How do I enable or disable Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) in Microsoft Media Player 7.0?
(Dell FA 1049871) How do I enable or disable Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) in Microsoft Media Player 7.0? Discussion DAE is a technique for reading music CDs that when enabled will take the digital information on the disc, decode it in the computer, and then send it to the sound card, instead of letting the CD drive extract the music from the disc and sending it directly to the sound card. DAE is enabled by default in Microsoft Media Player 7.0. Solution To disable DAE, perform the following steps: NOTE: If DAE is disabled, you should expect: • to use the CD volume slider in the mixer control panel to control the CD volume. • that visualizations in Microsoft Media Player will not work while playing CD audio. Configure the CD Drive for Analog Audio (For Windows Millennium Edition (Me), and Windows 2000 only) • Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. • Double-click the System icon, and then click Device Manager. • Click