Record Your Desktop With recordMyDesktop, Part 2 | Linux Today

Record Your Desktop With recordMyDesktop, Part 2

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CS
Carla Schroder
Jun 12, 2008

“Last week we learned how to make simple video screencasts on
Linux with recordMyDesktop. Today we’re going to record audio from
a microphone, get acquainted with JACK, and convert MyDesktop’s Ogg
files into AVI formats.

“Even the most low-budget onboard sound chip should have a
microphone input. Plug in your mic, and then make sure it is
enabled in your mixer. If your system has only a single sound card,
enter hw:0,0 as the recording device in your recordMyDesktop
configuration. And that’s all you need to do…”

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