[nflug] Recording audio output

[Cyber Source]

I forget exactly what it was called but there is an option for something 
like "volume" as the recording source, I always thought that was so 
freakin cool

Joe wrote:
> Cyber Source wrote:
>   
>> try removing any ~/.audacity stuff you might have
>>
>> Joe wrote:
>>     
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>  
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>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
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>>>>> I'm a huge fan of audacity, it's been around forever and works great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>          
>>>>>           
>>>>>> I'm using kubuntu gutsy.  When I click on the speaker icon in my
>>>>>> panel,
>>>>>> it brings up kmix.  Everything works fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I play a flash audio from a website, the audio shows up and is
>>>>>> controlled by kmix (the pcm slider).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When, at the same time, I run
>>>>>>
>>>>>> arecord -c 2 -f dat -v -v fubar.dat
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I get a very large wav file with nothing but crosstalk background
>>>>>> noise
>>>>>> on it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a way to get arecord (or something similar) to capture
>>>>>> this or
>>>>>> other audio streams from the web?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joe
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>>>> When I start audacity, I get Error Locking Temporary Folder.
>>>> What do I look for to fix this?
>>>>
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>>> I just got the error log:
>>>
>>> 11:28:02 AM: Failed to create a temporary file name (error 13:
>>> Permission denied)
>>> 11:28:02 AM: can't open user configuration file.
>>>
>>> So what do I have to do to get it pointed to somewhere it can write to,
>>> etc.?
>>>
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> Now audacity runs, but after several attempts and a look at a tutorial,
> I am still clueless about how to configure it to record what is being
> sent to my speakers.   Any ideas on how to do that?
>
> Also, when I click on Help->Index, I get a note about help not being
> installed.  It provides links to download or view online, but the links
> don't do anything.  Where can I get the full help file/documentation?
>
> I found the audacity wiki, but nothing I found there seemed to help with
> my issues.
>
> When I open preferences->audio I/O I find the following options:
> Playback
> OSS: /dev/dsp
> ALSA: HDA Intel: Conexant Analog Audio (Hw.0.0)
> ALSA: HDA Intel: Conexant Digital Audio (Hw.0.1)
> ALSA: front
> ALSA: Surround40
> ALSA: Surround51
> ALSA: Surround71
> ALSA: iec958
> ALSA: spdif
> ALSA: default
> ALSA: dmix
> JACK: Audio Connection Kit: alsa_pcm
>
> Record
> ALSA: HDA Intel: Conexant Analog Audio (Hw.0.0)
> ALSA: default
> JACK: Audio Connection Kit: alsa_pcm
>
> I don't know what to select or what most of the options mean.  I do have
> a Conexant Audio "card" on my notebook motherboard.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joe
>
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