Recording with Realtek HD Audio / AC97 onboard sound chip /sound card with Audacity Video
Realtek sound is the most common sound chip in PCs today & is usually used as a integrated sound card on motherboards & in OEMs Desktop & laptop computers. I made this video as I kept on being asked about the process to set up for recording with such a chip as they don’t work like other sound cards / chips. And many people have been forced to buy new expensive soundcards in order to record input signals such as for there DJ sets etc. This method shows you how to set up Audacity to record from a line input (say a DJ set). Bearing in mind this video was done using my laptop which uses the ‘mic in’ Jack as its only input jack, however a desktop pc motherboard will likely use the ‘line in’ jack for its recording input. Just make sure that is selected when you do this on a desktop Realtek enabled PC. Also the video describes how using this setup with ‘any’ soundcard can enable the recording of ‘any’ audio that gets played back through the system.
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@tonita88 Deactivate Stereo Mix
@davidss96 Deactivate Stereo Mix
@tonita88 – hmm maybe this could be a driver problem or maybe even registry troubles. I would download the lastest Realtek driver instal & try that see if it makes a difference. & also download the free app ‘ccleaner’ just google ‘CCLEANER’ & run it so it can sort out any registry problems.
i was recording my voice and it stutters when i play it and its not about the playback..the recorded sound itself is stuttering and repeating syllables of my voice…ive tried all other programs that could record so the program is not the problem..what is???
it’s in the recording section & if you right click on microphone & select disable. It should be disabled.
If you need to turn it back on at some point just do the same thing again & this time enable it
ashley could you please help on this. how can i disable in control panels? its in sound and audio devices right? then is it on speaker settings? or in audio properties in sound playback or sound recording? what should i do exactly? and disabling the built in microphone from where? would i still use the same microphone on mixcraft?
@davidss96 Oh this is likely because you have an in built microphone on the laptop. You can briefly disable it in control panels audio options
could yo help me as i downloaded mixcraft and its making a loud noise as a play a song or try to record. you cant hear the song only the loud noise i tried changing the preference wave as its the only available but nothings working. could it be the sound card? if yes how could i check that…? even when i take out my headphone which has a built in mic it still makes the same noise on laptop speakers. my sound card is realtek! how can i get updates? where?
@AZUREkiteMAN
right click/properties & get windows to run in windows xp compatibility mode & then try it again
i did everything exactly you said and it still won’t record sounds. It’ll record in the built-in video program that came with vista, but not in audacity. What do i need to do? :c
I tried but it didnt work =[
hmm I would think if you are using this method then it sould record it just as you hear it. So it would record the effects too.
I have a question, in realtek audio you can change the environment to auditorium, stone corridor, bathroom, concert hall… etc. how do you record it with those effects ?
THANKS SO MUCH
I have another method of fixing this issue. see if thats helpful too. I myself was having much problems as well. but everything works great now
I use avs video editor any tips to have the best sound ?
I checked all the Realtek SoundCard settings and nothing. I uninstalled the ASIO drivers and now it works a lot better, but still sometimes it happens.
you might have some audio effect like ‘hall’ or similar on there that need switching off, If i can remember the realtek drivers utility has options for this
I have a weird problem I start recording then randomly the amplitude of the sound signal lowers And the sounds somehow sounds from inside a barrel and has a sort of flanger to it. Has anyone got an idea what that might be?
The video is quite long and is taking a while to load, so I’ll just ask here. What exactly do I select under recording in Audacity to record straight from the speakers with Realtek HD audio (oboard MOBO sound)
@count3rculture yes it should work the same, on the ‘recording’ option just set for sound mapper ‘input’
what version of windows are you using ? on windows seven (7) I had to set the compatibility mode to run in windows xp service pack3 mode to get audacity to run right. it might also help in Vista
I dont have a hd one i dont think so anyways but it should still work with the ac97 one
reply and tell me what you think has gon wrong if possible as it is getting tedious and i think i have done everything that you have said
Thankyou
i am having problems with my audacity , i have tried all of the preferences like ie; windows soundmapper and c media wave device and others . and the others i have tried all the audio recording options like line in, cd audio, aux,wave and stereo mix .
I have realtek ac97 and the other bits and a mic with a standard jack /the small one.I plugged it in the front mic port and back mic port on my pc and does not recor anything i think ive done all realtek mic setting have i gon rong somwere?
Thanks for the help.
And I apologize for accidentally rating it one star when I meant to X out of a window next to the rating option. :/ Youtube wouldn’t let me change my rating.
Anyways, five stars. Once again, thanks for the help.