How to record Internet audio from my PC and export it to 3 Kbps MP320 using Audacity

There are various circumstances in which the sound recording played from your computer can be very useful. Especially if you play content from sites like Spotify or similar, it can be helpful to know how to record audio with Audacity.

The truth is, you can even record Skype calls and conversations with Audacity, so recording Internet audio is a simple process, please read the following guide carefully.

How to record Internet audio from my PC and export it to 3 Kbps MP320 using Audacity

The first thing you should do is configure your computer environment so that it is prepared and in this way is able to make the recordings you want. Then follow these steps to both prepare your PC and for configure Audacity.




Configure your computer to be able to record Internet audio

  1. Go to Control Panel, depending on what operating system you have, this can be done in a number of ways. In any case, we recommend that you go to the start menu and search for Control Panel.
  2. Once the option appears, click on it and you will be redirected to system options, click Hardware and sound.
  3. I have now located the option Audio and I click there.
  4. Different options will appear on the screen, you need to go up Register.
  5. Among the multiple options that appear in Record, it should appear Stereo mix, press right on it and then on Attiva (in case it is deactivated).

Configure Audacity to record audio from the Internet

  1. Launch the Audacity program If you don't have it, you can download the latest version of Audacity in Spanish for free.
  2. Once inside, it must be in the recording section, which you will easily recognize as it is shaped like a microphone.
  3. Click on the tab located next to it to change the device, here Stereo Mix must be selected.
  4. Similarly, we recommend having the recording volume at around 80%, in this way the sound will not become saturated but it will not have a low volume either.

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After the previous steps, you will already have the program configured to be able to record sounds from your PC without major inconveniences, in other words you can also directly record everything that listen on Internet or on your computer.

Record sounds from your computer and the Internet

Record sounds from the Internet and exporting them in mp3 quality with Audacity is a relatively simple process. In any case, if you have any doubts, don't worry, we will guide you through this process so that you can do it easily.

Configure the volume of applications

  1. The first thing we recommend is to turn down the volume of all those applications that you do not want to appear in your registration. For example, if all you want is to record the sound coming from your browser, turn the volume down on everything else.
  2. To turn the volume down, you just have to click icon of volume located at the bottom and right of the screen in the toolbar.
  3. Here click on Volume Mixer and proceed to configure the volume of applications according to your needs.

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Registra audio con Audacity

  1. To start recording, all you have to do is click on the Record button within Audacity. Immediately proceed to play the content you want to record, be it a song, a music video, etc.
  2. After registration is complete, you need to click on Stop button. After that the registration will end.
  3. In any case, we recommend that you Eliminate silences present in the recording, to do so just select the silences with Audacity and press the delete key.
  4. To export your audio, click Fillet, then on the option Export and finally click Export as mp3.
  5. Name the recorded file, select the quality and the destination folder. To export correctly select the options Constant, 320 kbps quality and proceed to Save the file.

We recommend using the 320 kB / s quality, as it will offer very decent fidelity. In any case, if you want to convert the audio later, you can use any online mp3 audio converter to do the process.



Internet audio recording is definitely a very useful process, with which you can later perform advanced audio mixing in Premiere Pro and other programs, as well as many other advanced editing tasks for content creators.


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