Recording With Audacity

[CheeseQueen452]

I can't record in stereo with Audacity on my laptop. I have a 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller, & the driver being used is snd_hda_intel. Is there another one I should use?

[CheeseQueen452]

Well, I'm not sure what I did, but now it won't record AT ALL! HELP!

[CheeseQueen452]

Ok, I got it to record again, but I still need to record in stereo. Help!

[CheeseQueen452]

Can anyone help?

[TerryN]

Ok, I got it to record again, but I still need to record in stereo. Help!

Does "Edit->Preferences->Devices->Recording (channels)" not work?

Terry

[Just17]

I don't use Audacity .....  in truth it was too confusing when I tried a long time ago.

Do you need the power of Audacity for recording? I presently use gnome-recorder from the gnome-media package, although I use KDE DE.

What are you recording from?

[cyrwyn]

Most computer mic inputs are mono. If you also have a line level analog input that should be stereo. Many newer computers don't have the line level input anymore. If these conditions fit your hardware configuration, then you should buy an external USB audio device that will allow analog and digital inputs.

[horusfalcon]

If you have a stereo mic input, you still need a way of getting both mics you are using to separate channels.  There exists an adapter called a "stereo to mono splitter" that splits the stereo input jack into two mono jacks, routing the signals the right way from each mic.  Don't fall for the so-called "stereo mics" because the separation between mic elements is not sufficient to get good stereo imaging.  Definitely go with two separate mics.  Are you using high quality mics for recording?  If not, stereo is just going to make your recordings sound twice as bad...

The alternative is to install a higher end USB sound card from someone like M-Audio or Creative Labs.  I believe the adapter would be cheaper to try first.  There are also small USB control surfaces/mixers out there which will give you access to more channels, but I've never had a chance to play with one yet in Linux. (I'd love to know about a unit like this from M-Audio, Tascam, or somebody like that.)

Y'know, this presumes you are doing live recording?  If you are working with separate tracks "studio style", record everything mono, then pan your tracks to create the stereo imaging you want.  You can even duplicate tracks and manipulate them to create stereo ambience.

@Just18:  I use Audacity a lot, and don't find it at all complicated.  Try Ardour for something truly monstrous.  (I'm glad I know one of the developers for Ardour - I pick his brain all the time for stuff when I use it, otherwise I'd be lost most of the time.)

Later On,
D

[CheeseQueen452]

I want to be able to record the audio from streaming videos, in stereo. I could do it on my old computer, but now I'm using a laptop & it doesn't work that way. Audacity is the only program that seems to do this.

I don't use Audacity .....  in truth it was too confusing when I tried a long time ago.

Do you need the power of Audacity for recording? I presently use gnome-recorder from the gnome-media package, although I use KDE DE.

What are you recording from?

[Just17]

I want to be able to record the audio from streaming videos, in stereo. I could do it on my old computer, but now I'm using a laptop & it doesn't work that way. Audacity is the only program that seems to do this.

I don't use Audacity .....  in truth it was too confusing when I tried a long time ago.

Do you need the power of Audacity for recording? I presently use gnome-recorder from the gnome-media package, although I use KDE DE.

What are you recording from?

I haven't done this previously, but I did the following not knowing if this is what you meant or not ....

I played a video from youtube.
I recorded with gnome recorder.
I checked the result with mediainfo and it tells me it is  44.1Khz, 24 bits, 2 channels, FLAC
I had other file formats I could have chosen.

Of course two channels does not automatically mean stereo .......

EDIT:
           I played a radio station using Radiotray and recorded it with gnome-recorder .....  and yes I get a stereo file.

[horusfalcon]

I want to be able to record the audio from streaming videos, in stereo. I could do it on my old computer, but now I'm using a laptop & it doesn't work that way. Audacity is the only program that seems to do this.

I don't use Audacity .....  in truth it was too confusing when I tried a long time ago.

Do you need the power of Audacity for recording? I presently use gnome-recorder from the gnome-media package, although I use KDE DE.

What are you recording from?

So, you're using the Capture feature on your Kmixer?  Wait one...  [starts Audacity]  does your setup look something like this?



(My Dell D620 uses an intel GMA sound card that also uses the HDA driver...)

Also, if your source is mono to start with...

Keep pluggin' at it.  You'll get it.

Later On,
D

[CheeseQueen452]

This is what my audacity settings are. It's the ONLY way I can record, except it's not in stereo.

[Linuzoid]

On my machine I can't record nothing, from any source. I can play back and edit music files, but I can record any. Very frustrating, being a musician, I only used Audacity, but a while back it just stopped working.

[Xenaflux]

A year ( or more ) back, I also had a problem like this.
I ended up looping the 'audio out' ( back of computer ) to the 'audio in', which resulted in Audacity recording ( and showing ) the songs.

Also a year ( or more ) back, I found it necessary to delete the /home/<name>/audacity-data file every time .

But that was KDE 4.?.?

Right now, I am following the advice of Just18. Less trouble .

[Linuzoid]

A year ( or more ) back, I also had a problem like this.
I ended up looping the 'audio out' ( back of computer ) to the 'audio in', which resulted in Audacity recording ( and showing ) the songs.

Also a year ( or more ) back, I found it necessary to delete the /home/<name>/audacity-data file every time .

But that was KDE 4.?.?

Right now, I am following the advice of Just18. Less trouble .

Ya, me too. I'm gonna try the gnome-recorder.