Record from speakers.

[Jojan]

I've heard that Audacity can record audio from the copmuter (what's coming out of the speakers), but I've tried a lot of different preferences and nothing works. How should I do to record the things coming out of my speakers (without and hadware difference).

[Jojan]

Bump...

[steve]

You need to select the appropriate input from your mixer application (for example alsamixergui ). Exactly which control this is depends on your hardware, drivers and mixer, so you will probably have to fiddle around with it to find the correct settings.

[Jojan]

I've done alot of fiddeling. So could someone try to describe what I am looking for?

[steve]

It may be worth having a look at "Sound Recorder" - this is a very simple Linux application for recording sound (a bit like the Windows Sound Recorder). If you can get that working it will give you a good insight into how to set up for Audacity.

[terryxela]

I've heard that Audacity can record audio from the copmuter (what's coming out of the speakers), but I've tried a lot of different preferences and nothing works. How should I do to record the things coming out of my speakers (without and hadware difference).

What distro are you using?
Where is that music coming from to the speaker? CD? internet radio? tv application?
Can you see the mixer?

-=terry(Denver)=-

[Jojan]

I'm using Ubuntu 7.10.
The music is from a flash player.
Yes, I do see the mixer.

Still haven't got it to work

[steve]

These are the relevant settings for how mine is set up for recording from my browser - in case it helps
(Xubuntu 7.1 rt-kernel, Creative SBlive Value, Mozilla MPlayer Plugin )

Audacity settings:
"Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O":
Playback Device = ALSA: front
Recording Device = ALSA: SBLive Value (CT4832) Multichannel Capture/PT Playback (hw:0,2)

"Edit > Preferences > Quality"
Default Sample Rate = 48000 Hz

Mixer Settings:
Playback:
Master = 100%
Stereo PCM = 77%
Stereo Wave = 90%
Wave Surround = 0%
Center = 0%
LFE = 0%
Wave Center = 0%
Wave LFE = 0%

Tone/3D Control:
Disabled

Ext. Source Playback:
AC97 = 0%
Line = 0% + Mute
CD = 0% + Mute
Video = 0% + Mute
Aux = 0% + Mute
Mic = 0% + Mute
Phone = 0% + Mute
PC Speaker = 0% + Mute

Capture:
Capture = 0% + Activate
AC97Capture = 0%
Wave Capture = 0% + Not Activated

Capture Source Configuration:
Capture Source = Mix

All other mixer settings to 0% or disabled.