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rajen
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not picking up audio from computer

Post by rajen » Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:55 pm

hi can u please help , pls be patient as i am computer illiterate, i have downloaded the latest version of audacity, using a creative sb x - fi sound card on a windows 7 pro os. i cannot get the program to pick up any sound even though i am getting sound through my speakers (logitech 5.1). i have been trying for a few hours now downloaded codecs from audacity as well as realtek
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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by kozikowski » Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:19 pm

What are you recording? YouTube sound or your live voice? Something else?

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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by rajen » Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:27 am

thanks for replying so soon,i am from sa so i dont know the time diff between u n me. i am trying to record music off the net. i am currently using ummy video downloader for you tube converting from video to mp3 with no problems as that is a straight forward 1 click but i need audacity to download mp3
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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by rajen » Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:38 am

kozikowski wrote:What are you recording? YouTube sound or your live voice? Something else?
Koz
i am trying to record mp3 of the net ,i am currently using ummy video downloader for you tube converting video to audio. no problem with this as it is a single click but i need audacity to download mp3
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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by Gale Andrews » Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:12 am

rajen wrote:
kozikowski wrote:What are you recording? YouTube sound or your live voice? Something else?
Koz
i am trying to record mp3 of the net ,i am currently using ummy video downloader for you tube converting video to audio. no problem with this as it is a single click but i need audacity to download mp3
Audacity does not download anything from the internet.

I would install FFmpeg ( http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... tml#ffdown ) and LAME ( http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... .html#lame ) .

Then use your video downloader to download the video.

Drag the video into Audacity and it will extract the audio without quality loss.

File > Export from Audacity as MP3. This will lose a little quality - it cannot be avoided if you want MP3.

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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by rajen » Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:11 pm

thanks for your input GALE but i can convert you tube videos to audio mp3 with my downloader i need audacity to actually pick up sound tracks from sites that only stream, nothing is appearing on my recording level maybe something wrong with the settings of my recording device on my computer . pls help
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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by steve » Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:14 am

Try the "WASAPI loopback" method described here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... ndows.html
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by rajen » Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:52 pm

thanks steve i have tried all possible variations under recording input mme wasapi windows sound etc no difference
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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by Gale Andrews » Fri Apr 10, 2015 3:15 pm

rajen wrote:thanks steve i have tried all possible variations under recording input mme wasapi windows sound etc no difference
Instead of trying random variations, try doing this in Audacity 2.1.0 from http://audacityteam.org/download/windows.
  1. Open Device Toolbar .
  2. In the first (Host) box of Device Toolbar, choose "Windows WASAPI".
  3. In the second (Recording Device) box in Device Toolbar, choose the (loopback) input for the device that is playing back the audio - so presumably SoundBlaster.
  4. In the third (Recording Channels) box in Device Toolbar, choose mono or stereo.
  5. In the fourth (Playback Device) box in Device Toolbar, choose the Speakers or Headphones that you are using for listening. It will be easiest to choose SoundBlaster, assuming your Logitech speakers can plug into SoundBlaster.
  6. Start playing the audio you want to record.
  7. Press the big red Record button in Audacity.
We cannot see your computer, so if you need more help, AND if you have permission from the copyright holders to record the stream, I suggest you show us the information from Help > Audio Device Info... .

To do that, right-click inside Audio Device Info and choose "Select All", right-click again and "Copy", then paste the information here.

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Re: not picking up audio from computer

Post by rajen » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:51 pm

==have done as you requested gale============================

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Default recording device number: 1
Default playback device number: 4
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Device ID: 0
Device name: Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.090000
Low Playback Latency: 0.090000
High Recording Latency: 0.180000
High Playback Latency: 0.180000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 1
Device name: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.090000
Low Playback Latency: 0.090000
High Recording Latency: 0.180000
High Playback Latency: 0.180000
Supported Rates:
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Device ID: 2
Device name: Stereo Mix (Realtek High Defini
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.090000
Low Playback Latency: 0.090000
High Recording Latency: 0.180000
High Playback Latency: 0.180000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 3
Device name: Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 2
Low Recording Latency: 0.090000
Low Playback Latency: 0.090000
High Recording Latency: 0.180000
High Playback Latency: 0.180000
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Device ID: 4
Device name: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 2
Low Recording Latency: 0.090000
Low Playback Latency: 0.090000
High Recording Latency: 0.180000
High Playback Latency: 0.180000
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==============================
Device ID: 5
Device name: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: MME
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 2
Low Recording Latency: 0.090000
Low Playback Latency: 0.090000
High Recording Latency: 0.180000
High Playback Latency: 0.180000
Supported Rates:
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==============================
Device ID: 6
Device name: Primary Sound Capture Driver
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.120000
Low Playback Latency: 0.000000
High Recording Latency: 0.240000
High Playback Latency: 0.000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 7
Device name: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.120000
Low Playback Latency: 0.000000
High Recording Latency: 0.240000
High Playback Latency: 0.000000
Supported Rates:
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Device ID: 8
Device name: Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.120000
Low Playback Latency: 0.000000
High Recording Latency: 0.240000
High Playback Latency: 0.000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 9
Device name: Primary Sound Driver
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 6
Low Recording Latency: 0.000000
Low Playback Latency: 0.120000
High Recording Latency: 0.000000
High Playback Latency: 0.240000
Supported Rates:
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==============================
Device ID: 10
Device name: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 6
Low Recording Latency: 0.000000
Low Playback Latency: 0.120000
High Recording Latency: 0.000000
High Playback Latency: 0.240000
Supported Rates:
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==============================
Device ID: 11
Device name: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 2
Low Recording Latency: 0.000000
Low Playback Latency: 0.120000
High Recording Latency: 0.000000
High Playback Latency: 0.240000
Supported Rates:
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==============================
Device ID: 12
Device name: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: Windows WASAPI
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 2
Low Recording Latency: 0.000000
Low Playback Latency: 0.003000
High Recording Latency: 0.000000
High Playback Latency: 0.010667
Supported Rates:
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==============================
Device ID: 13
Device name: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi) (loopback)
Host name: Windows WASAPI
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.003000
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Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 14
Device name: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: Windows WASAPI
Recording channels: 0
Playback channels: 6
Low Recording Latency: 0.000000
Low Playback Latency: 0.003000
High Recording Latency: 0.000000
High Playback Latency: 0.010667
Supported Rates:
    48000
==============================
Device ID: 15
Device name: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi) (loopback)
Host name: Windows WASAPI
Recording channels: 6
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.003000
Low Playback Latency: 0.000000
High Recording Latency: 0.010667
High Playback Latency: 0.000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 16
Device name: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi)
Host name: Windows WASAPI
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.003000
Low Playback Latency: 0.000000
High Recording Latency: 0.010667
High Playback Latency: 0.000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 17
Device name: Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Host name: Windows WASAPI
Recording channels: 2
Playback channels: 0
Low Recording Latency: 0.003000
Low Playback Latency: 0.000000
High Recording Latency: 0.010000
High Playback Latency: 0.000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Selected recording device: 17 - Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Selected playback device: 14 - Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Supported Rates:
    48000
==============================
Available mixers:
==============================
Available recording sources:
0 - Master
==============================
Available playback volumes:
0 - PCM
==============================
Recording volume is native
Playback volume is native
Last edited by rajen on Fri Apr 24, 2015 4:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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