Local sound recording

[Kaitain]

Anyone know of a program (preferably free) that will allow me to record my sound card's output directly to HD without having to hook up a cable from the line out to the line in? I don't have time to google for it.

EDIT:: for Windows

[Toro]

on windows?

as far as i knew windows own sound recorder thingy was/is capable of that, may be soundcard dependant though, cos i have seen it not working on different machines, but work on others

[GrahamGarside]

go to volume control, options, properties, select recording, and make sure stereo mix, or wave is selected, then click ok, and then select stereo mix or wave

[GrahamGarside]

using sound recorder does limit you to the amount of ram you have though, 512mb will probably manage around 50mins
I use cubase for hd recording, I'm sure there are some free programs available though, or at least trial/limitted vesions

[GrahamGarside]

If your using linux can't you just pipe the sound device to file?

[dolanenwindrift]

If you have a Creative sound card - Live! or later... you can use Creative's Audio recorder.

[Kaitain]

Originally Posted by GrahamGarside

If your using linux can't you just pipe the sound device to file?

Yup, but unfortunately this is an "on behalf" question for a colleague using a Windows-based laptop with Intel sound.

[GrahamGarside]

And does he need to record larger files than he has available memory?

[Kaitain]

Don't think so, no. I think he's only after short sound samples...

[GrahamGarside]

Well then setting up the record input to the wave/stereo mix like I said in an earlier post and using sound recorder should do the trick

[Kaitain]

That option isn't available on my laptop - I'll have a play with the other engineer's machine once he's extricated himself from compressor logic.

[GrahamGarside]

What options are there? this is what mine looks like, the stereo mix is the input for recording whatever is going thorugh the sound card