Gunmetalz

hello all,
I am trying to record what I hear through my computer (mostly things like making youtube videos and my friends speaking on vent into sound boards) and I have run into a snag.

When I attempt to record using audacity through "What U Hear" it gives me an "error while opening sound device." I have looked this error up through google and have changed the project rate, the number of channels and the recording device both on windows (currently running windows 7 home premium) and within audacity. None of the cookie-cutter solutions that I have tried thus far have worked.

Before I attempt routing a wire from my output to input, I'd love to find a way to record what I hear.

I am currently using a Creative Soundblaster X-Fi card.

Thanks in advance for any and all assistance.

TwoCables

I'm not familiar with Audacity, but I have done this using Sony Sound Forge 7.0. I then copied the .wav to a CD and that was all I had to do.

So, to begin with: do you have the "What U Hear" recording input selected, unmuted, and turned up at least halfway? 50% is an excellent place to record at.

Actually, do you have the Console Launcher?

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Gunmetalz

yes I have the console launcher, when I attempt to use the What U hear, it also gives an error "that device is busy."

TwoCables

Hmm. This might be an alternative, although I've never tried it. Switch to Audio Creation Mode. In the recorder on the bottom-right, choose "What U Hear". Just underneath that, choose the quality that you want. If you want to make a perfect replica of something like YouTube, then use WAV, Stereo, 44.100 kHz, 16 bits. Before recording, be sure to put everything at flat. And I mean everything: disable the Crystalizer, the EQ, EAX, everything (using Audio Creation Mode). Also be sure to go to that Tone tab in the Windows 7 Sound control panel and put the bass and treble at 50% (it's the default setting). I can help you find the Tone tab if necessary.

When you're ready, press Record. When you press Stop, it will prompt you to give it a name and to choose where to save it to.

If this works, then it could be something in Audicity that's preventing it from working. But if this doesn't work, then maybe the system needs to be rebooted.

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Killhouse

Bit of a tacky workaround perhaps, but Fraps does this perfectly. I believe there is a setting for Audio only.

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Coma

Are you trying to record Vent? Vent has a built-in recorder, and on Windows, it can convert recordings to WAV.

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