How to Record Audio from Computer?

• Auto Setting:

a) Run BlackHole and then hit on the “Screen” button in the main interface to specify the area you desire to record.

b) Navigate to the option of “Audio Sources” to check the tab of “System Sound” under the menu of “Audio Sources (Auto)”.

c) Finally, you can hit on the red recording button and play your audio to begin the recording process smoothly.


• Manual Setting:

a) Launch BlackHole and then move to “System Preferences > Sound” to choose the option of “Input > Internal Microphone” to hit on.

b) Afterwards, you need to click on the tab of “Output > Multi-output Device” for setting.



c) Go to Record It menu and then choose an area. Select the option of “BlackHole 16ch” under the menu of “Audio Sources (More)” to finish the setting. In the end, you can hit on the recording button to begin to record your computer audio.

Part 3: How to Record Audio from Computer with Leawo Music Recorder?

Leawo Music Recorder is a top-rated audio recording software that could record audio from any source, including computer audio and microphone audio. And all recordings can be saved into high-quality MP3 and WAV formats. No matter you're going to record built-in input audio or online audio like YouTube, Pandora, Last.FM, Napster, Spotify, GUBA, NPC, MySpace, etc., Leawo Music Recorder could easily help you achieve the task. What's more, it could automatically download and add song tags to recordings, including song artist, song album, album artwork, song name, etc. The following tutorial will show you how to record audio on computer for both Windows and Mac with Leawo Music Recorder.

Step 1: Download and install Leawo Music Recorder

Click either button below according to your computer system to download and install Leawo Music Recorder to your computer.

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• Leawo Music Recorder

  - Record any sound from computer stream audio and built-in input audio.
  - Record music from 1000+ music sites like YouTube, Facebook, Veoh, VEVO, etc.
  - Schedule music recording via the internal recording task scheduler.
  - Automatically/manually add and complete music tags like artist, album, cover, genre, etc.
  - Save recorded musicfiles into either WAV or MP3 format for wide uses.

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Step 2: Select audio source

After installation, launch the software to enter the main interface of this program to record audio for free. Before you start to record audio from computer, you need to figure out what kind of audio source you want to record. Click "Audio Source" icon on the bottom-left corner to invoke the Audio Source settings panel. If you want to record computer stream audio or online music, you need to select "Record Computer Audio". If your source audio is external audio of your computer, you need to select "Record Audio Input" option.

Step 3: Set output parameters for recordings

Click the inverted triangle button on the top-right corner to invoke the program settings panel. Then, under "General" tab, you need to set the output directory to save recordings. In addition, you can set the output format to MP3 or WAV under "Format" tab, where you could also set the audio parameters like sample rate and bit rate.

Step 4: Start to record audio from computer

Then, click the red start buttonin the top-left corner to start recording audio from computer. At the same time, you should start to play the source audio. It is worth noting that the audio source should be played after the red button is clicked. Otherwise, the audio source might be not recorded completely.

Step 5: Manually edit music tags if needed

During recording, this music recording software will automatically download and add music tags such as Title, Artist, Album, Album Artwork, Year, Genre, etc. If you're not satisfied with the outcomings, or the program fails to add song tags, you can edit them manually by right-clicking the desired recording and selecting "Edit Music Tags" option.

Part 4: How to Record Audio from Computer with Leawo Screen Recorder?

As the name suggests, Leawo Screen Recorder is a screen recorder that can record computer screen with audio. But apart from recording screen, it can be also used as an audio recorder. Unlike other competitors that can only record audio through screencast, Leawo Screen Recorder specially divides audio recorder as a single module which allows users to record audio individually. Furthermore, there are various formats, audio quality and sample rate selectable for output recordings.

Step 1: Download Leawo Screen Recorder

Download and install Leawo Screen Recorder on your computer. Then, launch the software after installation.

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• Leawo Screen Recorder

  - Record all activities on your computer screen as HD screencast.
  - Record video from your webcam.
  - Record any audio from your computer an/or microphone.
  - Capture anything on your computer screen as screenshot.
  - Add drawing, annotations, watermark, mouse animation, and BGM to recordings.
  - Output in high quality with multiple formats selectable.

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Step 2: Set output preferences

Before recording audio, you can first set the output directory, audio format, audio quality, and audio sample rate. Click the three-bar icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings to bring the Preferences panel up. Then, click Output tab in the left column to set output preferences, and click OK button to save changes and go back to the main interface.

Step 3: Start to record audio from computer

On the main interface of Leawo Screen Recorder, click Record Audio button to enter audio recorder module. Then, in the secondary interface of audio recorder, you can choose to record system sound or microphone sound. After audio source setting, click the REC button to start recording audio from computer.

After recording, you will be led to Record History panel, where you can manage all your recordings.

Part 5: How to Record Audio from Computer with Audacity?

Audacity is another useful tool for you to record audio from computer. Its functions are native and simplistic, which is easy to use with high quality. It contains a host of advanced features. Here we would like to break down how to record audio from computer with Audacity.

• Step 1: Go to the official website of Audacity and choose the proper version you need, for it supports the system of Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. Here the Windows version is chosen for instance.

• Step 2: Run Audacity on your computer and then hit on the audio host drop-down menu near the upper-left side of the software. Choose the option of “Windows WASAPI” to allow Audacity to record the audio from other programs and platforms.

• Step 3: Find the audio input drop-down menu to the right of the microphone icon to click on and then select a proper loopback device, such as “Speakers (loopback)” or “Headphones (loopback)” to enable the tool to record the internal audio of your computer without recording external audio like typing.

• Step 4: In order to avoid distortions and feedback when you are recording with Audacity, you can click on “Transport> Transport Options” to uncheck the tab of "Software Playthrough".

• Step 5: After all these settings, you can now hit on the red circle button to begin to record audio coming from apps on your computer and play the audio you desire to record at the same time. When the recording comes to an end or you desire to stop for a while, you can hit on the stop button to make it.

• Step 6: If you desire to play your recorded audio, you need to switch the "audio host" menu back “MME” and then hit on the play button to listen to the recorded audio for check out.

• Step 7: In the end, you can hit on the “File> Export” to choose “Export as MP3” or other format you desire to apply in the menu. Choose an output directory and type in a file name. Hit “Save> OK” button to finish saving your recording task perfectly.