a four
stars out of five rating so someone likes it. Hope this helps!
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Thanks!
Mike Poz [MSFT]
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"Sean's Dad" wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> My son has a speech disorder and needs lots of feedback to get him to make
> sounds. He's fascinated by the visualizer that turns music into every-chaning
> images in Media Player.
>
> I'd like to have sound that's picked up by a microphone connected to the
> computer to run through this visualizer. So when he makes a sound, he'll
> "see" it on the screen and make him want to make more sounds. It could be a
> great feedback tool.
>
> I don't know how to do this. Does any savvy soul out there know how?
>
> Info in case it's helpful to your suggestions: I don't seem to have the
> "Speech Recognition" tab under the "Speech" icon in Control Panel. Only "Text
> to Speech" is there and using that has not helped.
>
> Thanks in advance. Looking forward to your suggestions.
>
> Neil
