Record outgoing sounds from the computer with 3 ways

We often need to record the sounds coming out of our computers at high quality, but the solution we always use at these times is to grab the microphone and put it on the speakers of the computer, but the quality is not acceptable at all.

In the following lines I will explain how to record the sounds from the computer without using a microphone and even without using Stereo Mix, so follow the following lines.

First: Stereo Mix

Stereo Mix is ​​an internal feature that comes with the features of audio processors that record sounds from the PC instead of recording what comes ouf of the computer via the microphone, as well as forcing any application used to record and modify the audio on the recording through the computer.

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As i mentioned, Stereo Mix is ​​a feature that may or may not be present on your PC depending on the type and category of the audio processor you own, but it is not enabled in many modern systems as a default.

To enable it – if available – follow these steps:

First, right-click the sound icon in the Taskbar and press “Recording Devices”.

You will see a menu where Stereo Mix may not appear, you will need to show the disabled properties by clicking in any empty place in the pop-up window and selecting “Show Disabled Devices”.

If you have a Stereo Mix option, right-click it and choose Enable to activate it.

After the activation of the feature you have to enter every program you use in recording to record the sound that comes out from the computer and not external pieces such as the external microphone.

This option may not exist in many modern audio processors, there is no need to despair, there are still alternative solutions.

Second: Audacity

Audacity provides an alternative solution If there is no Stereo Mix feature to record audio from external speakers or headphones, the software uses a feature that has been added to Windows Vista by Microsoft, but with this program running on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 and 10, which compensates for the lack of a Stereo Mix feature.

To use this feature, open Audacity and select Windows WASAPI and then select the audio output you want to record from if the headphones, speakers, or external speakers such as “Speakers (Loopback)” or “Headphones (Loopback)”.

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Then click on the Record button and start recording through the program.

WASAPI features Stereo Mix as it records digital audio instead of converting it to analogue, which means that the recorded file via WASAPI is higher quality than the recorded with a Stereo Mix.

Third: Double voice cable

Of all the modern solutions, we always find a non-modern but feasible solution, through a simple trick to your device, by getting a cable with 3.5 mm male entries on both sides.

The idea of ​​this trick is to make the microphone the receiver of the sound from the place of output, you will not be able to listen to what comes from the computer, because the computer itself is the one who will hear it.

But in case you want to hear what the computer say at the same time recording, use the Splitter to Create two inputs that you can place one on your external speakers and the other on your PC.

This method is the lowest quality method, but for those who do not have the Stereo Mix feature and cannot use or do not have Audacity, it is the best alternative.

These were the best ways to record outgoing sounds from your PC and laptop.

Make sure you do not use any of these methods to record and publish copyrighted audio that may expose you to legal liability for piracy.

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