Option 2, Configuring the SoundSpectrum Audio Cable driver supplied in any Platinum install (Win 8/10): If you do not see an option to enable 'Stereo Mix', then the newly supplied Virtual Audio Cable, may be the best alternative. It should now be an option in the Recording Tabĥ. Click the 'Recording' tab > right click in the Recording window and select â€œShow Disabled Devices'Ĥ. In the 'Playback' tab > keep your default audio device selected (audio should play normally)ģ. Open Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Manage Audio DevicesĢ. Windows / SoundSpectrum Audio Cable Driver -ġ. For Windows, we have finally been able to engineer a solution (SoundSpectrum Audio Cable) as an optional install that must be configured. For Mac users, we have discovered a free and open source solution, with configuration instructions below. The 'missing' computer default audio mix is an unfortunate result of OS manufacturers deliberately disabling (or not providing) functionality in their drivers and software by default (largely for DRM purposes, so you can't go making infinitely reproducible recordings of the audio playing through your computer).

SoundSpectrum's Standalone app will display/operate with any sound source made available by your computer, sound-card, or other audio interface (including line-in audio, CD audio, microphone input, usb interface, etc). YOU CAN, but it does require a little extra effort for the time being. The question we normally get is 'why can't I visualize the default audio?'. The following 'how-to' is intended for informational purposes, to assist our Platinum license holders with accessing the 'default audio mix' for availability as an audio input source in the Standalone application.īackground: It is frequently pointed out that the default audio mix (the sound playing through your speakers) isn't available as an audio input source in the Standalone application.

Windows virtual audio cable open source