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audacity recording??
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:31 pm
by Mannyyyyy
okay i hear people hear say i can record audio of movies through audactiy but how. I don't have an external soundcard or anything but for example if i were to record something it always goes through my mic and if i try to do my speakers or like without my mic it doesn't work no signal comes through. so please help me :3
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:54 pm
by RandoRando
Use the line in mix. Which is your stereo mix. On mine it was just set to default to record my stereo mix Idk how it is for mac though
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:04 pm
by wormcode
If you're using Win 7, it's a bit hidden. Apparently they hid it to help thwart piracy... it's still there, just not as obvious now:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/ho ... ord-audio/
It should now show up in Audacity as "stereo mix" or what have you, and record.
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:08 pm
by benjam
wormcode wrote:If you're using Win 7, it's a bit hidden. Apparently they hid it to help thwart piracy... it's still there, just not as obvious now:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/ho ... ord-audio/
It should now show up in Audacity as "stereo mix" or what have you, and record.
Nice one mate Ive been trying to work this out for ages
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:40 pm
by RandoRando
hmmm im on 7, and when i installed it i just hit record and it was already recording mah stereo mix! .
op is on macintosh though.
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:42 am
by Mannyyyyy
i am on mac btw but
well when i open up audacity it plays through my speakers i change it to my speakers and line in and out and nothing but also i don't have monitors my speakers are hooked through my headphones O.O
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:44 am
by billybuxton
I had a problem with this, so now i have
a wire going from my tv into my mixer then from the mixer into my computer
it was a mission but now i can record with audacity lol
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:55 am
by wormcode
What sound card are you using? Some don't support this any more for whatever reason. If it's Mac, I have known several people who just skip this and go straight to using Audio Hijack or Wiretap:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wiretap/
One or both of them will allow you to record a few minutes in demo mode, should work out ok as a temporary solution.
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:25 am
by Mannyyyyy
I don't have a soundcard except the one in the mac
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:35 am
by Sine69
I just run a 1/8inch cable from my mic input to the audio out on my computer anytime I need to do some recording. Works pretty well
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:24 pm
by Teknicyde
Sine69 wrote:I just run a 1/8inch cable from my mic input to the audio out on my computer anytime I need to do some recording. Works pretty well
in a loads of soundcard bitrate degradation and fucktons of line noise from cheap cables kinda way...
Re: audacity recording??
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:58 pm
by blinx