[audacity4blind] Re: Recording Skype conversations.
- From: David Bailes <david_bailes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 10:38:21 +0100 (BST)
Hi Gene,
just to clarify a couple of points.
Gale was suggesting using the listen option, if the sound card hasn't got
hardware playthrough, so that the microphone is included in the stereo mix. In
practice, I've found that using the listen option for this purpose isn't very
satisfactory as there's a delay and you hear what you say a little bit after
you've said it, and this is very distracting.
Which recording device Audacity uses for recording is set within Audacity, not
by setting which recording device is the windows default. The only time that
Audacity pays any attention to which device is the windows default is the first
time you run audacity.
David.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx>
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:
Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 14:54
Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Recording Skype conversations.
The listen option has no bearing on whether you can record. It is for
listening to the input through your computer, like monitor used to be for
tape recorders. It makes no difference whether it is on or off. What you
want to look for in the Windows audio settings is the equivalent of a what
you hear option, which may be called stereo mix or something else, sound
card manufacturers have many names for it. To complicate matters further,
many computers are sold with Microsoft sound card drivers that don't
support such an option. Installing the driver provided by the
manufacturer of the sound card may provide such an option. But some sound
cards these days don't provide such an option at all, though some can be
used with older drivers that do. You may be able to use an older Vista
driver instead of the manufacturer provided Windows 7 driver. But if you
are going to do any of this sort of thing, that is, change the sound
driver, you should have sighted help available or you should have the
steps memorized to do a system restore or roll back the driver, if that is
necessary.
The first thing to do is to see if your sound card provides a what you
hear option, regardless of what it is called.
In the system tray, right click the speakers icon.
Down arrow to recording devices and press enter.
Open the context menu and see if the item named show disabled devices is
checked. If it isn't, press enter on it to check it. The menu will close
and the setting has been changed.
You are in a list of items you can record with. Choose the appropriate one.
Open the context menu for that item and press enter on set as default or
similar wording. You have now set what you hear to be used for recording.
If you later want to switch to something else such as line-in, then find
line-in in the list I described above, open the context menu, and set that
item as the default device.
I may have left out details such as to activate the ok button or buttons
as you back out of the dialogs after making changes.
If your computer does not provide a sound card with a what you hear
option, you can purchase a USB sound card that does. But you should try
to be sure the sound card you are purchasing does provide such an option
before you purchase it.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robbie" <tickleberryfun@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 1:26 AM
> Hi gale!
> I can't manage to record streams or other stuff coming over the speakers.
> I selected Microsoft Soundmapper as input device, microphone being the
> only other option. However I'm recording only silence. Got any advice?
>
> Thanks, Robbie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gale Andrews
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 10:50 PM
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Recording Skype conversations.
>
>
> | From sandra gayer <sandragayer7@xxxxxxxxx> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:34:49
> | +0100
> | Subject: Recording Skype conversations.
>> Thank you very much for the information Gale. When you say you have to
>> unmute the microphone playback, do you mean you have to do that
>> physically from the perspective of the external soundcard? That would
>> be easiest. Where do you find "listen to this device". In the control
>> panel?
>
> "Listen" only exists on Vista/7. Open "Sound" in the Windows Control
> Panel, choose the "Recording" tab, select the headset or microphone and
> choose "Properties" then choose the "Listen"
> tab. It's software playthrough, so might create too many echoes.
>
> If you had a way to unmute the microphone hardware, that would be on the
> "Playback" tab, select the headset or mic, choose "Properties" then the
> "Levels" tab. But most Vista/7 machines do not have this.
>
>
>
> Gale
>
>
>> On 4/29/12, Gale Andrews <gale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > | From sandra gayer <sandragayer7@xxxxxxxxx> Sun, 29 Apr 2012
>> > | 13:18:01 +0100
>> > | Subject: [audacity4blind] Recording Skype conversations.
>> >> I read somewhere that Audacity could be used to record Skype
>> >> conversations. Is this correct? If so how? Does it depend on the
>> >> conversation being rooted through the computer's internal sound card?
>> >> Is it possible to record both ends of a Skype conversation if they
>> >> are being rooted through an external soundcard and external
> microphone?
>> >
>> > Yes you have to unmute the microphone playback (or use "Listen to
>> > this device" on Windows Vista/7) then record stereo mix in Audacity.
>> > You must use headphones or a headset. A USB headset usually won't
>> > work on Windows XP or earlier because there is no way to unmute its
>> > playback.
>> >
>> > Instead of Audacity, it is usually better to use something like:
>> > http://voipcallrecording.com/ .
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Gale
>
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