How to Enable "Stereo Mix" in Windows and
Record Audio from Your PC
Need to record the system audio and
microphone audio on your computer? Enabling "Stereo Mix" will let you
do exactly that, and here's how to do it.
Before using Amazing Screen Recorder
to record audio on your computer, you are required to enable Stereo Mix first.
Enable Stereo Mix
Go down to the audio icon in your system
tray, right-click it, and go to "Recording Devices" to open up the
proper settings pane.
In the pane, right-click on a blank
area, and make sure both "View Disabled Devices" and "View
Disconnected Devices" options are checked. You should see a "Stereo
Mix" option appear.
Right-click on "Stereo
Mix" and click "Enable" to be able to use it.
I Still Don't See It?
In some cases, your audio chipset
drivers aren't helping your cause. Most likely, this is because they're
outdated. In other instances, however, it's because the newest Windows drivers
for your chipset don't support this feature. This was the case on my Asus Eee
PC (a 1000HE), but I got around the issue by downloading and installing the
older Windows XP/Vista drivers for my audio chipset. As always, before changing
your drivers, make sure create a system restore point in case things don't go
as planned.
How Do I Use This?
With "Stereo Mix" enabled,
you can open up your favorite recording program and select that instead of your
microphone before you record. If you don't see the option, or your program
doesn't give you the ability to change the recording device, you can disable or
unplug your microphone and make "Stereo Mix" the default recording
device.
This works well for when you want to
capture audio for a screen-sharing session, or record audio from streaming
sources–such as live web-casts–that don't necessarily allow you to download
content immediately.
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