Q&A: How To Record Sounds From Your PC

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In this video, I answer a question from @CoreyCharette (http:/twitter.com/coreycharette) who utilized the #bwanatvqa hashtag on Twitter.  He asks:  “@Bwana Is there a way to record sounds off my pc? Sound card doesn’t seem set up for it.”  Thanks for the question, Corey.  The solution to your issue is to enable “Stereo Mix” in your sound input settings.  I noticed that you stated your sound card doesn’t seem set up for it, so I recommend updating to the latest sound card drivers which may enable this solution.  Once you enable Stereo Mix, use an application such as Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net) to record from the input.  If that still doesn’t work, I recommend utilizing Virtual Audio Cables (http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.html) to capture audio from your computer and redirect it to Audacity for recording.  Hope this helps Corey!