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I had same problem with hp presario cq, windows 7. Fixed it by disabling built in microphone, set stereo mix as default, speakers as normal (not headphones), also unchecked the Listen box. I think disabling the built in mic might have been the key. I tried what you said...and it works!! It seems if...

I use Windows 7. (I never had this problem with XP.) I wish I had $1 for every time I have read that. It may be worth checking if there are updated drivers available for your sound card (there have been very many reports of strange things happening due to bad audio drivers on Windows 7) I tried, an...

kozikowski wrote:There is a tutorial on recording computer audio.

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Recor ... e_computer

Koz

I have the right recording device chosen. That's not the problem.

I recently found out that I have Stereo Mix hidden in the recording tab. I enabled it, and I also checked the "Listen to this device" box in the Stereo Mix Properties. I did a little fiddling around with the volume options and got mixed results. Sometimes, Stereo Mix doesn't work at all. Othertimes,...