[nflug] Recording audio output

[Joe]

Don't see anything like that and not clear on how it might apply.
Any ideas on how to proceed?

TIA

Joe

Cyber Source wrote:
> 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:
>>>>  
>>>>      
>>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>>>             
>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe
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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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