No “Stereo Mix” recording option – Here are Few Solutions
I know most of you reached this page are looking for a solution to a problem.
The problem is : Stereo Mix/Wave Out is missing in Recording option under Volume Controls.
I have Toshiba Satellite A-105 S8424 Notebook. I have also the same problem. I bought the laptop 2 years back.
Few days back, i thought of recording a song and was surprised to see that there was No “Stereo Mix” option under recording in Volume Controls. Firstly, i uninstalled and installed latest RealTek HD Audio Drivers from Toshiba site. It didn’t work, then uninstalled the drivers and installed Latest drivers from RealTek Site, but no luck. I then tried to Windows 7 Compatible Audio Drivers
Then, I started searching for solutions to get Stereo Mix option on google search and yahoo search. I found lot of search results like forum, blogs and websites but no solution for Toshiba Laptop.
If you are using Windows 7, then Check this to Enable Stereo Mix
The reason of writing this post is to help people who are facing the same problem. I have put below all the possible solutions to enable/get Stereo Mix in Recording options:
If you don’t find solution after reading all the solutions, then check this out Use Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) to solve missing stereo-mix problem
Before you try looking for Installing and uninstalling of Drivers, Try doing this first (for only Vista users)
- For Windows Vista users (may work or may not work)
- Go to Sound in the Control Panel’s classic view
- Select the Recording tab and right-click any of the devices listed.
- Check “Show Disabled Devices” and “Show Disconnected Devices”.
- Stereo Mix should show up. Set it as default. - Alternatively, Check this link
- If you have Sigmatel Audio Card, then there are couple of solutions.
- Dell laptop with Sigmatel Audio Card (Strangely LG Drivers work on Dell Laptop with Sigmatel Audio CardInstructions:Follow this link: http://us.lgservice.com/
Click on: Product Support
Go to: Device Driver
In product, select “Notebook”
Search for “Sigmatel”
The download the resultDownload the big 95Mb driver and you get the Stereo Mix option in recording
- Download this driver and install in windows xp sp2
Also check the this link for more details.
- If you have SoundMax Audio Card, Here is the solution
- Lenova with SoundMax driver
Read this and also check the link mentioned in that page. Hope it helps.
- If you have RealTek Audio card like i have, here are the solutions.
- For Windows Vista users (may work or may not work)
- Go to Sound in the Control Panel’s classic view
- Select the Recording tab and right-click any of the devices listed.
- Check “Show Disabled Devices” and “Show Disconnected Devices”.
- Stereo Mix should show up. Set it as default.If Stereo Mix doesn’t come up after you do the above. May be Stereo mix is disabled at hardware level.check for more info @ Video Help
- Get Audio Splitter (one audio jack on one end and two audio jack inputs at the other end). Check the below image.
also buy a double ended audio jack cable ( 3.5mm 2 male pin audio stereo plug). Check the below image.
You plug this into one of the audio input jacks from the splitter then plug the other end into your mic input (usually pink). Then plug some headphones into the other input jack from the splitter.
Right now, for my Toshiba Satellite A-105 S8424 Notebook this is the solution to get stereo mix working 
If you don’t find solution after reading all the solutions, then check this out Use Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) to solve missing stereo-mix problem
Hope this post helps you…
If you have more tips or found a way to get Stereo Mix for Toshiba laptop with RealtekHD audio. Leave a comment…
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thanks for doing the research! that was so helpful.
Kate,
Let me know what was your problem and how did it help you so that i can edit this post if needed.
Thanks for this advice. It also works for me (HP 6510b under Vista).
Cheers,
Tuan
Thanks alot man! I’m recording with Fraps with a good, crisp sound. Had to restart my computer before I recorded though.
@Tuan, @Joshua
I am happy that it helped you. But I have not yet solved on my laptop because, i didn’t find a solution for Toshiba Laptop
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Hello, you can probably imagine how I found your article, unfortunately none of the options you listed worked for my Compaq Presario with a Conexant High Definition Smart Audio 221 sound card, the good news is that there’s a program {http://www.applian.com/replay-av/index.php} that did allow me to record without having to download, buy or install anything else.
The trial version only allows recordings of 5MB or 5 minutes but I only record short clips (both online tv and radio) so it’s not an issue. It also works with Vista, so, there’s that option out there too.
I’ll be e-mailing HP anyway because there’s no real reason to disable certain options, hopefully they’ll update the drivers or something.
@Ka,
Now a days all the laptop companies are requesting the sound card guys to remove that option from the driver itself
So, we need to find different workarounds.
Thnx for help.
Was unable to fix divers on my own.
Sid Softwares last blog post..Audio editors sound editing software
Now a days all the laptop companies are requesting the sound card guys to remove that option from the driver itself
But why the hell they are doing so
Tutan,
Not sure why the laptop firms are disabling the option from driver.
I almost pulled out all my hair trying to figure this out..
Oh this is the best! thank you thank you thank you..
and oh did I say thank you!!! Worked for me with
windows Vista!
I am telling you I just can’t thank you enough for postng this! You made
my day
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
@Missylove, Thanks for the comment. I am happy that this post helped you resolve the problem.
Hey I left a comment here before (forgot what mail I used, nevermind) and I finally found a real solucion for those of us with no hope.
http://applian.com/sound-recorder/
It’s free, small and it worked!
I thought I would leave it here in case some other person could benefit from it.
Hi, Ka,Thanks. I was puzled for this problem for a long time. I nearly mad because I want some oral news to be recoreded to study English.( I’m Chinese) My notebook is lenovo g450 using Conextant High Definition Smart audio 221. The software you give us worked.Than you!
@acson, That is great. I am glad that it helped you.
…can you only record sound through aninternet browser? I’m trying to record a song while I’m mucking about with it “live” and all I can find are some FLV player since I didn’t install the browser parts.
I really miss Stereo mix, was great for recording songs while I was improvising..
start browser on a no media site (e.g. google.com)
start freecorder from browser toolbar
start playing any sound with any software
- freecorder will record
@KA, Thanks very much for leaving a comment here. properly i will check the app and can also update the post…
it works! perfectly!
Ahhhh, you’re the man, I spent the last couple of days trying to figure this out til I stumbled across this. Thanks!!
@dungbeetle, Thanks man. I am happy that you found this post helpful…
Thanks so much for posting this – especially with photos of the hardware needed. I made a trip to Radio Shack spent $10 and problem solved!!
@Clarice,
You are welcome. I am glad that it solved the problem.
I had the exact same problem on my XP system with onboard ALC883 Realtek audio using driver v.2.08 it simply wouldnt record sound with fraps, so i tried the newest version of fraps 2.9.6 Build 7637 and problem solved, works perfectly
If you
@JSD, I hope this post helped you resolving the issue.
Hi nihar its the same problem with me i m using compaq c770tu but the vac didnt help me all i m using conexant hd audio i usually stream on justin.tv and ustream.tv but i never get sound on my streams the same thing continues after i added vc i m using xp service pack 2
I had it under recording options hidden but now its gone help!
@Connor, First let me know. Are you on XP or Vista?
Vista home premium
The Sigmatel Link thing doesnt work… i think they changed the site.
For the Sigmatel LG link this site works I believe http://uk.lge.com/support/download_soft.jsp
however I am unsure which result to download as searching under the specified criteria yields 4 results.
@Dee , @Vikas, @Dennis, @Sono, I have sent the crack. Do check your email. If you don’t see. try checking spam folder.
I’m really thank you so so so much. Now my Dell has stereo mix in Sigmatel already. Lucky me, I found this your solution.
Anyway THANKS SO MUCH again.
@Bondang, I am glad that this post helped you.
Hi Nihar,
I have Dell Optiplex 740 and I want to record (video + audio) the games that i play on my system. And i don’t get the audio as there is no STEREO MIX OPTION IN THE SOFTWARE DRIVER PROVIDED.
It has SigmaTel Audio Driver. I am working on XP Professional OS.
I tried my best but could not find any solution. I tried LG driver from the web site you mentioned but it didn’t work as it showed some errors and the driver could be installed may be because the drivers were for laptop and might be having some incompatibility problem with that. I tried VAC also. It was quite successful with small audio capturing but when I tried to capture some programme for 45 minutes it resulted in audio flickers and misses at a lot of place.
Kindly help.
I did go through one youtube tutorial. I did exactly the same as mentioned there.
start/run/regedit/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class/{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/005/Settings/filter/Rear
Created new binary entries as being told, Modified the MasterControlsIndependentMixerInputs and changed the binary values 0000 01 to 0000 00 (as mentioned in the tutorial. The last step mentioned in the tutorial was to modify the EnableInputMonitor and changing the binary values 0000 00 to 0000 01. When I right clicked this entry and chose Modify, the window opened already had the value 0000 01 (as per the tutorial it should have been 0000 00). Now I had two options only, one was to leave it as it is and second one was to change it 0000 00, I tried both and when I restarted the system the sound icon was missing in the task bar. I went ot control panel and right clicked on sound, it was uninitialised (just as it is not recognising the driver). Before attempting this i had made an restore point so i was able to restore the windows.
I tried all this with no luck kindly help
Regards
Ashiesh
@Ashiesh, I didn’t get the whole thing. It is better that we chat on gtalk sometime today evening IST time. I will be glad to help you
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Ok, I followed the first steps (for windows vista users) and it worked smoothly. I enabled the Stereo Mix option, and set it as default device. I then restarted my comp.
After restaring, I checked to see if the changes were still made and they were. The problem is, I still can’t record. Any idea why?
@Sean Kent, After restart can you see Stereo Mix option under Recording. If yes, then select Stereo Mix under Recording.
Let me know in full detail if it doesn’t work.
I don’t know much about computers so forgive me, but where is Device Driver located?
WOO HOO I HAVE FOUND A FIX!!I’ve been searching for literally months for a stereo mix/what u hear fix, I tried ‘show all devices’ etc and nothing. I even tried downloading other drivers but still nothing…So I searched the net some more and found a fix. I went out today and purchased USB Soundblaster X-Fi Go for 29.99 pounds from PC world, it took over half an hour to load though but wey hey I now have ‘what u hear’ and other things I am yet to play with. I can now finally pump music into Pal whilst talking on the Mic and can record anything I want…Here’s what creative have to say as only some of their products give the ‘what u hear’ function…
http://support.creative.com/kb.....x?sid=1774
@Inta, I am glad that you have found the link. the link you provided might also help people who land on this page.
I tapped off the speakers and back into the mic years ago glad to see other also have done this
and I have VAC too – so simple and DELL is so STUPID to think they can control this ARSEHOLES the lot of them
P
@sw, Yeah me too i am using VAC now.
The native Windows 7 drivers are minimalistic and will not support the stereo mix option. Download the latest drivers for your sound card and all should be well. In my case, Realtek, I had to go to the mother board site, Gigabyte, and download their motherboard audio drivers. Now everything works fine.
@Ed Jervis, Great. WIll check for my soundcard make drivers.
thanx a lot man! it helped loads, my problem was the first one, with the disabled stereo mix (!) under recording devices…
@Jan, I am glad that it helped you.
Thanks a lot
I have tried to re-install my sound card driver again and again….It made me crazy.
Finally,I found the solution in you blog
@Shenkai Bai, Feel happy that this tip helped you resolve the issue.
what site did you get the cable from, and could i get a name or link? thanks
@Rob, I purchased from the local electrical/electronic store at my place
al darle clic en grabacion para q aparezcan los dispositivos o para activarlos no sale nada. no tiene mezcla de stereo.
@homer, I don’t understand the comment. But, i think you are appreciating me
I.am probloooooooom
pleez gev my card stero mix toshiba u400-150
@HAMMMS, please check all the options. It should work.
I have no the “Stereo Mix” option, but I finally found a solution for my audio recording problem. I use Replay Capture Suite http://www.applian.com/avscs/
It includes a couple of programs (Replay Music and Replay AV) that can record from sound card even if you don’t have one!!! I don’t have to experiment with unknown drivers that can damage my hardware or make my Windows unstable.
Hope this helps
@Replay, Great thanks for sharing this link. Hope people looking for the solutions who find my post also checkout your link.
Hey there NIhar…its good that you came forward to share your troubleshooting solutions with us…Thanks….!
@JRajashekar, I am glad that this post helped you.
This sound recorder for Windows 7/Vista work perfect without using Stereo Mix http://www.abyssmedia.com/isound7/
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@iCE, Thanks for sharing this. Will check it out.
Thank you so much! This actually got it to work! <3 u!
Hi Nihar, I just found that my new laptop (Toshiba Satellite) has this problem, so I went out and got a double-ended audio jack cable. When I try to record audio, it sounds choppy and jumpy. I’ve been using Adobe Audition, but I’ve also tried the basic Sound Recorder, which isn’t choppy but it’s still nowhere near the quality coming from my speakers. I’m probably just going to use VAC or something, but do you know of anything that would make the direct connection sound better? Thanks!
If you have a Realtek Audio driver, the problem is most likely the driver. Do NOT get the latest drivers. Realtek drivers have somehow degraded to the point where they don’t support Stereo MIx. Get driver Vista_Win7_R237.
Your problem should be solved. You might still have to show hidden devices, etc, but most likely it will just show up.
Thanks to Epic_Geek for this answer.
Thanks dude for your research and support…..and it is really helpful
great work
Thanks in Advance
Thanks heaps.
I used your 2nd suggestion i.e -
Download this driver and install in windows xp sp2
Also check the this link for more details.
It worked!!!
IT WORKS!!
GUYS I FOUND A SOLUTION FOR SONY VAIO
I run on WINDOWS 7 Ultimate and I believe it works on VISTA as well. It works on my sony VGN-SZ3XWP/C
1. Dowload the driver:
http://rapidshare.com/files/30.....l.com_.zip
2. Extract and right click on setup.exe, Properties, find Compatibility
3. In compatibility mode: Run this program in compatibility of: choose Windows Vista (service pack 2). It should work on Windows 7 as well.
4. Install the driver.
5. Restart
6. Go to control panel / hardware and sound / Sound
7. Click: Recording and you should have the Stereo Mix, then click unable
It works for me and I think it should work for you guys too!
Enjoy, please leave a comment so we all know whether it works on your machines or not.
Double kisses x x
The first solution for vist works for 7 users, too! Thank you!
I simply use an audio splitter with 2 seperate 2.1 systems
works like magic..
Option 2 for Sigmatel Audio Card, simple and accurate
Many Thanks.
sir,
my toshiba C650-129 laptop stereo mix not working, i make format again, but not yet finish problem. recording device, i can see here 2 microphones only. there is no stereomix option.also i try to install realtek audio driver,but not working. please help me, thank you.
thank the solutions, i know how to fix my audio problem.
@audio driver, Thanks
I got everthing in step 2 and i plugged them in. Now what?
@Rachel, Please read the post again. you should get it. If you still can’t let me know. I will help you.
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Stereomix per Kabel nachrüsten…
Da meine Soundkarte kein Stereomix beherrscht, habe ich im Internet recherchiert und mit dieser Seite eine Lösung gefunden. Leider ist dieser Eintrag dort nur auf englisch und auch falsch, da er so bei mir nicht funktionierte. Daher habe ich daraus fol…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o80koRda_0
thanks, I have Dell and option 2 works for me.
@ab, I am happy that this post helped you!
do I get the stereo mix options after getting the audio jack and wire then plugging them?
I won’t actually use my stereo mix for recording purposes so I really need to activate stereo mix on my pc.
Using realtek here
@JR, Yes. Is it working now?
- Check “Show Disabled Devices” and “Show Disconnected Devices”.
awesome! thanks!!!
I need to use my microphone too- in this case it requires two splitters! But the problem is, when I link the minijack cable to the two splitters, attach the mic to the splitter in the mic port, and the headphones to the splitter in the headphones port, it doesn’t work. why not? please help.
@jackanderton, It should work. Not sure why it doesn’t work.
The disabled mixer is a tribute to RIAA anti-piracy mania, and the spineless IT companies who bow to them.
To record from line in, I suggest http://www.abyssmedia.com/isound7/
Works beautifully.
Thanks for sharing this utility.
thanx,
realtek option worked for me.
hi folks,
i also have the same problem with my ThinkPad T510i, “conexant 20585 smartaudio hd” soundcard. after days of ineffective google and youtube searches i found this post and hope that you can also help me.
which driver could i use for my system to get the stereo mix enabled in the recording device section?
just to go sure: yes, i made sure that disabled devices are shown in this section and yes, i do have the latest manufacturer’s driver installed.
if you don’t know about a suitable driver: i heard that there’s a way to solve this which involves changes in the registry. any knowledge abou that?
thank you so very much in advance, you are my last hope!
PS: i’m a musician and desperately need the option to get the stereo mix signal into audio editing programs.
@bribe, Did you check my other post Use VAC (Virtual Audio Cable). Why don’t you try that.
yes, I did and it seemed to work as promissed. however, the free version plays this annoying “trial” sound every few seconds and I hate the idea, that I would have to pay for such a basic function even though I already spent so much money on a Thinkpad, believing that the high price would keep such troubles away from me
apparently, that was naive… so, no driver-based solution? anyone?
thank you so far and merry christmas
@bribe, VAC is the best solution that i know. If you are happy, you can go and purchase the product.
Cheers mate! You’re a lifesaver!
@Jake, Felt very happy that this post helped you resolving the issue… Thanks again for the comment.
For my Toshiba Satellite, I bought a copy of i-Sound found at http://www.abyssmedia.com/isound7/
Solved the problem! Works GREAT!!!
@Kieth,
Thats great. Thanks for sharing this.
Hi Nihar,
I’ve dropped an email about the VAC. I’m also interested in the VAC too. Appreciate if you can share it with me as well. Thanks.
i run Windows 7 on a Vaio computer that no matter how hard i try i can’t seem to get Stereo Mix to record my computers sound. I was wondering if theres just something different about Windows 7 on Vaio computers that i’m not understanding. Please help
Thanks for your work! You are saving our time
[...] Stereo Mix is missing in Windows 7. Most of the current laptops, notebooks has this problem. The recording of stereo mix or wave out is missing from the Recordings in Volume Control in Windows XP, Windows Vista and even in Windows 7. We have already shared the Solution to Stereo Mix problem for Windows XP and Vista [...]
Thank You Man!
I am unable to get stereo mix and echo software….as i need it wen ising ..please help me
thanks for the solutions you’ve provided here.
I have realtek audio. it is easier to fix than what I thought.
thanks.
Thankyou! Great tutorial, very helpful. Now I can go about starting this podcast! Seriously, thankyou very much!
what about High Definition Audio Devices?
I have a Sony Vaio (NW11SS), however the best work around is to install Linux – you are now master of your hardware and all is good. Realtek cripple their drivers at Sony’s behest but the hardware function is still there. Sony do this shit with ATI drivers so you cannot install the generic video drivers but there are some nice folks on the internet that publish hacked drivers to remove the blacklisting, it would be nice if they could have a look at the Realtek drivers and remove the blacklisting check there.
Dear Sony,
I will never buy another of your shit products again as you try to shaft the consumer and break their applications all because you want to sell crap teeny bop records at inflated prices.