Recording with Realtek HD Audio / AC97 onboard sound chip /sound card with Audacity

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.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Realtek
• Audacity
• recording
• DJ mix recording
• DJ

[AshleyM300]

I seem to get a lot of questions still regarding this video. You may be better off if you have twitter by asking questions, if you have twitter at: @AshleyM300

Just make sure the question is in reference to this video if you do.

[Anime4everOyokrae]

umm.. on site there is ac97 driver and HD audio.. how i know which one is right one for my pc?

[AshleyM300]

@Anime4everOyokrae I guess you could either look in your PC manual or product info on manufacturer website (if you bought a commercial computer). If not you need to find out your motherboard & then visit the website & do the same for that. 1st of all you could check in device manger to check under sound, video & game controllers if it tells you there.

[Dcl4ws]

On my PC i got Realtek AC 97 Audio does this mean i have a mic built into my PC its xp i bought a mic but it records sound from the pc A.ka if i would play Call of Duty it would be gunshots coming out my mic not my voice how can i fix this

[AshleyM300]

@Dcl4ws I wouldn't know I guess you are talking about a laptop? Even then it depends wether they decided to connect a mic to the laptop & the soundcard internally or not. Usually more than not if it's an Laptop it will have a built in microphone.

When you plug in another microphone in the jack it should overide that one. If you have sounds coming out of your microphone then you have connected it to the wrong jack.

[deltasworder1x]

i'm have microsoft sound mapper outpu.t i have windows 7 there's nothing being recorded.

[viper8177]

In Audacity in Edit, Preferences and Devices, I can select Microsoft Sound Mapper Output as the playback device but under Recording devices it says no devices found?

[viper8177]

The only recording options in Windows 7 for me are Microphone, Front Mic or Line In. I don't see an option for Microsoft Sound Mapper Input? I have an Asrock z68 Extreme4 Gen3 board with Realtek chip.

[JB3Gs]

That summed it up for me mate, but I just find it easier to record into Cool Edit Pro 2.

Plus I can treat the recordings (samples) before exporting them to my DAW before chopping them.

[kasira19]

Hey i got the same problem as dcl4ws people can hear my windows and all that and my voice could anyone help me?