Audacity Forum

I have recorded some audio in Audacity with a program using sound also running on my computer, and it worked fine. I can't understand why it wouldn't work. How exactly would I set up Audacity so I can record from the background? The reason I ask is because I make videos of my computer sometimes, and...

Is it possible to set a keyboard shortcut so I can record audio in audacity from the background while using another program? Like F2 or something.