record sounds on computer

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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I want to record sounds on my computer and its only recording using the microphone so its recording the sound of the tv instead of the sounds on my computer.

I have audacity 2.0.3
windows 8.1
Probably the zip installer

my audacity settings for recording are windows directsound and primary sound capture driver and stereo input.

please help

2

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer.html

Self-recording is not “natural” and special pathways or drivers are needed.

Koz

3

Audacity 2.0.3 is a bit old. The current version is 2.1.0 (available here: http://audacityteam.org/download/)

Try the “WASAPI loopback” method described here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_windows.html