How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

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How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

Postby bhdrums » 27 May 2021 18:13

Why doesn't VLC record sound when you are recording your desktop? Does it? How?

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Re: How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

Postby Hitchhiker » 28 May 2021 09:24

Desktop capture doesn't have the ability to capture audio, only video.

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Re: How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

Postby mederi » 28 May 2021 11:39

You can record sound separately in another instance of VLC.

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Re: How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

Postby bhdrums » 28 May 2021 17:13

And how do I record sound? I want to record the desktop sound not voice over.

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Re: How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

Postby mederi » 28 May 2021 18:17

I do not know your OS. I can right-click the speaker icon in system tray > recording devices > right-click there > show hidden devices > right-click the Stereo Mix > Enable. I can also check its properties there. Then I can select the Stere Mix source within Open Media dialog in VLC: Capture Device tab > DirectShow > Video device name=None, Audio device name=Stereo Mix (...
You can prepare a batch script starting 2 VLC instances with CLI options.

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Re: How to record sound when recording desktop screen?

Postby bhdrums » 28 May 2021 19:30

That works but only if I set it to just audio mp3. Rather annoying. No way to record both at same time?


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