record sounds on computer

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cubsterky
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record sounds on computer

Post by cubsterky » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:50 pm

I want to record sounds on my computer and its only recording using the microphone so its recording the sound of the tv instead of the sounds on my computer.

I have audacity 2.0.3
windows 8.1
Probably the zip installer

my audacity settings for recording are windows directsound and primary sound capture driver and stereo input.

please help
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Re: record sounds on computer

Post by kozikowski » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:58 pm

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... puter.html

Self-recording is not "natural" and special pathways or drivers are needed.

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Re: record sounds on computer

Post by steve » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:59 pm

Audacity 2.0.3 is a bit old. The current version is 2.1.0 (available here: http://audacityteam.org/download/)

Try the "WASAPI loopback" method described here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... ndows.html
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