Audio Record

[BeeJ]

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?
Something easy to use. i.e. not too complicated.

 

[John K.Eason]

*From:* BeeJ <[email protected]>
*Date:* Sun, 04 Aug 2013 10:58:54 -0700

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?
Something easy to use. i.e. not too complicated.

Audacity. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Regards
John ([email protected]) Remove the obvious to reply...

 

[Paul]

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?
Something easy to use. i.e. not too complicated.

There is a recipe here for turning on "Stereo Mix".

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/how-to-enable-stereo-mix-in-windows-7-to-record-audio/

Once you've done that, maybe the job will be easier with
some recorder you currently have.

Paul

 

[jbm]

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?
Something easy to use. i.e. not too complicated.

I use Free Audio Editor from http://www.free-audio-editor.com/index.htm.
It's completely free, and does exactly what you want with the added
bonuses of being able to edit, chop, clean up and various other thing to
your recording. Some features (not important) are disabled in the
unregistered version. Current version is 2012.8.5.1.

To record WYH, click on "New Record", click on "Windows Mixer" and
choose "Stereo Mix". To start recording, click "Record". When what you
want is finished, click "Keep". The wave form appears in the window, and
you can edit (remove the extra bits at start and end for instance) and
save the file where you want. Simple.

Three things to note when recording WYH:
1. Turn off System Sounds!!!
2. Do not alter the volume while recording!!!
3. Don't use any other programs that may generate sounds (eg games)!!!

jim

 

[choro]

Audacity. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Regards
John ([email protected]) Remove the obvious to reply...

I have a problem with Audacity in that it cannot record off the sound
card direct though it can do superb recordings of the sounds emanating
from my superb speakers. I reinstalled it a few months ago but still
this problem persists. My system of Windows 7 Pro. Yet other recording
software can record the actual sounds emanating from the computer's
sound card. I use this facility only very infrequently and can't
remember what program I use. Probably Roxio which of course isn't a
freebie. Quite the opposite in fact. --
choro
*****

 

[Dane Beko]

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?

Try

http://www.whatuhear-recorder.com/

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[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

[]
I have a problem with Audacity in that it cannot record off the sound
card direct though it can do superb recordings of the sounds emanating
from my superb speakers. I reinstalled it a few months ago but still

[]
When you say it can record what's coming out of your speakers, do you
mean you're doing that with microphones?
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[choro]

wrote: []
Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

[]
I have a problem with Audacity in that it cannot record off the sound
card direct though it can do superb recordings of the sounds emanating
from my superb speakers. I reinstalled it a few months ago but still

[]
When you say it can record what's coming out of your speakers, do you
mean you're doing that with microphones?

Well, actually yes. I know of no other method of recording actual
sounds. The quality is so high that at first I thought it was recording
direct from the sound card. Until I heard myself coughing when I
realized it was recording from my MS camera/mike combo. Tried recording
sound with the speakers turned off but never managed this feat. Not with
Audacity. --
choro
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[Roger Mills]

I have a problem with Audacity in that it cannot record off the sound
card direct though it can do superb recordings of the sounds emanating
from my superb speakers. I reinstalled it a few months ago but still
this problem persists. My system of Windows 7 Pro. Yet other recording
software can record the actual sounds emanating from the computer's
sound card. I use this facility only very infrequently and can't
remember what program I use. Probably Roxio which of course isn't a
freebie. Quite the opposite in fact. --
choro
*****

Try WavePad. That can definitely record from the soundcard if you
configure the default recording device to be "Stereo Mix" rather than an
external mic. If that is shown as "Unavailable", right click on it and
select "Enable". You might have to temporarily disable any external
microphones listed.

Having said that, I can't see why the same think wouldn't work for Audacity.
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[John K.Eason]

On 04/08/2013 19:38, John K.Eason wrote:

I have a problem with Audacity in that it cannot record off the
sound card direct though it can do superb recordings of the sounds
emanating from my superb speakers. I reinstalled it a few months
ago but still this problem persists. My system of Windows 7 Pro.

Odd!. I have to admit that I've mostly used Audacity under XP here, but the
current version (2.02) should be ok under W7 if it's been set up correctly. See if:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Mixer_Toolbar_Issues gives you any
clues.

Regards
John ([email protected]) Remove the obvious to reply...

 

[Ed Cryer]

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?
Something easy to use. i.e. not too complicated.

I recommend Audacity, with all the others. It's a simple click on the
record button and then save (using Audacity's downloadable lame MP3
encoder).

A word of caution. You must set Audacity to record through Stereo-Mix;
and then, if you're like me and use the audio through an HDMI cable to
TV, switch playback device to speakers which go through your sound-card.

Ed

 

[Ed Cryer]

I recommend Audacity, with all the others. It's a simple click on the
record button and then save (using Audacity's downloadable lame MP3
encoder).

A word of caution. You must set Audacity to record through Stereo-Mix;
and then, if you're like me and use the audio through an HDMI cable to
TV, switch playback device to speakers which go through your sound-card.

Ed

I like to edit my MP3s (remove the run-in and run-out silences, and
sometimes much more editing). I've been using MP3DirectCut for years,
and it still looks good to me;
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/
but I'll try others if someone knows of a better one.

Ed

 

[Dominique]

Does Win 7 Pro have an app to record "what you hear" audio?
Recorder seems only to record from the mic.

Is there a free app that does this?
Something easy to use. i.e. not too complicated.

The application you use to record doesn't have much to do with what you
record. It's how you configure your sound device/mixer that does it, it can
vary depending on the device you use. What is your "soundcard" and what do
you want to record exactly?

 

[Dominique]

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Audacity. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Regards
John ([email protected]) Remove the obvious to reply...

If the sound device is not correctly configured and/or the wrong recording
device is choosen in Audacity's preferences, it won't work either. The app
doesn't has much to do with what gets recorded.

 

[Dominique]

reply...

I have a problem with Audacity in that it cannot record off the sound
card direct though it can do superb recordings of the sounds emanating
from my superb speakers. I reinstalled it a few months ago but still
this problem persists. My system of Windows 7 Pro. Yet other recording
software can record the actual sounds emanating from the computer's
sound card. I use this facility only very infrequently and can't
remember what program I use. Probably Roxio which of course isn't a
freebie. Quite the opposite in fact. --
choro
*****

How your "Superb speakers" are connected to the computer?

If they are connected to the soundcard, it seems you are recording from the
soundcard, if they are USB, they have an integrated "soundcard" in the
speakers; in that case, if you want to record from your "real" soundcard,
you must choose it in the audio preferences of Audacity.

 

[Ed Cryer]

I like to edit my MP3s (remove the run-in and run-out silences, and
sometimes much more editing). I've been using MP3DirectCut for years,
and it still looks good to me;
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/
but I'll try others if someone knows of a better one.

Ed

Hey, I've just been doing some MP3-editing with Audacity itself, and
it's pretty good. I'll give it a full try-out next time I have some full
editing to do.

Ed

 

[charlie]

The application you use to record doesn't have much to do with what you
record. It's how you configure your sound device/mixer that does it, it can
vary depending on the device you use. What is your "soundcard" and what do
you want to record exactly?

This get complicated with HDMI and some video cards that have audio
circuitry. It's difficult to impossible to get both working properly.
Each set of drivers thinks it should own the audio system.

 

[Dominique]

I use Free Audio Editor from http://www.free-audio-editor.com/index.htm.
It's completely free, and does exactly what you want with the added
bonuses of being able to edit, chop, clean up and various other thing to
your recording. Some features (not important) are disabled in the
unregistered version. Current version is 2012.8.5.1.

jim

Others have suggested Audacity in this thread, it is also a free audio
editor that does all what you describe, but the application doesn't have
much to do with what the OP wants to do, it's how the sound device is
configured that does the trick.

 

[Rob]

There is a recipe here for turning on "Stereo Mix".

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/how-to-enable-stereo-mix-in-windows-7-to-record-audio/


Once you've done that, maybe the job will be easier with
some recorder you currently have.

Paul

+1

I was led to believe that this (ie "stereo mix" aka "What you
hear") was disabled in 7 in order to appease copyright holders
(but that may well be urban legend.)

Anyway, it's easy to turn back on is what I always do on every
system which comes my way.

 

[Dominique]

This get complicated with HDMI and some video cards that have audio
circuitry. It's difficult to impossible to get both working properly.
Each set of drivers thinks it should own the audio system.

I agree with you for the Windows sound mapper (which is used by Windows
Recorder.

But if you have many audio devices, (onboard, HDMI, integrated in speakers,
etc), any decent audio application (Audacity is one) should allow you to
choose which device to use for recording and it doesn't have to be the same
than the one choosen in the Windows sound control panel; you might even be
able to use more than one device simultaneously.