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Cheap soundcard that will support recording directly from sound card?

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  • 25-12-2012 2:52pm
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    dlofnep
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    Hi guys,

    Any suggestions for a cheap sound-card that supports recording directly from the soundcard, as opposed to microphone. IE: So an option in sound devices would list computer playback as a recording option. My current soundcard doesn't appear to support this.


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    CaSCaDe711
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭CaSCaDe711


    Don't have a dedicated sound card myself, but normally use Audacity to record whatever audio is playing on this (XP SP3) pc.
    Hope that helps :)


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    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Nope - Audacity only allows it if the sound card is full-duplex - my card doesn't support it (it's onboard). I'm just looking for a cheap sound card that supports it, and has good recommendation.


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    yoyo
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    Have you enabled stereo mix on the sound card? (may not be supported but usually is)

    Nick

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    Snowbat
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    Another option is Virtual Audio Cable: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Audio_Cable (Shareware, US$25 for full version with self-support).


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    dlofnep
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    yoyo wrote: »
    Have you enabled stereo mix on the sound card? (may not be supported but usually is)

    Nick

    It's not supported.


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    gctest50
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    Would you be better off getting an external one so you could move it to a laptop/another pc/bring it with you etc easily ?

    http://www.musicmatter.co.uk/audio-interfaces/usb-audio-interfaces?p=1

    not sure how well some of those work etc


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    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    I'd imagine there might be some lag with the USB one. I'll just have a look on amazon I guess for an internal PCI card.


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