Eliminate background noise
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Eliminate background noise
I can record sound coming from my computer e.g. YouTube. However, the recording also picks up hazy, grey, room ambience noise. So, what I would like to know: is there any way to make Audacity do the re cording internally (connect directly to computer) so that it does no pick up the room noise?
Re: Eliminate background noise
Yes. Instead of choosing your computer's microphone as your recording device, choose "WASAPI loopback" or "Stereo Mix". See this page.
Depending on your operating system and drivers, your computer may not support WASAPI or Stereo Mix. The above page also lists several other solutions.
Depending on your operating system and drivers, your computer may not support WASAPI or Stereo Mix. The above page also lists several other solutions.