Piping sound sources to other software in Windows

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NovaClaft

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Howdy!

I have a screen recorder with which I intend to record some stuff, and my sound card doesn't support Stereo Mix.

There are various programs that can intercept audio going to the speakers and record them. However, I fail to find out how to use their recordings as a source for my screen recorder, rather than save them to a file. Is that even possible?


-Nova
 
I'm not sure I understand your problem - I guess you're trying to record a software demonstration or something? The screen recorder should record whatever video/sounds/images your computer is producing.

Some questions: What screen recorder software are you using? What is your OS? and What is the make/model of your computer and soundcard?
 
My OS is Windows 7 64 bit, I use Hypercam 3 for screen capture and I've got a Creative Audigy SE as a sound card, using the latest drivers.

However, Hypercam doesn't have the ability to record the sound my computer produces, and my sound card doesn't support Stereo Mix/Wave/What U Hear or whatever in Windows 7(it used to work in XP). And yes, I've already checked the disabled sources, but it isn't listed there either.

As to what I want, I'm not sure I can explain any better than I did. But my brother who used Linux told me a bit about 'piping', as he calls it, in which he transfers video and sound data from one application to another using the command line of Linux. Windows doesn't have such an advanced command line, of course, but wouldn't it be possible for a program to transfer its recording data to another program? Perhaps use program A's input as input for program B as well.
 
I'd stop there because at this rate you're gonna divide by 0. And nobody wants that now, do they.

anyways, the only thing that came to mind is that you get seperate software to run along hypercam. Acctually, I just had an idea.

FRAPS!!! Fraps is what you need. Download fraps and use that to record your screen. I have the same problem on my Dell Optiplex but fraps records the sound. FRAPS!!!
 
As to what I want, I'm not sure I can explain any better than I did. But my brother who used Linux told me a bit about 'piping', as he calls it, in which he transfers video and sound data from one application to another using the command line of Linux.
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I don't know how you would "pipe" sound to a video file - you would need video editing software. The only piping I ever do in Linux is the output from one command to another - which is always from one text-based program to another. I'm not sure there is a way to "pipe" sound to a video file, in Linux or otherwise.

Do what John A suggested - get a screen capture program that does record the sound. Problem solved. I think he recommends FRAPS or something??? :P
 
Aye, I have Fraps laying back here. However, Fraps only supports DirectX (and OpenGL?) applications, and only a handful of the games I intend to record use DirectX. For example, I don't think Fraps can record DosBox and Kega Fusion, or can it?
 
Using an older version of my sound card, I have the option to use Stereo Mix as a source again, so I'm all well.

What I saw in that post you linked, it just makes DosBox use DirectX for an overlay. Kind of a cheap method, if you ask me, because that certainly does not work for everything.

Or maybe I just read it wrong. Either way, I'm satisfied.

Thanks for the help anyway, people. It's much appreciated.
 
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