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Need to record audio internally, not through the microphone
There are a few specialty tools available that help to record stuff from your PC. However, you should be able to do this using a built-in Windows setting. It's a little hidden:
1) Right click the speaker icon in the taskbar and select Recording Devices.
2) Right click the empty space in the list of devices and select Show Disabled Devices.
3) A new item (if it wasn't already visible) should appear called Stereo Mix. Right click this and select Enable.
Now make sure you have an audio recording tool installed. Audacity should do the trick.
1) In your audio recording tool's settings (Preferences in Audacity) select your recording device input. Pick Stereo Mix.
2) Click the record button in Audacity, then play the file on the PC that you want to record from.
3) Stop the recording when you're done and edit to taste.
4) Export as the audio format of your choice.
- MarcoMendoza11 years agoCommunity Member
This solution works! Thanks.
- MattS-6c018ac9-10 years agoCommunity Member
You are a lifesaver. Thank you so much. I am in the process of decoding a whole bunch of SSTV audio files; the mysterious "Stereo Mix" has made my office so much quieter. No longer will I need to point my mic at my speakers.
- LouisLarocque10 years agoCommunity Member
This is the way to do it. 1. Right click sound, 2, Click on Recording device. 3. Under Sound click the tab recording, 4. Right click inside the box 5, Check show hidden divices (Mine is Realtek Sound). Enable it and disable the microphone.
I was trying to use the Screen Capture of Corel Video Studio. One more step there before you are done. Click on the "Capture tool" then Click on Capture Screen. Beside the Gear, click on Parameters (or settings) then Under Audio set voice to off (O) and System Sound to ON (1)
Then go as usual. F11 to start recording, F10 to stop.
- ManuelLaf10 years agoCommunity Member
amazing! tnx so much!
- MairsileHouriha9 years agoCommunity Member
I'm trying to do the same thing ... on Windows10, Articulate Replay Update 2 (1412.1015).
No extra devices show with disabled or disconnected ticked.
Any ideas?
- OwenHolt9 years agoSuper Hero
Some screen shots of what you are seeing (or are not seeing) might be helpful as well.
- LeahRoehl7 years agoCommunity Member
I had the same problem and THIS WORKED! Thank you for posting....