Recording Speakers AND Mic Using Stereo Mix in Windows 7 with CamStudio

http://camstudio.org to download CamStudio. NOTE: I recently found a new solution that replaces Stereo Mix with a "Virtual Audio Cable" - it is called "VoiceMeeter" - very cool - find it at http://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Voicemeeter/index.htm and watch this video for how to use it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoS39lr_HPE and this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADO0ZcWBBb7h0BGoMjHEJMiTEnXHAtoV Get 2010 Microsoft C++ libraries from here to solve the MFC100.dll missing error if you get that during installation: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328 Like it, please! Part of the "How To Use CamStudio" Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A57A11C0D77BBF9B Vista users see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTtZK6v71zw For a simpler method for those with analog plug-in mics, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy98HMqcYw4 http://screencasttutorial.org Please comment and rate this! This question is perhaps one of the most often asked in the past on the XP systems. Here is how to do it in Windows 7. I have a RealTek HD Audio sound card, but the settings should be similar across any Windows 7 audio system, as they all share the new Windows 7 audio sub-systems. A transcript of this video is available at http://screencasttutorial.org/?p=395 Also visit http://screencasttutorial.org to get my newsletter and read more articles. Please Rate & Favorite and also Subscribe to my channel! I actually reply to all comments, so please do leave one, even if only to say, "Thanks!" Here is a text-rundown by a viewer David of his steps: I am running a Windows 7 Ultimate OS on a Gateway DX4300 64-bit desktop PC. My audio device is a built-in Realtek High Definition sound card. What I did to configure the "mic and speakers at the same time" was ... - In CamStudio V2.7, select the "Record audio from Microphone" setting set in the Options menu. - In the Windows Sound Control Panel, select the Playback tab and select Speakers as your Default Device - In the Speaker Properties, Levels tab, adjust levels of speakers and mic (start at 100 and adjust downward if, say, feedback problems occur) - In the Speaker Properties, Advanced tab, select the sample rate (24 bit, 44100 Hz) - In the Windows Sound Control Panel, select the Recording tab and select Stereo Mix as your Default Device, and FrontMic (e.g., for my configuration) as your Default Communications Device - In the FrontMic Properties, Levels tab, adjust levels of mic to 100 and boost to +20.0 dB (again, adjust downward if feedback problems occur) - In the FrontMic Properties, Advanced tab, select the sample rate (2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz) - (Optionally) In the FrontMic Properties, Listen tab, check the Listen to this device checkbox (unless if causes too much echo/feedback) - In the Stereo Mix Properties, Listen tab, Playback through this device dropdown, select eother Default Playback Device, or Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio, f