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Balance Property
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Leadtools.Multimedia Namespace > CaptureCtrl Class : Balance Property



Gets or sets the balance value of the audio stream.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overridable Property Balance As Integer
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim value As Integer
 
instance.Balance = value
 
value = instance.Balance
C# 
public virtual int Balance {get; set;}
C++/CLI 
public:
virtual property int Balance {
   int get();
   void set (    int value);
}

Property Value

A value representing the balance.

Example

Visual BasicCopy Code
Public _result As Boolean = False
      Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
      Public Sub CaptureAudioExample()
         ' reference the capture control
         Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

         ' output file for capture
         Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_CaptureAudioExample.mp3")

         Try
            ' select a audio capture device
            If capturectrl.AudioDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
               Throw New Exception("No USB audio device available")
            End If

            capturectrl.AudioDevices("USB").Selected = True

            ' set the audio compressor
            capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = True

            ' set the target output file and format
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile
            capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MP3

            ' unmute the audio, balanced and full volume
            capturectrl.Mute = False
            capturectrl.Balance = 0
            capturectrl.Volume = 0

            ' check if we have can capture audio
            If capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.Audio) Then
               capturectrl.TimeLimit = 5 ' just 5 seconds of capture time
               capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = True

               ' start the capture process
               capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.Audio)

               ' we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
               ' but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
               Do While capturectrl.State = CaptureState.Running
                  Application.DoEvents()
               Loop

               ' set the result
               _result = File.Exists(outFile)
            End If
         Catch e1 As Exception
            _result = False
         End Try
      End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 17\Media"
End Class
C#Copy Code
public bool _result = false;
      public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
      public void CaptureAudioExample()
      {
         // reference the capture control
         CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

         // output file for capture
         string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"CaptureCtrl_CaptureAudioExample.mp3");

         try
         {
            // select a audio capture device
            if (capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"] == null)
               throw new Exception("No USB audio device available");

            capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"].Selected = true;

            // set the audio compressor
            capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true;

            // set the target output file and format
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile;
            capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MP3;

            // unmute the audio, balanced and full volume
            capturectrl.Mute = false;
            capturectrl.Balance = 0;
            capturectrl.Volume = 0;

            // check if we have can capture audio
            if (capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.Audio))
            {
               capturectrl.TimeLimit = 5;      // just 5 seconds of capture time
               capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = true;

               // start the capture process
               capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.Audio);

               // we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
               // but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
               while (capturectrl.State == CaptureState.Running)
                  Application.DoEvents();

               // set the result
               _result = File.Exists(outFile);
            }
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
            _result = false;
         }
      }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 17\Media";
}

Remarks

Allowed values range from -10000 to 10000, where -10000 indicates that the right channel will receive no signal, 10000 indicates that the left channel will receive no signal, and 0 indicates that both channels will get the same amount of the audio signal.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7

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