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Does anybody know a good program that can record sound directly from the computer without having to hold a microphone up to the speakers and get fuzzy quality?

Like say i wanted to record sound from a youtube video.

I just downloaded a program called... SoundTap but when i went to install it i got a message saying that its trying to do something to the hardware and now or in the future may wreck the system.

Anyone know a good program?

Edit: Would there happen to be any plugin wor winamp? the only plugin for winamp i really no about is the shoutcast one, lol







   Fri Jul 6, 2007    Reply         

Capturing outgoing sound from your sound card is actually a really simple task, and doesn't even require a special program!
First you need to access your computer's volume control. You can get there either by double-clicking the speaker icon on your task bar, or by going into your control panel, entering the sound and audio configuration window, and there clicking the "advanced" button in the volume panel. I'm sorry I can't give you the exact names for all these things... I run a Hebrew version of Windows XP.
Now in the volume control window go to the options menu, and click properties. You will have a choice between seeing playback and recording controls, so choose the latter and close the dialog. Now you will have a couple of volume sliders, with a check box saying "Select" beneath them. You need to select the output of your sound card. I have two such controls- "Wave encoder" and "Mono Out." Both work great for me. You might have something similarly named, but it depends on your sound card and system configuration, I guess. After you have selected the right control, you can now use any recording program to capture sound from your sound card! Even the basic sound recording application that's bundled with Windows and is limited to 1 minute of audio will work.
I personally recommend using Audacity for recording and manipulating audio. It's free, open-source, reliable, and quite user-friendly! The only thing that is not really intuitive about it is enabling MP3 compression on it. On the other hand, really simple instructions for doing that exist here. Once you've installed Audacity and LAME, you can easily press record and save whatever you hear through your sound card to MP3!

I hope this helped...
If you need more assistance don't hesitate!

   Sat Jul 7, 2007    Reply         

I would recommend downloading Free Hi-Q Recorder. It is not completely free, though, and you have to buy the full version in order to record in bit rates higher than 96kbps. It offers several input types, one of them being "Stereo Mix" (which is used for recording sound directly from computer), while there is also an option to use the microphone as the input device.

As far as I know, there is no time limit whatsoever (I've recorded a two-hour long tape, myself), and the maximum bit rate (96kbps) provides surprisingly good quality when combined with the mp3 file type. The program does look a bit old-fashioned, but that's a drawback not many consider when looking for a piece of software, especially when it is very detailed with a lot of options (like this one).

   Sat Jul 7, 2007    Reply         


Oh i didnt no i could just use audactity
lol

ive had that since as long as i cant remember

anyway thanks, ive just done wot i need to do in audacity.

   Sat Jul 7, 2007    Reply         

This works ... until you switch to Vista <_< , I have absolutely no stereomix, mono out, or something similar I can use the record the output.

   Sun Jul 8, 2007    Reply         

wutske, how about sending us a screen shot so we see if you have some other setting for the same purpose?
Not that I'm insulting your intelligence or anything... but maybe someone else might see something you've missed. <_<

Sten, I'm glad my instructions got you where you needed. This issue troubled me for a long time a while ago...
But after re-reading your original post, I would just like to point out that maybe there is a more "formal" way of extracting audio from FLV files (the format Youtube uses for storing videos).
Actually, a quick search on Google revealed this tutorial, that describes just what you need, but the program in use there (you can find a link for it at the bottom of the page) is not free, although it has a trial version from what I can tell.
Another option is extracting the FLV files from Youtube, using a program such as the VideoDownloader Firefox Extension that lets you download movies you are watching, or if you're not using Firefox, you can try this or this (though if you're not using Firefox, I would suggest giving it a try :P) . Now that you have the FLV file on your computer, you need to convert it to AVI, or whatever other format you can extract audio from: this page has lots of articles on video conversion. Just select "FLT to ..." in the Format Conversion field. Now that you have your desired video in a more popular and well-supported format, you can extract audio from it! I do believe that you can use VirtualDub to process AVI files, and maybe VirtualDub-MPEG for doing the same thing, but with MPEG files.

Using these methods is probably a bit more "cleaner" and correct than recording your computer's sound card output... but maybe it's a bit of overkill for whatever you're trying to do. I think that lots of static noises and "hisses" can be prevented, because sometimes the long path that the audio makes from Youtube all the way to your sound card, and then back to the recording program can be a bit degrading in terms of audio quality.
You just need to remember that Youtube videos' audio quality is really not that high to begin with, so if you want better sound from Youtube videos, you need to either download the song (if it's a music video) or contact the video's author.

   Sun Jul 8, 2007    Reply         


wutske, I had the same problem too. I have a Realtek Ac'97 built-in sound card on my motherboard and i can use the stereo/mono mix in audacity to record audio, anything that I can hear, it records. But when i tested out Vista, I had the same problems - no stereo or mono mix at all - which meant I couldn't record sound from videos etc etc.

Though, my new sound card, I have an external Creative Sound Blaster, has a built in 'What U Hear' feature which records the sound playing through the speakers at near perfect quality. This works in both Creative's recording studio, as well as audacity. I have yet to try the new sound card in Vista (I don't feel like installing Vista just for that purpose).

   Sun Jul 8, 2007    Reply         

What I've done sometimes -- of course it's probably not going to be top quality, since every time it goes through a connection it loses something, but i used a cable with a male headphone jack at each end, plugged one end into the speaker-out, and the other into the line-in. It may not be as good as direct sound, but a world better than holding the speakers up.

   Wed Jul 11, 2007    Reply         

Here are the step-by-step instructions how to record sound directly from windows vista computer using any audio editor/recording program. It was easy in Windows XP, in Windows Vista you must enable it first.

   Tue Oct 23, 2007    Reply         

Replying to FotoPVISTA SOLUTION (If is matters I'm using a SoundMax sound card)

(1) Rt-click speaker in tool bar

(2) Select "Recording Devices"

(3) Rt-click anywhere in the Sound box that opens up or on any device in the box

(4) Check "Show Disabled Devices"

(5) Hopefully what you will see is " Stereo Mix SoundMax Integrated Digital HD Audio {your sound card} " with a gray down arrow in a circle.

(6) Rt-click this device

(7) Select "Enable"

(8) At this point any sound recording software that can select input sources should see "Stereo Mix"Hope that helps everyone!

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   Sun Mar 22, 2009    Reply         

does not recordRecord Sound Directly From Computer?Replying to Jimmy89Replying to seec77I downloaded Audacity and ran the program, play a sound clip on windows and tried to record it with audacity, when I played it back it recorded nothing, please help, or does it only record from a mic.?-question by Greg

 

   Thu Apr 16, 2009    Reply         

Same...Record Sound Directly From Computer?

HI all

I have the same problem but in windows 7

have installed all needed drivers for my hardware, found the stereo mix, set it by default... And... When I record sound with any software (I use mp3mymp3) the recorded sound is very loud and goes very fast...

 I found no way to solve this...

I'm practicing guitar and I would like to solve this

 before when I had win xp it worked fine

thanks

-reply by Nuno

   Sat Dec 19, 2009    Reply         

only answer!Record Sound Directly From Computer?

I've been looking ALL OVER to find "stereo mix" option in Vista. This is the ONLY PLACE that described where it actually is. THANK YOU

 

   Wed Dec 23, 2009    Reply         

Nah, J ust installed Audacity and every single configuration doesn't help to record sound directly from the sound card. 

   Mon Dec 28, 2009    Reply         

Best WayRecord Sound Directly From Computer?

Just going to keep this short and simple because I personally hate really long answers...I think you should use Tube Catcher. It only works on youtube videos, but you can extract the whole video, or just the sound if you want (which is what I got from your OP)

 

Good Luck

-reply by Hannah

   Tue Feb 2, 2010    Reply         

If you want a REALLY simple option then you need YouTube to MP3 firefox plugin. To quote the description on the plugin page:

QUOTE

Adds links to convert and download Youtube, MyVideo, Clipfish, Sevenload, Dailymotion, MySpace videos as MP3 files. This addon uses the free service of Video2mp3.net.


I used to use this plugin a lot. All you need to do is install it to firefox by clicking the green button (in firefox) at this location https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11047 then when ever you visit a YouTube video page you just need to click the download button on the plugins button and you can save the audio only from the video as an mp3 on your computer!

Hope that helps you!

   Tue Feb 2, 2010    Reply         

HOW I GOT TO RECORD IN-COMPUTER SOUNDS WITHOUT STEREO MIXERS (Vista, requires AV Voice Changer)Record Sound Directly From Computer?To everyone who can't record because they don't have the Stereo Mixer:Go get AV Voice Changer, I don't know about other voice recorders but this program takes any sound (input or output) and processes it to make it sound different. If you don't do anything weird to it, it'll just playback the same sound.This paragraph is about personal experience, skip if you'd like:Second time I used it, I was exceptionally distraught since literally EVERY SOUND (including the game's, and my MSN) the whole computer has / received suddenly turned high-pitched (since I did configure it that way).Solution (must read for those who want to record in-computer sounds without the stereo mixer):P.S I'm using AV Voice Changer 6 Diamond so I don't know at all about the other versions1) Go to preferences tab2) a window pops up, click the 'Ignore Filter' tab in the box3) below the tabs, the window will change into what streams you're going to let/block into the program4) There should be a line with Enable (tickable box), Streams (shadeable circle), Applications (shadeable circle) right below the tab (in mine, enable is ticked and stream's circle is shaded), click the unshaded circle for Applications5) On the right of the Ignore Filter window should appear 3 options, Add, Remove and Reset, all bulging circles, Click 'Add'6) From here, just add the program that's making the sounds you want to record. For example, I want to record music from a game's Music Gallery since its Soundtrack hasn't come out yet/I can't get it/I'm too lazy to get it, just add the game's .Exe file (shortcut or not shortcut doesn't matter I think, just in case, just add the real .Exe file since your shortcut might get deleted at some point)7. Click OK at the bottom (yellow circle)8. Close AV Voice Changer9. Open AV Voice Changer again9Reminder. Make sure all voice morphers are off (Voice Morpher, Parody Mixer, Advanced) but the main recording component is on (Power button in the middle, turn duplex on just in case, I haven't extensively tested out everything, I just found this out myself)10. There should be 6 option buttons on the center left stretching to the middle of the program, click "Recorder", the 2nd-most left circle.11. The Recorder window will pop up, now pick the program's name that you want to record the sound from (e.G I want to record music from a Visual Novel called Tsukihime, so I click "rec_tsukihime_"), if done correctly, the program's stream will be highlighted12. Just press the record button at the bottom left and it will record all sounds coming from the program12a. Pause if you need to pause and continue later, it's pretty much just like your everyday recording device13. Click Stop to finish it.14. Once done, go to settings (it's on the upper right of the same Recorder Window15. A new window will appear, there will then be something likeBase Folder:C:UsersWindowsVistaIsSoAwfulItTreatsAudioStreamsThatMuchDifferentlyThanXPDocumentsThat is where your recording is and it is saved by the name of the recording.I don't hope this helps, I KNOW this will help.To some people who kept saying go the recording tabs and show disabled devices:Guys, we're not retarded, Anonym32116's explanation WAS CLEAR ENOUGH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT IT THE 5TH TIME. It's as if you guys are purposely mocking us knowing we DON'T HAVE A WHAT U HEAR IN OUR VISTA COMPUTERS.Smartest post all post in here:"Windows Vista handles audio differently than XP did. Whereas XP was intelligently designed and handled each channel seperately, Vista was made by a team of downy babies and uses a completely redundant system. If you're running on an upgraded machine, the above may still work for you. But if you're like me, and have a based Vista machine, you're ****ed" - Anonym137301AV Voice Changer is not freeware, if you can't pay for it, there's a great working torrent for the same AV Voice Changer 6 Diamond I'm using, if confused, ask again, maybe some day I'll come back, or never.-reply by reb3llist

   Wed Mar 24, 2010    Reply         

Record sound directly from computer?Record Sound Directly From Computer?

Hannah is right aTube Catcher is free and you can export Wav or Flac from youtube.  It only works for youtube.  The "what you hear" sound card option doesn't exist with newer sound cards.  IT SHOULD.  Audacity won't record the sound card output without the "what you hear" option in the recording properties. 

-reply by Aerial DC

 

   Wed Jul 21, 2010    Reply         

Thanks!Record Sound Directly From Computer?

Just want to say thanks!  I couldn't figure out why it wasn't working for me with Audacity, the instructions work with Windows 7 also!

   Tue Jun 8, 2010    Reply         

Recording Autio Straight From Your MacRecord Sound Directly From Computer?

I have a mac, but I am trying to do the same thing: Record the audio on my computer without having to hold up another mic to it. My primary goal is to record sound effects from random things on my computer, and then add those sound effects to my current iMovie project. Does anyone know how? If there is a program, can you give me a download link? Please help!

 

   Sat Nov 20, 2010    Reply         

Windows xp Sound RecorderRecord Sound Directly From Computer?

I use Windows xp and I teach English as a Second Language. I also teach Spanish as a Second Language. With my students, one of the things that I have been doing is recording them to practice and refine pronunciation on my xp Sound Recorder, which works just beautifully for this purpose. Now, that I want to email them their sound recordings that I have made, I realize that they are over the required max of 25kg. So, I decided to use google sites and look for a site page I could develop to just use it as storage and access for these sound recordings, but they are too large. I would really like to find a way that I can save student recordings online somewhere, and in that way, allow my students access so that they can also listen to themselves. Any suggestions anyone...Pooped to the max lulug-

question by lulug

   Wed May 4, 2011    Reply         

   Sun Apr 15, 2012    Reply         

I agree, audacity is a nice solution. And for Microsoft Windows users, there is a portable version available, which avoids installing and adding things to your registry ; if you don't like it, remove the distro folder.

   Sun Apr 15, 2012    Reply         

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