Audacity 1.3 BETA. Problems recording sound from pc

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Audacity 1.3 BETA. Problems recording sound from pc

Post by mrlin » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:53 am

Im trying to record sounds that comes directly from my pc. By this i mean; not recording sounds that the microphone picks up, but the direct output sounds that the ps streams. I cant figure out how to change from using the microphone , till using only output sounds! I've done it on another computer, but i cant remember how to fix it? Does anyone understand what i mean? Help? :(

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Re: Audacity 1.3 BETA. Problems recording sound from pc

Post by steve » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:27 pm

Some Windows 7 and Vista computers can't do this without additional software or other workarounds.
Some can do this, but have the option hidden.

The option that you are looking for is usually called "Stereo Mix".
See here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mixer ... es#vistacp
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