audacity won't record streaming sound- vista, hp550

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audacity won't record streaming sound- vista, hp550

Post by alfie_dub » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:48 pm

hi,

i'm a first time user of audacity so sorry if i'm making any obvious mistakes. i've just got a hp550 laptop (here: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164845), and audacity won't let me record streaming audio.

as i understand it, i should be picking 'stereo mix' from a top-right dropdown box, but this box is greyed out and i can't select anything. if i press record,only silence is recorded. i'm not sure what soundcard i have or how i could find out.

can anyone help?
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Re: audacity won't record streaming sound- vista, hp550

Post by alfie_dub » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:59 pm

i should also mention that i've got a cable plugged into my headphone socket that goes to my amp/speakers, not sure if this makes a difference.
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Re: audacity won't record streaming sound- vista, hp550

Post by steve » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:26 pm

If you're using Windows Vista, see here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ng_sources
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