How can I record sound on my computer Internally (without the aid of a microphone)?

Question

On my old computer, I could record sounds internally - while wearing my headphones, and the quality would be much better than the inbuilt microphone or holding an external microphone up to the speakers.

Now I have a different computer, and it doesn't let me record sound this way - even when I'm recording with a screengrab program, there is no sound and I don't want to rely on the in built microphone.

Is there anything I can do about this in terms of freeware?

(also, I've checked the recording devices through Audacity, and neither of them - "Microsoft Sound Mapper" and "Microphone Realtek High Definition" work)

Answer 1

In Vista,

Right click the "Volume" button in the system tray (bottom right) and click "Recording Devices"

Right click the "WaveOut Mix" and do "Set as default"





In XP, (and most others)

In the control panel open the "Sounds and Audio Devices"

Choose the Audio tab, the second option is Sound recording.

There on the drop down menu, you pick something that looks like "WaveOut" or the name of your soundcard or something to that effect.





This should tell whatever's recording to pick up the sounds coming out of the computer (instead of the Mic or Line-in)



If that doesn't work, but you could get the Line-in to record, just buy a cable to go from the Line-out to the Line-in. You wouldn't hear it, but it's an option. The first option really should work though.

Answer 2

Have you tried recording through Windows Movie Maker? If you open that up and go to the little microphone near the bottom left, you should be able to record internally using that. I do that with all my computers and it works perfectly.

Answer 3

Check on the volume control, Double click on it. and make sure your record settings are turned on and the volume levels are set.

Answer 4

i dunno