Hi,

Im running Fedora 17 on a recent Lenovo laptop. I want to be able to record sound from the PC not the microphone when the headset and microphone are plugged in. However when the headset is plugged in every option records sound from the microphone or nothing not the speakers.

I can record audio from the PC speakers when the headset isnt plugged in and can record sound from the microphone when the headset is plugged in.

On the toolbar I have ALSA selected then Detault and the following options HDA Intel, Turtle Beach Headet USB Audio (HW 1:0), Sysdefault, Pulse, Detault.

How can I record sound from the speakers when the headset is plugged in?

Thanks.

AUDIO DEVICE INFO

Default capture device number: 6
Default playback device number: 6

Device ID: 0
Device name: HDA Intel: ALC269 Analog (hw:0,0)
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0.011610
Low Output Latency: -1.000000
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: -1.000000
Supported Rates:

Device ID: 1
Device name: HDA Intel: HDMI 0 (hw:0,3)
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.011610
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000

Device ID: 2
Device name: Turtle Beach P11 Headset: USB Audio (hw:1,0)
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0.010667
Low Output Latency: 0.010667
High Input Latency: 0.042667
High Output Latency: 0.042667
Supported Rates:
48000

Device ID: 3
Device name: sysdefault
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 128
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0.042653
Low Output Latency: -1.000000
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: -1.000000
Supported Rates:

Device ID: 4
Device name: hdmi
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: -1.000000
Low Output Latency: 0.011610
High Input Latency: -1.000000
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000

Device ID: 5
Device name: pulse
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 32
Output channels: 32
Low Input Latency: 0.011610
Low Output Latency: 0.011610
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
8000
9600
11025
12000
15000
16000
22050
24000
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000

Device ID: 6
Device name: default
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 32
Output channels: 32
Low Input Latency: 0.011610
Low Output Latency: 0.011610
High Input Latency: 0.046440
High Output Latency: 0.046440
Supported Rates:
8000
9600
11025
12000
15000
16000
22050
24000
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
192000

Selected capture device: 2 - Turtle Beach P11 Headset: USB Audio (hw:1,0)
Selected playback device: 6 - default
Supported Rates:
48000
Unable to open Portmixer

Short answer: see here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/manual/help/manual/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_linux.html
Longer answer: first you fill in the missing pieces - why do you want to record sounds playing on the computer with your headset plugged in? What are you trying to do?

I’m a new linux user moved from Windows 7 a couple of weeks ago. I record the audio of some casts so I can listen to them again. I also have skype and linphone open and its a pain to close them down unplug the mic and the plug everything back in and check its working.

So I’m trying to record sound the comes from the speakers instead of the microphone.

Aha pavucontrol select recording source while its recording and the setting saves! Think my bad googling I was searching for record pc sound with microphone plugged in etc.

Thanks.