"record what you hear" gone?
 

I've been checking the various "SigmaTelAudio" sound settings on my latest PC, but even in the advanced sound settings the 'record what you hear' setting isn't there, all it has is 'line in' and 'microphone'. Is this something only certain sound cards can do? or is there some obscure additional setting I may have missed? :eye:

I think that's a SoundBlaster-thing. Or Creative. Anyway, I know I had the function when I used my SoundBlaster Live! 5.1.

"What U Hear" is definitely a Creative thing, but it's done on the software side. Any decent audio recording/editing program will do it, regardless of your hardware, it's just usually called something else. I'm sure there's some freeware out there, but I use Adobe Audition for everything so I couldn't tell you.

I was more concerned it was a hardware issue rather then software, but if that's not the case then I guess I just have to do some digging now

Windows by default can let you record what goes through the output of the sound card. (This might depend of hardware capability, but even my on-board sound card allows me to do that.)

First, you need to have Stereo Mix checked in the Properties box when you have it set to adjust volume for recording. After that, all you have to do is select the Stereo Mix and adjust it's volume to an acceptable level (usually very low.) Then you can take any audio recording program and have it record what is output from the sound card.

Wow... this doesn't have a stereo mix function either, I didn't even notice until now I just assumed it was there. It has 'volume control', 'Wave', 'SW Synth', 'CD player' 'input monitor' and 'Mono Mix' I'm guessing if I use the mono it will do the same thing... or maybe I really do need a better card :(

Mono would be awful. Let's see if we can't get the stereo mix. Download and install this. If the option is there, great; if not, time to get a new card. =)

> Blaze Media Pro looks like a better option, because you can download the trial and make it a full version without much trouble.

Still no good... :( I could install the Audigy 2 sound blaster card from my old harddrive, but a company I used to trust was who built that machine. Almost every part on it has been replaced at least once except the processor, cd drives and motherboard, which is ridiculous for a machine barely even 2 years old, not to mention the sound crackles like fuck.

It could just be the motherboard that's caused all the problems on that harddrive, but either way I honestly don't have the experience to know if it's worth transferring the sound card over to this new tower.

Bummer. I would say pick up a low-end M-Audio or Turtle Beach card. Personally, I have a love/hate relationship with Creative, and the hate part is the Audigy.