#Audacity audio editor for pc drivers#
#Audacity audio editor for pc software#
#Audacity audio editor for pc windows#

#Audacity audio editor for pc drivers#

If there is still no suitable input, try updating the sound device drivers for your audio interface.

You should now see a volume control for Stereo Mix make sure it is selected or unmuted.

In some panels the option to choose is 'Enabled recording multi-streaming'.

If you do not see Stereo Mix, click the wrench or spanner icon and enable Stereo Mix in the dialog that appears.

Some panels 'select' an input by muting all but one, so in this case, mute everything except Stereo Mix.

#Audacity audio editor for pc windows#

The audio interface's own control panel can be found in the Windows Control Panel. If you still have no stereo mix input in Windows, sometimes this input can be enabled in the audio interface's own control panel, especially with older RealTek devices. RealTek and other audio interface control panels

Sometimes it helps to right-click over the 'stereo mix' or similar device again and choose 'Set as Default Device'.ДЇor a more detailed walk-through of the above steps for Windows (or if that does not work for your version of Windows), see Windows: accessing the Windows Sound controls.

Right-click specifically over the input device you want to record with (in this case 'Stereo Mix' or whatever alternative you have), and if visible, choose 'Enable'.

Right-click anywhere inside the empty, white, space and choose 'Show disabled devices' then right-click again and choose 'Show Disconnected Devices'.

Right-click over the Speaker icon by the system clock then choose Sounds the click on the Recording tab.

To show or enable inputs, launch the sound device control panel from the Windows Control Panel or from the system tray (by the clock). Earlier Windows systems may also need the input for recording computer playback to be made visible before Audacity can use it. Windows, computers almost always only have microphone inputs enabled by default.

Plug in any 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) minijack plug with no lead attached.

Plug in external speakers or headphones and turn those down.

Click the speaker by the system clock, click the 'Mixer' link, then mute the 'Device' slider at far left of the 'Volume Mixer' window.

If this happens then to make a recording without hearing it, you can try the following: However on some devices, turning down either slider may turn down or silence the achieved recording level. This means that if you do not want to hear what you are recording, you can simply turn down either Audacity volume slider.

When the Audacity recording and playback sliders are linked, adjusting either slider will often not affect the level already being recorded.

This will often happen if in Audacity you set the (loopback) recording device to the same built-in device as the one selected for playback.

On many other devices, the Audacity recording volume and playback volume sliders will be 'linked' so that both sliders move when you move either slider, and either slider will affect the level of the audio that you hear.

If this does not work then Audacity will record at a fixed, safe level irrespective of the playback level of the audio. This is best done in the application that is playing the audio, for example the video or audio player on the website you are recording from. To control the recording level on those systems, you can try adjusting the playback level of the audio.

On some devices the Mixer Toolbar recording volume slider will be grayed out when selecting the Windows WASAPI host, and even if not grayed out, the device may not support Audacity or the system input slider adjusting its volume.

The behavior of the Audacity playback and recording sliders may vary according to the sound device you are recording from. Playback and Recording sliders when using WASAPI When there is no active signal, recording pauses and will restart once an active signal resumes. Windows WASAPI host only records loopback when there is an active signal present.

Alternatively, choose the Windows WASAPI loopback recording method instead.

Go to the Windows Control Panel to see if stereo mix can be enabled.

Make sure you have the latest correct audio drivers meant for your version of Windows.

This input could be called 'Stereo Mix', 'Wave Out', 'Sum', 'What U Hear', 'Loopback' or other names, depending on your sound device. In the Recording Device box, look if there is an input meant for recording computer playback. In Device Toolbar (pictured below) or in Devices Preferences, choose 'MME' or 'Windows DirectSound' in the Audio Host box. Otherwise you will hear and record echoes or distorted sound.Д¬hoosing the recording device in Audacity If the item has a checkmark, click it to turn off playthrough.

#Audacity audio editor for pc software#

When recording computer playback, ensure the menu item Transport > Transport Options > Software Playthrough (on/off) is off.Copyright or website restrictions may prevent you recording or distributing material.