On my old dell desktop computer I had something called creative wave studio for xp and would mess around with wave a lot and record pitch perfect playback from audio I played in the drive....Anyway I just use a laptop now and need hasn't arisen to now and got a basic wave editing software but to my disgust I discovered that my laptop can't record sound from inside the drive at all (tried all options), could I buy and have a shop put in a better sound drive or how would I get around this, it would have to be something that captures the audio as clear as it plays.
You'll need some kind of external sound card. They're not common, but USB versions do exist, and if your laptop has a PC card slot that might work too. Do some research, though. I ran into this problem with my current laptop (apparently Lenovo did something that cripples the line-in recording ability on a hardware level), and I saw some reports that USB cards worked and some that they didn't. Make sure whatever card you look at will do the job before you buy it.Also, I really hate Lenovo for trying such a ham-handed approach to plugging the analog hole. There are real, legitimate reasons one might have for recording audio playing on the computer, but the only option besides buying new hardware is routing it back through the (mono) mic jack.
>>978Preliminary searches on Amazon all have mixed reviews for usb ones, some saying the playback recording is choppy, etc. This is going to end up being more bothersome than I thought.
Dell? Vista? Sound capturing trouble? Sounds like you're dealing with a very common Dell issue where they removed stereo mix for the riaa.Go here: http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2006/08/25/sigmatel-stereo-mix-support-for-dells/Download and instal. It's not for Vista and its old but it should work. Maybe make a system restore point before you do just in case.Now you have acces to stereo mix in recording options, i believe thats what you're after.
>>1000No, no my old Dell is gone. I just use a HP G60 laptop now, this definitely does not do playback input, so I gotta get an external card.