Questions tagged [audio-recording]

Audio recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, or can be used to refer to stored data itself.

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How do you record a Skype conversation on Windows? [closed]

Is there an app or plugin for Skype to record a conversation? Or can you use an audio application like Sonar or Sony Vegas Studio to do this?
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Recording Audio from Radio Stream

I'm sitting here listening to a radio show that is being broadcast live over an internet stream, but I would like to keep bits and pieces for later-enjoyment. Is there a way I can easily record ...
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How to generate a sine wave with ffmpeg?

I would like to generate an audio file with a sine (sinusoid) wave with FFmpeg. I know there is a sine filter but that's as far as it goes. I tried: fmpeg -filter "sine=48:1:5" -c:a pcms16le test ...
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How do I record sounds directly from my sound card?

I want to record a sound that comes from a program in my computer, directly from my sound card, not using a crappy microphone to record it! I was able to do this easily on Windows XP by ...
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Screen recording using ffmpeg

ffmpeg -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -i desktop output.mkv I use this command and I have two questions: My screen allows full-hd, but seems like output.mkv in bad (not full-hd) quality. How to record ...
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How to record 10 seconds of audio with SoX?

I want to record 10 seconds of audio from my microphone input with SoX. I haven’t found any example in the documentation or elsewhere that would show how to do it. Here’s my current command using ...
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How can I record system sounds (apps) in Audacity?

Or another similar program? All I want to do is record the sounds coming from say firefox, or any other app, for use as samples in music. I need to do this in both windows and linux (ubuntu 9.10). ...
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Recording speaker output on MacBook with OS X Snow Leopard

Does anyone know a way of recording speaker output on a MacBook with OS X Snow Leopard? I have written a program that generates music, and just want to record its output. I do not have a feedback ...
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How to Record both Mic and Speaker Audio in Windows 7

I am wondering how would I be able to record just the audio coming out of my speakers, or in my case my headset, and the audio coming into my mic at the same time? I do not want to record any video. ...
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Record multiple tracks from multiple audio sources at once

I’m looking for a software that is able to record multiple audio sources at once in realtime. I have three sound sources (two sound cards, and one loopback source) I want to record from and mix them ...
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USB Microphone too Quiet [duplicate]

I just got a new Snowflake USB Microphone and my recordings are way too quiet in Windows 7. I was previously using a Logitech headset, which recorded fine. I have the Snowflake on my monitor, and ...
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What are some specific audio / sound card / driver setups that still allow you to "record what you hear"?

The ability to record what you hear, aka recording "Stereo Mix", is something that is fading away. I thought there was nothing to it, based on how many people make YouTube videos of themselves ...
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Will a sound card help the quality of audio recordings?

Some people also seem to use external devices too for podcasting and the like. What are they for? Just some kind of equalizer?
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Ripping sound from online video through soundcard?

There are a couple of videos on the Web whose soundtracks I'd like to rip so I can listen to them at the gym, but all of the web apps like KeepVid that I tried failed downloading them. As a work-...
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Sound Recording Application that Starts/Stops Automatically

I'm looking for a sound/voice recording application that I would just let run on my PC all the time. It would either start/stop based on whether there is "anything worth recording" or maybe just ...
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Can I hook up my stereo line-out to my Mac's line-in to record cassette tapes?

Can I hook up my stereo/boom-box's line-out (headphone) to my Mac's line-in (or microphone input)? What will be the side-effects, if any? I want to record old cassette tapes as MP3/WAV/whatever on ...
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How to record sound directly from output?

I'm not sure if I'm asking the question right, but I want to record sound, by connecting its output to my pc's mic input. Is this possible ? I have a Line 6 POD 2.0 guitar processor, and a big jack ...
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How to Record Both Mic Audio and Speakers while using headset

I'm trying to record my screen with sound at the same time, but right now, my jack stopped working (it's with the red light) and I have to use a headset so that I can have sound on my Mac. So my ...
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How to record a mp3/m3u stream using VLC?

How do I capture/record directly from a MP3/M3U stream of a radio station, using VLC player, setting up VLC via its graphical user interface (GUI)? I prefer the Windows version of VLC but ...
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How can I record audio from the microphone with ffmpeg?

I need a way to record sounds from the microphone with ffmpeg. How can I do it ?
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Recording microphone and computer audio at the same time in Windows 8

How can I make my computer record computer audio and microphone audio at the same time (stereomix or otherwise). I've tried to set up defaults several ways and none of them seem to work. I'm using a '...
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How can I remove noise from an audio recording?

I used to record important technical meetings and demos using Camtasia Studio, using a Mic to capture the speaker voice. Sometimes we invite attendees by asking them to call us in the meeting, and ...
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Convert a cassette tape recording to digital format

Has anyone been successful with transferring audio cassette tape recordings to a digital format? I would like to preserve old cassette tape recordings of my grandparents to some digital format: MP3, ...
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how to hide sound recorder in windows 7

I want to record sound on a Windows 7 computer using software called Sound recorder. My question Is there any way to hide it even i did that : Open windows Task Manager (Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete) and ...
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Can you recommend a good replacement for Windows Sound Recorder? [closed]

Can anyone recommend a good, free replacement for Windows 'Sound Recorder'? Requirements: Very quick to load and run Allows saving to a compact sound format (e.g. MP3) Allows long recordings (1+ ...
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How can I repair a broken 3GP/MP4 file without a moov header?

I was recording audio two days ago and my phone suddenly died while doing so. I used MP4repair and a short clip of sound could be heard and they would be charging $80 to recover it. I thought it was ...
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How can I combine two audio tracks within the same .mov file?

I used Skype and Ecamm Call Recorder to record a podcast. Based on my last experience where I had a problem with echoing from my computer speakers into the mic, I decided to use headphones and a USB ...
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How to record audio from only a specific program on linux?

Is there a way to record the audio from only a specific program, so that other sounds (e.g. notifications) are not recorded? I'm running Archlinux with pulseaudio.
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Boost microphone input

I have a Shure SM58 microphone, so this is used with a pre-amp. Before I buy one, however, I was wondering if it is possible on a Windows 10 computer to boost the audio input levels. I know the volume ...
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How to improve the quality of AMR audio recordings in Windows?

How to improve the quality of AMR audio recordings in Windows?
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Windows audio being recorded as if "stereo mix" was enabled

My problem: windows sound (for instance, playing a youtbue video, or a videogame sound output) gets sent to the "recording channel", causing unwanted side effects, like: While playing online and ...
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Built-in microphone not working with desktop apps on Windows 10

My built-in microphone does not work in Firefox and Chrome (and other desktop apps) on Windows 10. I have used an online microphone test tool and have seen no reaction to loud noise during the test. ...
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