I'm attempting to create a "Record Screen" Replay project but running into issues with audio. I want to record the audio from the source (my Storyline output) and not the external microphone built into my laptop. Is this possible? Thanks in advance!

Anyone else think it's strange that people are having to suggest Camtasia and Snagit to record audio for a screen capture when this is a support forum for Articulate Replay? These programs do exactly the same thing as Replay. What the problem looks like is, Replay does not have a user friendly way to record audio directly from the system. You have to go and change settings, update drivers...etc. I don't know about Snagit, but Camtasia has a simple, "Record System Audio" that just works without jumping through hoops. Why doesn't Replay have that? Not trying to be a complainer, but it just seems like that would have been one of the first things considered during the software planning phase, even before development.

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.

Holy Moly! I just noticed that I've got the STEREO MIX option Steve described as a microphone.... and it works! It records the output to my soundcard! YEAH!!! Same for Articulate Storyline. ... HAPPY...

You shouldn't need 2 devices. Replay can record audio using your sound card.I followed the instructions here to enable "Stereo Mix". Once enabled you can use it to record through replay. One thing to note, if you are using a headset, your soundcard isn't active. On my laptop, the sound must be coming from the built in speakers. Once I plug in a headset, I can hear through them fine, but there is no longer anything passing through my soundcard to record.

If you are trying to grab the audio from a tradtional video file (mov, mp4, wmv, etc)... Then open that file with a basic video editor and all of them (pretty much) will let you export/publish the sound only into a music file. (Vegas Home Studio, AVS4You video editor or video convertor, etc) If you are trying to grab the audio from a published e-learning project.... They (Articulate or otherwise) typically capture sound in stand alone sound files (think MP3) and then pull them in when needed during playback. Just locate that file(s) in the published package and drag them into where you need them. If you are trying grab sound this is truly "buried" in a Flash file (ie not linked to, but recorded in a SWF, FLV)... you would use a tool like AVS4You audio editor, MP3Grabber, Audacity, to catpure it out of the Flash and into a conventional sound file format. In any case, you shouldn't have to record the sound from a microphone/speakers as it already exists as a file somewhere. If it's already digitized on your computer somehow, don't even consider converting it multiple times (D>A>spl then back from spl >A >D). Instead just keep it in the digital world as outlined above. Make sense? Hope that helps, Bob

Need to record audio internally, not through the microphone

YashRathore
Community Member
9 years ago
BSR screen recorder will do the job
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
9 years ago
Hi Steven!

Looks like Jeff shared his solution here, but if you were wishing to work with him directly I would advise utilizing the Contact Me option on the user profile.
AggaPoechit
Community Member
9 years ago
Easily capture internal audio by Audacity without voice from microphone.

1. Download Audacity free and install it.( Don't need to agree other software attaching with Audacity such as Mc Fee ...)

2. At the right bottom of the laptop Right click the speaker and left click Recording devices.

3.Right click the Microphone and Disable it.

3. Enable the Stereo Mix.

4. Than open Audacity and website that you want to record it voice.

5.Press the Recorder button ( Red circle) and play the voice file from your opening website.

6. Press Stop button in Audacity when the recording finished.

7. Export any type of audio format and save to your laptop any where you want.

You will get the internal voice from your computer without any a little of voice from outside because you have disable your mic already.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
9 years ago
Thanks for popping in to share Agga! I'm sure that could certainly assist some users in the community.
ChristiePollick
Community Member
9 years ago
Hi, Mairsile -- Thanks so much for reaching out! As this thread is a bit dated, some of the participants may no longer be subscribed, so if you'd like to contact an individual, you will be able to do so directly via the 'Contact Me' link on their profile page.
adamschreck
Community Member
9 years ago
Here's an example; President Obama's speech today re: international development issues (available for open distribution to the public). USAID and the White House worked to make the telecast available via YouTube, unfortunately, it was impossible to capture the audio embedded in the stream

See detail on the screen grab, "No Audio," bottom left side of screen

Using two tools to capture and synch video and audio is cumbersome and inefficient
OwenHolt
Super Hero
9 years ago
Note, I also renamed the "microphone" to Sound Card for my own benefit. You will not see this option.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
9 years ago
It has been a while - good to see you :)

I appreciate you sharing.
OwenHolt
Super Hero
9 years ago
You are most welcome; happy to hear this worked for you.
TimothyZelins
Community Member
9 years ago
Thank you! Gratefully the new Articulate Replay allows all-in-one audio/video recording. And with the help of Bob , I was able to enable STEREO MIX setting and record my audio with video in Replay!!