How to Record System Sound with Pulse Audio and Audacity in Linux | Linux Today

How to Record System Sound with Pulse Audio and Audacity in Linux

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 8, 2014

Ever wanted to record whatever you played on your speakers directly to an MP3 file? Out of the three operating systems, Linux has the most fool-proof process (by way of the Pulse Audio sound server). This sound server, though initially unpopular, is now almost universally praised. In fact, it can perform some advanced functions and can be manipulated to do almost anything you could possibly think of.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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