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Possible to use Audacity to record from 2 inputs?

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:48 pm
by Reddog DL
Basically, I would like to record a conversation over Skype. I would like the other users in the call to be recorded on one Audacity, while recording myself talking at the same time. All I have seen so far is a way to get one input recording at a time.

Now before when my Mac was working, I had Soundflower route them from Skype, to my headset and Garageband. I then recorded myself using Audacity.... this all being for our podcast.

Now that the Mac is down for awhile, I need to know how to duplicate that process on Windows Vista.

Thank you for your help,

Reddog

Re: Possible to use Audacity to record from 2 inputs?

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:10 am
by steve
As with Mac's the Windows sound system won't allow you to record both sides of a Skype conversation, bus as on a Mac, there is software that can get you round the problem. Pamela is probably the best known - you may also be able to do it using Total Recorder or Virtual Audio Cable. There are several other programs if you look on Google - definitely go for one that you can try before you buy to be sure that it works on your system.

Re: Possible to use Audacity to record from 2 inputs?

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:13 am
by Reddog DL
Thanks for the quick reply, I will try it out for sure.

Re: Possible to use Audacity to record from 2 inputs?

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:23 am
by kozikowski
Pamela is designed to do this, but only the top two versions, Professional and Business, split the conversations for post production. The bottom two versions are intentionally crippled.

I don't know of a free way to do this. Total recorder is money-based software.

Koz