#USE AUDACITY TO RECORD COMPUTER AUDIO HOW TO#

Step 3: Run Audacity and choose Soundflower (2ch) as a recording source from Audio Setup > Recording Device. These AI features run 100 locally on your PC. For instance, if you have YouTube videos or other audiovisual content, y. If Audacity was already running when you connected the cable, restart Audacity or choose Transport > Rescan Audio Devices.

#USE AUDACITY TO RECORD COMPUTER AUDIO HOW TO#

Select Soundflower (2ch) for sound output. Intel has built a suite of AI tools for Audacity, useful for spoken word audio and music alike. This video outlines how to use audacity to capture audio recording and the computer. Connect the USB cable of the turntable, or tapedeck, to the computer, then launch Audacity. I think this module load has the same effect as the 'Duplex' config recommended by but did not work on my machine. Step 2: Hit the apple icon on the upper-left corner of the desktop, and go to System Preferences > Sound > Output.

UPDATED: On the Recording tab, you can show all streams (combobox at the bottom) and then configure which microphone (if you have more than one) should loopback into the built-in analog stereo.

This means that you can now easily record Skype meetings or private Google+ Hangouts. Leave a comment if you have any questions.

If you now record with audacity, or recordmydesktop, from the 'Monitor of Built-in Analogy Stereo' (see Recording tab of pavucontrol after you start recording), you'll get your microphone as well as whatever's coming out of the speakers. This is a short tutorial on how to record the computer audio with audacity.

Do this by typing pactl load-module module-loopback latency_msec=1 at the shell prompt.

UPDATED: Now we just need to route your microphone to your speakers too.

On Input devices tab, see that you have 'Monitor of Built-in Analog Stereo' - this is a virtual recording device with which you can record whatever's coming out of your speakers.

Get PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol).

This is near the top of the screen, right above where you'll be recording, and has a microphone icon to its left. The only way I was able to do this on 12.04 was to load ALSA's module module-loopback as recommended by Charl Botha in this screen-cast. Open Audacity and find the recording devices tab.

Use audacity to record computer audio