I want to share a problem that I stumbled on recently. I was helping my mother setting up her computer to allow for recording audio through stereo mix. Stereo Mix is a virtual recording device that allows you to record all sound currently being played on the computer, sort of what-you-hear-is-what-you-get. I got it working and was able to record the sound without problems. Fast forward to the next day, and I continue working with the computer. But this time the sound I recorded was just silent! Even though stereo mix was selected as input device and all other settings were the same, it no longer recorded anything.
I do not use USB headphones. My headphones are plugged into the stereo audio jack in my laptop. My laptop is a Dell, and it is running Windows 10. Usually using Stereo Mix (which appears as an entry in the 'recording' tab in the Windows audio control panel), I'm able to have sound recording software monitor and record the output to the speakers. In fact, you cannot have stereo mix in Vista without some tricks. But I still need to accomplish this so I'm curious if it would be possible to do this with a USB headset? I'm guessing that the audio from the mic would pipe through the sound driver, so that having only stereo mix enabled would be enough. Select stereo mix and choose properties button in bottom right (new window opens) listen tab playback through this device drop down list choose your headset from list provided. Ensure steroe mix.
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Are you using USB connected headset/mic or are you using 'analog' with the TRS mic and headset plugs? USB units do not use the PC's sound card for headset audio and the mic audio is converted to digital in the unit. Generally 'Stereo Mix' is set as the default Recording Device as most apps use Stereo Mix as the source for audio from the PC. The problem turned out to be this: When I set up the stereo mix I had used my own headphones. These are normal headphones with a classic stereo plug. The second time though, I plugged in my mother’s headset instead. This is a headset that is connected to the computer via the USB-port. And this was the problem.
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The problem turned out to be this: When I set up the stereo mix I had used my own headphones. These are normal headphones with a classic stereo plug. The second time though, I plugged in my mother’s headset instead. This is a headset that is connected to the computer via the USB-port. And this was the problem. As soon as they were connected, no sound was recorded. Unplugging them solved the problem!
A thread on Superuser points towards an explanation: Stereo mix can only record audio that travels through the internal sound card. I suspect the USB headphones act as sound card, and thus the sound travels directly to them instead. So even though the stereo mix actually works, there is no sound flowing through the device to record.