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How To Record Directly From Computer?
This should be the simplest of all recording options, but I can't find how to do it. I want to record what I can hear on my computer. I have an audio program. I click on play, and I hear music. Now... How do I get that music recorded??
There are instructions on how to record from external devices, but I can't find how to record from my computer. I probably can run a line from the output of my sound card to the microphone jack of my sound card, but that seems like the wrong approach, and It requires unhooking - hooking up wires to make a loop to what the computer already sees.
There are instructions on how to record from external devices, but I can't find how to record from my computer. I probably can run a line from the output of my sound card to the microphone jack of my sound card, but that seems like the wrong approach, and It requires unhooking - hooking up wires to make a loop to what the computer already sees.
I bought some software called Magix Audio Cleaning Lab that reports to do all kinds of things audio, thinking that would enable my internal recording, but am having difficulty with that. Users on the Magix forum say that I should be able to do what I want. The instructions are to open the sound card options and choose 'Wave out mix', which is not an option on my Dell. My sound card is SB Audigy ADVANCED MB by Creative Labs. Yet, when I open the ACL level-Control>options->Properties-> it shows the sound card as SigmaTel Audio. Is this some term used by Creative Labs? Or has installing the Magix software somehow corrupted a driver or something. Should I uninstall the Magix software? Is there some way to record directly from the sound card using just the Dell SB Audigy ADVANCED MB by Creative Labs options.
Is there any relationship between SigmaTel Audio and my sound card?
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March 28th, 2006 10:00
With the on-board sound modules, if you do not have "What you Hear" or "System Mixer" as a recording option you cannot record live streaming audio. This comes up frequently on the forum.
The separate Retail soundblaster cards do have this feature and if you really want it, consider installing a Retail SoundBlaster Audigy 2ZS or similar (the Audigy 2ZS has the connector on the card for the Dell front panel headphone jack). The support software (utilities) that come tiwht the Retail version also have programst o record streaming audio.
I'm not sure on what you have for the on-board sound.
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March 28th, 2006 10:00
Problem is that My new Dimension 510 has zero available PCI slots. It came initially with one available slot and I needed it for my AV/DV I/O board, so I guess I'm out of luck.
I would think that integrating the ability to record directly fro the computer would be the simplest and cheapest of options since it doesn't require external jacks. It should be simply a IC chip design.
I guess I can get a mini plug Y-splitter and come off of my speaker terminal into the microphone or line-in jack, but this seems like a bad compromise.
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March 28th, 2006 11:00
Some have tried the "line out" to the "line in" (that's better than a Y adapter on the speaker). you can give that a try, it's your best (only) option.
The availability of expansion slots is one of the prime requirements I have if I were to buy a new PC. I notice a lot of the new PC's (not just Dell) have very limited expansion capabilities.
Message Edited by fireberd on 03-28-2006 08:23 AM
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March 28th, 2006 18:00
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