How to Record Audio of All Sources

AV Audio Recorder is designed to record audio from any sources that produces sound like a microphone, record player, streaming audio, tape recorder, phone conversation, VCR or video games and so on. In other words, you can intercept any sound produced in the Operating System and save it into a file of the assigned format somewhere on your hard disk to play your collection on your computer or portable player, or create your own CDs. Now, download and install AV Audio Recorder to record audio easily.

Step 1. Select Recording Device and Sound Source

Launch AV Audio Recorder. Click "Show or hide mixer window" button to select the sound card in your system and choose choose "Stereo Mix" as sound source. The names of the sound sources to record audio maybe different in various operating systems, usually named as Stereo Mix, Phone Line, Aux Volume, Video Volume, Mic Volume, Line In, CD Audio and so on.

Step 2. Adjust Recording Settings

Click "Options" and a window will be activated. In "General Settings" area, you can specify an output format among MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG. Click "Settings" to adjust the recording quality by well-configured presets or configuration parameters. Click "Change" to select an output folder. It also has the ability to name the recorded file automatically by date and time. Other settings like AGC, VAS, Hot Key and Schedule are also available.

Step 3. Start Recording

After everything is set, just play the sound that you want to record. Then you can see wave variations in the wave pattern. You can adjust the Volume & Balance to meet your demands.

Click the red round record button in AV Audio Recorder or press the hotkey you just set to start recording. To stop the recording, click "Stop Recording" and the recorded sound will be directly output to the output folder & listed in the file list with detailed information like filename, location, time, duration & size. You can play the recording with the built-in player.