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    Have the 7811. How do I record soun off the speakers?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by CrapFactory, Feb 26, 2009.

  1. CrapFactory

    CrapFactory Notebook Guru

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    I need to record the sounds on my computer in stuff like Audacity. However none of these seem to work. I don't seem to have anything that's set so it can record on this thing hardware wise. XP
     
    CrapFactory, Feb 26, 2009
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    with audacity you should be able to just import whatever sound file you're trying to record.
     
    directeuphorium, Feb 26, 2009
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  3. CrapFactory

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    That won't work for what I'm trying to do. I just plain need to record any sound off my laptop like I can with my other computers.
     
    CrapFactory, Feb 26, 2009
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    I have the 7805u and the sound card drivers nowadays disable stereo mix by default which sucks.
     
    Kazeari, Feb 26, 2009
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    How the heck do you undisable it?

    I followed a tutorial which told me to "show disabled" stuff in recording devices but it still doesn't show. XP
     
    CrapFactory, Feb 26, 2009
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    You have to install stuff to make it work. A Google search for stereo mix disabled will give you all of the gory details. I think it was to keep people from beating CD copy protection that way, not that you can't download countless free ripping solutions that do the same thing much easier lol.

    One workaround would be to buy a USB sound card with a line in jack so you can connect it to the headphone output and record that way. There's nothing the dumb companies can do about two sound cards and a cable in between them.
     
    wootage, Feb 26, 2009
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