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

LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
8 years ago
No worries Kirk :) We just like to be sure that users are aware. We don't mind.
niomirosenberg
Community Member
7 years ago
I know this is an old thread but maybe someone could help me. Screen Recorded my Storyline file and it looks great but it is silent.

I imported the published mp3 audio files but I need 2 audio track lines. There is background music running as well as narration , The video is on track A, The music score is on track B how do I layer the narration in?
- OwenHolt
  Super Hero
  7 years ago
  You might look at using a Virtual Audio Cable. This might also be a solution for people trying to record audio coming through the computer (record sound card).
  
  I'm now on a Windows 10 Think Pad and no longer have the options I did before. I am investigating this for myself.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do60YlsRK7c
  
  *Update*
  I purchased the "cables" (donation ware) and a mixer and am loving the solution.
  https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
7 years ago
Hi Niomi!

Replay uses two tracks. You can have audio on one or both of them, but you will not be able to add an additional track.
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
7 years ago
Looks like you chose the 'Mark as Helpful' on that Reply, so that is the first step in designating :) Thanks Stephen. Glad you were able to find what you needed.

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LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
7 years ago
Glad this helped you out as well Leah and thank you for popping in to share.

I wanted to welcome you to E-Learning Heroes :)
JoannaAlberdest
Community Member
7 years ago
Enabling "Stereo Mix" is the winner for me! An added note - after enabling Stereo Mix, be sure to set its volume level to 0 from the mixer. I am not sure if this is unique to using a laptop, but when I enabled it, I got a electronic hissing/feedback sound. Thanks!
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
7 years ago
Great news Joanna! I appreciate you popping in to let us know that this thread is still helping out users and thanks for sharing that pro tip about the mixer.

Welcome to E-Learning Heroes!
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
7 years ago
Hello Michelle and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)

I'm not seeing any reply here, so perhaps you changed your mind.

If you need help with anything, please just let us know.
MichaelFairbair
Community Member
6 years ago
Storyline recorded the video's audio perfectly internally without me doing anything BUT it also recorded all the noise in the room. How do I stop Storyline from recording what comes through the laptop's microphones?
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
6 years ago
Hi Michael and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)

Thanks for reaching out and letting us know what you ran into with your audio recording.

Did you follow the steps that users shared at the beginning of this conversation? I'm curious if the audio from the computer was recorded through the microphone, which is why it picked up other sounds as well.

I'd be interested to hear from others in the community working on a similar setup as well.
- MichaelFairbair
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Hi, all I did was run the video! I just happened to have the earbuds with mic plugged in when I did this, so there was no external sound of the video, it only recorded the internal sound perfectly (but with my typing and chair squeaking). Maybe others are having an issue because, like me, the laptop is picking up external noise, but in this case it's the outside/speaker sound of the video, which I can image would be distorted and slightly out of sync with the internal track also being laid down.
  
  After some googling, I went to Settings/Sounds/Recording and disabled the microphone, played the video and recorded it in Storyline, and the sound was absolutely perfect.
  
  Hope this helps!
  
  Regards,
  
  Michael Fairbairn, CBCP
  - Crystal-Horn
    Staff
    6 years ago
    Thanks for sharing your solution, Michael! By the way, when you reply via email, it includes your email signature with contact information. You can edit it out of the discussion here!