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Title: Trouble recording from Windows XP mixer/soundcard.
Post by: Peter_T on December 10, 2009, 06:47:36 am

Hi there - I am trying to record a stream from the internet.  I have read the wiki (http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/Recorder_Settings) and made sure that the MC14 recorder options are set to my soundcard.  I can hear the stream from my soundcard, but nothing records.  MC14 tells me that it's "waiting for sound"... sounds is definitely coming out of the sound card.

Am I missing something?

Title: Re: Trouble recording from Windows XP mixer/soundcard.
Post by: Alex B on December 10, 2009, 08:44:58 am

Possibly MC tries to record sound that would come through the physical input connectors (mic / line in / etc).

Depending on your sound device, its control panel might provide an option to redirect the mixer sound to the internal recording line that is provided for recorder applications.

Title: Re: Trouble recording from Windows XP mixer/soundcard.
Post by: Peter_T on December 14, 2009, 10:26:12 am

Quote from: Alex B on December 10, 2009, 08:44:58 am

Possibly MC tries to record sound that would come through the physical input connectors (mic / line in / etc).

Well in the Recorder Options there are choices for Recording Source (Line-In, Mic, CD Audio and Mixer), and I have it set to Mixer.  I thought that would record what came out of my windows mixer? 

The control panel for my sound card doesn't show anything useful - just microphone setup and enhancement.

Any other thoughts?  Does anyone use MC to record streaming audio?

Title: Re: Trouble recording from Windows XP mixer/soundcard.
Post by: gappie on December 14, 2009, 10:39:23 am

i recently tryed that also. could not get it to work.. but also not with some prorecording programs. searched the internet for a free small utility. there are a few around. i can check later what i eventually used.

 :)
gab

Title: Re: Trouble recording from Windows XP mixer/soundcard.
Post by: fitbrit on December 14, 2009, 10:55:07 am

Quote from: gappie on December 14, 2009, 10:39:23 am

i recently tryed that also. could not get it to work.. but also not with some prorecording programs. searched the internet for a free small utility. there are a few around. i can check later what i eventually used.

 :)
gab

Ditto. It was a while back, so I just assumed I was inept at MC stuff.

Title: Re: Trouble recording from Windows XP mixer/soundcard.
Post by: gappie on December 14, 2009, 11:07:53 am

Quote from: gappie on December 14, 2009, 10:39:23 am

i recently tryed that also. could not get it to work.. but also not with some prorecording programs. searched the internet for a free small utility. there are a few around. i can check later what i eventually used.

 :)
gab

now i remember, i did check for a small utility and they are around, but i also checked the source code of the site, and found a link there to the file/stream. an mp3 in that case, and put that in the browser. it downloaded just fine then.  8)