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quesman
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by quesman » Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:58 am
Hey Everyone,
I recently (today, actually) installed a sound card on my computer. Before, I was using a sound card that is built into the motherboard; this is my first PCI card. My friend has a live radio show and I used to be able to record it using Audacity, to record the audio coming from the speakers. With the new sound card (Creative Audigy), I have a problem. When I go into Audacity's Audio I/O tab to change the devices, I can find under "Audio Out", my speakers. But under "Recording Device", I can't find my speakers anywhere. Alternatively, I tried connecting the line-out on the sound card to the microphone on the same card, but all I got was a high-pitch beep. Here's a picture of the options I have in Audacity:
None of the options I've tried work. Has anybody encountered this before? How do I get around it?
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Trebor
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by Trebor » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:48 am
There is often confusion over what source to use for recording sounds the computer is playing, and worse, this source is often
hidden by default in the system mixer. The required source can go by various names such as: "Stereo Mix", "Wave Out", "Sum", "What U Hear" or "Loopback". The exact name (and even if you have such a source option) depends on the drivers of your sound device. Try to enable and select a suitable option in the system mixer as described below ...
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mixer_Toolbar_Issues
