Program for downloading streaming audio. How to record sound from a computer. Program overview

Good afternoon friends!

Last time I told you. But what if you have neither the time nor the desire to install and learn additional software? Is it possible to record and edit audio directly from the browser window? Oh yes, now it's possible! Just a few years ago, online sound recording was something out of science fiction. And now this is not just a reality, there are a lot of services thanks to which you can create, edit and combine audio files. We will talk about them today. So, let's go.

If you come up with an idea for a new article and are afraid of forgetting it, you can quickly open Vocaroo, record your thoughts in an audio file, and then translate it into text or send a link to the file to a freelancer who will transcribe it for you.

2. Online Audio Joiner - the most multifunctional service

I warn you right away that without knowing the basics of sound recording and music creation, you won’t be able to figure this out. But there is documentation (though only in English), and I think sound engineers and music makers will definitely appreciate this service.

Professional audio editors can be expensive and complex. Using them simply to rap a couple of phrases into a microphone or cut out the chorus of your favorite song for a ringtone is like shooting sparrows from a cannon.

To avoid filling up your hard drive with unnecessary programs, just open an online sound recording service. All you have to do is choose the one that suits you. I hope I was able to help you with this today.

Streaming audio and video tracks is one of the common ways to not only reduce the load on servers with multimedia data from which downloads are made, but also to facilitate the task of playback on users’ computers, since they do not need to wait for the file to be completely downloaded.

However, this method has a small problem. Typically, such streams cannot be saved to disk using standard means. This circumstance has led to the emergence of more than several dozen special programs for recording tracks to a file.

Unfortunately, today the best utilities for recording streams are not free. In a good case, you are provided with demo versions that are reduced in functionality or trial versions that are limited in time.

The situation became this way after the judicial systems kicked out from the Internet free programs that were superior in all respects, such as StreamBox VCR and GetASFStream. Mentions of them can still be found on dubious download sites, but in most cases the files offered are viruses.

However, the problem of recording media tracks can still be solved, albeit in a roundabout way. The first step is to use free web services for recording streaming media, which require only a link to a page with audio or video to enter. For example, a link from YouTube.

If the services cannot help you in any way, then you can record media streams while they are played on your computer. If it’s a little simpler, in the latter case, first you launch a recording program that will save everything that is transmitted to the speakers and to the screen, and then open and play the audio/video you need from beginning to end.

Note: Of course, these are not the best solutions. However, they are free and available to everyone. And their potential is quite enough to solve most emerging problems.

Note: When using these programs, you must remember that there is a concept of "copyright". Of course, it is not so relevant for our country, but the concept still exists.

Review of free programs for recording audio and video streams

If you need to record videos from famous media sites like YouTube, then using online services like savefrom is enough. Just enter the desired page address with the media stream in the input field and click "download". Today there are many such services. Basically, they differ either in the list of supported sites or in the way the resulting files are provided (sending by email, various formats, etc.).

Unfortunately, these services will not always be able to help you. For example, a media site may not be supported by the service. Or the video is displayed using a unique player that uses clever loading algorithms. Or...

If this happens and the services cannot cope with the task, then you can use a workaround. Namely, record media tracks while playing audio and video on your computer. Of course, with such recording there will be a slight loss in quality, but this fact is more than compensated by the fact that you can record any audio or video, no matter where it is located and no matter how technologically it is played.

Jing is a simple and intuitive interface for recording audio and video streams

Debut Video Capture

Audacity

Total Recorder- the best of the few programs that allow you to capture and digitize sound from any source in real time. Any sound coming from the sound card will be intercepted and duplicated by this program.
Surely, at least once in your life, you have had a situation where you really liked the music from a game or the cool voice acting of something? I wanted to fuck it, but I couldn’t... Right? Also, for those who have used IP telephone conversations, sometimes it is a good idea to record the conversation in a file. This program is also indispensable for those who like to listen to Internet radio stations. Now you can easily save your favorite melody.
With help Total Recorder, you can capture one-to-one audio from the original source without much hassle. The program is easy to set up and use. In addition, it has a crack, after which it will not be difficult for any user to understand the settings.
This is what the interface looks like during operation:

Take your time to launch this product. After installation, you need to restart your computer, as the program will integrate its sound driver into the system:

If you look at the properties of multimedia devices after the reboot, you will immediately see that the sound card drivers have been replaced with TotalRecorder. However, the sound wood remains untouched and you can return everything back at any time. Now run the program and register. An unregistered program will not rob the sound.

Exit the program and run the cracker. Now everything is ready! All that remains is to launch Total Recorder and make some small settings.

First of all, go to the menu Settings - Options, in the window System make small changes. Such as - in the section Devices, be sure to check the boxes so that playback and recording are performed directly from the sound card. It is advisable to disable sounds “for system events”; to put it simply, your beloved Windows sound scheme will be disabled. But this is necessary because if at the moment of raking something in the system “blurs” or “blooms”, then this “bloom/bloom” will definitely be present in the phonogram. If you are sure that this will not happen, then you can leave the circuit turned on. Don’t forget to allow high priority in the system so that all sorts of programs (that like to grab more resources and not give you the opportunity to steal your favorite melody) cannot install Total Recorder to the background.
Next, click on the bookmark MP3:

The author did not bother developing his own mp3 encoding algorithms (which is a very, very sensible decision), but allowed the use of third-party developments. Personally I recommend Lame. In my opinion this is the best mp3 codec. The latest versions of this codec can always be found from the manufacturer and. Now, having connected the DLL, select your favorite parameters for the codec and click Apply to save the settings. You can rummage through the remaining bookmarks and change the settings in them to your own (they are not so significant). Now click on OK and we will open another menu. It is available from Settings - Recording options... It can also be called directly from the program’s face with a button Setting recording options... The following window will open:

If you have Russified the program, then understanding the settings will not be difficult. Keep in mind that these are the options you will have to vary in the future. Because different programs use audio playback differently. And you will have to change the settings of this window quite often. Be prepared for this. If, when the record button is pressed, the peak indicator in the program does not show signs of life, it means that the audio stream through which the required program drives the sound is not configured or is selected incorrectly. Stop the recording process, open this window and select the sound card settings menu:

There, check the box for the audio stream that (in your opinion) is being used and resume recording. If everything is chosen correctly, the process will go fine.
To steal sounds and melodies from games that prevent you from switching to another task, you can use the following technology. First, Total Recorder is launched, the settings for the intended audio streams are set, recording is turned on, the game starts... After the desired fragment is heard, simply exit the game and stop recording. If a recording has been made, the playback button for the ripped soundtrack will be available. You can listen to what happened. If the sound was not captured, change the recording settings and try again. I am sure that you will definitely select the required flow.
After successfully “capturing” the sound, save it as an unharmed WAV(PCM format) file and edit in any .

The program also provides a very good normalization function, located in the paragraph Volume - Normalization...

At the end of the sound “recording” process, the volume frequency response will be automatically corrected. Although, personally, I am more satisfied with normalization in an audio editor than in a sound ripper.

Important!
Do not use cracks and patches that violate the source code of the program! They are hacking this product incorrectly!
After which, all sorts of problems arise, in the form of hissing, crackling, time limits for the raked file, and so on...
For full registration and operation, use only keygens or ready-made keys.

It is one of the most popular external devices for a computer. Using a microphone, you can chat on the Internet, sing karaoke, or simply record sound. In this material we will consider just the last option. Here you will learn how to record sound through a microphone on a computer, how to save it, and what to do if the sound from the microphone is not recorded.

Record sound from a microphone using the Sound Recorder program

If you use the Windows 7 or Windows XP operating system, then you can record sound from a microphone through the standard Sound Recorder program. This program has almost no settings, but it is very easy to use. In general, it is suitable if you have little experience and want to get acquainted with recording sound through a microphone on a computer.

In Windows XP, the Sound Recorder program can be launched by going to Start - All Programs - Accessories - Entertainment - Sound Recorder. In Windows 7, the path to the program is slightly shorter than “Start - All Programs - Accessories - Sound Recorder”. In addition, in Windows 7 you can use the search. To do this, open the Start menu, enter the search query “Sound Recorder” and open the found program.

After you launch the Sound Recorder program, you can begin recording sound through a microphone to your computer. To do this, click on the “Start Recording” button and start speaking into the microphone. In this case, pay attention to the bar to the right of the “Start Recording” button. If the microphone is working, then green lines should appear in this strip, indicating the signal level from the microphone.

To stop recording audio, click on the “Stop Recording” button. After stopping recording, the program will offer to save the recorded audio in WMA format. In the future, the saved WMA file can be listened to using any audio playback program, for example, using Winamp.

It should be noted that the Sound Recorder program is no longer available in Windows 10. Instead, Windows 10 comes with a standard Voice Recorder program. You can launch Voice Recorder by finding it in the list of all programs or by searching in the Start menu.

Record audio from a microphone using Audacity

If you often need to record sound through a microphone on your computer, then standard programs like “Sound Recorder” or “Voice Recorder” will not be enough for you, since they have very limited capabilities. In your case, you need to resort to more professional programs to record sound.

For example, you can use the free audio editor Audacity to record audio. This editor allows you to record and edit audio in WAV, MP3 and OGG formats. It is possible to import and export audio files in OGG, FLAC, WAV, AU and AIFF formats. And if you install additional modules, you can also import audio files in MPEG, WMA, GSM, AC3 and AAC formats. Overall, Audacity offers a fairly wide range of features for a novice user.

In order to record sound using Audacity, go to the official website of the developer, download the installation file and install it on your computer. As already mentioned, the program is completely free, so there should be no problems with installation. Just click the “Next” button several times and the installation is complete.

After launching the program, you can immediately begin recording sound through a microphone to your computer. To do this, simply click on the button with the red dot.

After clicking this button, audio recording will begin. To stop it, click on the button with a yellow square.

Now you can proceed to saving. To do this, you need to open the “File” menu and select “Export Audio”, after which the sound recorded from the microphone can be saved in one of the formats supported by the program.

It should be noted that if you want to get an audio file ready for playback, then you need to use “Export Audio”. If you save in the usual way (using CTRL-S), the recorded audio will be saved in the Audacity program format.

What to do if sound is not recorded?

If the sound is not recorded, then most likely there is something wrong with your microphone or sound card. The most common causes of audio recording problems are:

• Sound card drivers are not installed;
• The microphone is turned off or incorrectly connected to the computer;
• Problems with ;
• Problems with connectors on the front panel of the computer;

You can read more about these problems in the article “”.

Quite often we need to record sound from a computer. Perhaps this is some kind of song playing from the speakers. Or maybe you need to record your speech spoken into a microphone. How to do it? There are a lot of options. I chose the simplest one. I will describe it in detail and with pictures. Go.

We record sound from a computer. How?

Many programs have been written for this: both paid (Super Mp3 Recorder) and free (Moo0, Echo, NanoStudio, etc.)

Yes, even Windows itself has a mechanism for recording sound from computer speakers! The latter is located at All Programs-> Accessories-> Entertainment-> Sound Recorder.

But we will talk about another option. There is a wonderful program that:

a) free

b) weighs little

c) intuitive

We are talking about Moo0 VoiceRecorder

The description for it says that the software is ideal for recording sounds from a sound card and/or microphone.

This is what she looks like:

under No. 1 - the address of the final file that will be obtained as a result of recording

under number 2 its name

No. 3 - click to start.

Principle of operation.

Turn on the song or whatever you need, click the “Record” button in the main program window. That’s it.

Additional settings.

Settings are called up by clicking the corresponding button in the upper left corner

1. There is a timer for delayed work

2. You can set the quality of the resulting recording. Default is mp3 192 kb/s

3. Filter out certain noises

It is important! You may need to make one extra move, namely turn on the stereo mixer on your computer.

In the lower right corner, click on the icon with headphones (or a speaker or whatever you have). Or go to the toolbar, “Sounds and audio devices” item, on the “Volume” tab, click on the “advanced” button. In short, look for a menu like:

If the stereo mixer we need is not there, then go to Options-Properties (it’s in the upper left corner)