How to record streaming audio from internet or other media player(RealPlayer, MediaPlayer or QuickTime)?

Last Updated: Dec 02, 2009

The Connector ComboBox on ACA Audio Recorder shows a list of physical and logical connectors on the sound card if you are using Windows 2000, XP, 2003.

Because Windows Vista use the CoreAPI technology to manage the audio devices, the Device ComboBox on ACA Audio Recorder shows a list of physical and logical devices on the sound card.

This list is provided by the OS and audio driver. Most of the time, you should only care about the following options(Note, different audio driver may give different names):

• Microphone/Mic - The audio will be captured from the microphone port
  
• Line-in/Line In - The audio will be captured from the Line-in port
  
• Stereo Mix/Mono Mix/WAVE Out - The audio will be captured from the sound card's speakers port
  

Please use Stereo Mix/Mono Mix/WAVE Out when you want to use ACA Audio Recorder as a universal audio converter or audio stream recorder.
 

To record stream audio from internet radio, or other media player, please do following steps:

1. Click here to free download ACA Audio Recorder, and then install it. If you have installed ACA Audio Recorder on your computer, you can skip this step.
   
   
2. Open your internet audio player at the same time, such as RealOne/RealPlayer, QuickTime or Windows Media Player, and start playback the internet audio or media file.
   
   
3. On Windows 2000, XP or 2003, choose Stereo Mix/Mono Mix/WAVE Out as the connector, as it is shown in the following figure:
   
   
   
   On Windows Vista, choose Stereo Mix/Mono Mix/WAVE Out as the device, as it is shown in the following figure:
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the Start button to record audio.

Note: different audio driver may give different names of devices or connector. If you're unsure, you can easily test the options available to determine the correct setting.

For example, the Intel(r) Integrated Audio shows Mono Mix and Stereo Mix , as it is shown in following figure, this screenshot is captured from the desktop of Dell Latitude laptop, Windows XP:

But the SoundMAX Digital Audio shows Mono Out and Wave Out Mix, as it is shown in following figure, this screenshot is captured from the desktop of IBM T42 laptop, Windows XP:

See Also:

• How to select other audio source on Windows Vista?
  
• Which audio format shall I select?
  
• How to get the best audio quality?