Sound Recording Setting for Bandicam in Windows 7

1. How to record sound in Windows Vista/7

If there is no sound for the captured streaming video in Windows Vista/7, it's usually the "Speakers" setting problem.

1. Select ‘Win7/Vista Sound (WASAPI)’ in Primary Sound Device (Recommended) and select the ‘Microphone’ in Secondary Sound Device (Optional).
2. Click ‘Settings’ button under the Sound tab of Bandicam, and click ‘Playback’ tab of Windows and select the 'Speakers', and then click the "Set as Default Device" menu.
3. If you set the 'Speakers' properly, you may see the sound bar when recording.
4. If you still can't record sounds with ‘Win7/Vista Sound (WASAPI)’, Try ‘Stereo Mix’.

Go to ‘Reording’ tab of Windows, and click ‘Show Disabled Devices (No. 1)’, and then click ‘Enable (No. 2)’.

Start Bandicam, and click ‘Settings’ button under the Video tab, and then choose ‘Stereo Mix (No. 3)’ in Primary Sound Device.

Tips

• If you still can't record the sound, change the “Sound Device” of Bandicam.
• Do not choose 'USB Sound Card' in sound device because you can't record USB sound.

2. How to record your voice in Windows 7/Vista (Microphone Recording)

1. Record your voice with "Two Sound Mixing" option (Windows 7/Vista)   

2. Start Bandicam, and click ‘Settings’ button under the Video tab.

• Primary Sound Device: Select ‘Win7 Sound (WASAPI)’ or ‘Vista Sound (WASAPI)’.
• Secondary Sound Device: Select ‘Microphone’.
• Check at ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option.
• Click ‘Settings’ button to open ‘Recording Device’ of Windows.

3. Select the 'Properties' option under the 'Microphone'

4. Set the Microphone Volume Control to between 70% and 90%.

5. Uncheck the "Listen to This Device" under the Listen tab.

 

3. Record your voice without "Two Sound Mixing" option (Windows 7/Vista)

    

1. Start Bandicam, and click "Settings" button under the Video tab

• Primary Sound Device: Select "Win7 Sound (WASAPI)" or "Vista Sound (WASAPI)"
• Secondary Sound Device: Select "Disable"
• Click "Settings" button to open "Recording Device" of Windows

2. Select the 'Properties' option under the 'Microphone'

3. Set the Microphone volume control to between 70% and 90%.

4. Check the "Listen to this device" under the Listen tab.

If you still can't record the microphone sound, you need to re-install the sound card driver provided by the manufacture.

4. Multiple sound recording in Windows 7/Vista (Two Sound Mixing)

To record ‘Computer Sound’ and ‘Your Voice’ at the same time, use the ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option of Bandicam.

1. Click ‘Settings’ button under the Video tab
2. Select ‘Win7/Vista Sound (WASAPI)’
3. Select "Microphone" menu. (Tip : If there is no ‘Microphone’ menu, you can check 'Realtek HD Audio Input' and the like.)
4. If you checked ‘Two Sound Mixing’option, you can get one mixed audio sound (Recommended). {Tip: If you unchecked ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option, you can get two separated audio sound (Not Recommended)}
5. If you checked 'Only record Secondary Device’ while pushing [Space] option, you can only record ‘Microphone Sound’ while pushing Space Bar key on the keyboard.

5. How to remove "microphone howling/robot/echo sound"

1. Use a headset instead of speakers

If you use speakers, the sound goes from speakers to microphone and creates the howling sound. To reduce the howling/robot/echo sound, you'd better use a ‘Headset’ instead of speakers. If you don't have the headset, reduce the speaker volume and keep the speakers away from the microphone.

2. Disable ‘Secondary Sound Device’ of Bandicam.

If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option, disable the ‘Secondary Sound Device’ of Bandicam. (Without the ‘Secondary Sound Device’, Bandicam still can record your microphone by ‘Stereo Mix’ or ‘Volume Mixer (WASAPI)’ of Windows)

3. Mute the Microphone Volume

For Windows Xp : If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option in Windows XP, go to Volume control window, choose ‘Playback’, and then mute the ‘Microphone Volume’. (Even though you mute the Microphone Volume in ‘Playback’, Bandicam still can record your voice through the microphone in ‘Recording’.)

For Windows 7 : If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option in Windows 7/Vista, go to the ‘Playback’ tab, double-click ‘Speakers’ click the Levels tab, and then mute the microphone volume. (Even though you mute the microphone volume of Speakers under the ‘Playback’ tab, Bandicam still can record your voice through the microphone under the ‘Recording’ tab.)

4. Uncheck the ‘Listen to this device’ in Windows 7/Vista

If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option in Windows 7/Vista, go to the Recording tab, double-click ‘Microphone’ click the Levels tab, and then uncheck the ‘Listen to this device’

5. How to remove microphone fireworks/noise

1. Disable ‘Secondary Sound Device’ of Bandicam

If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option of Bandicam, disable the ‘Secondary Sound Device’ of Bandicam

Without the ‘Secondary Sound Device’, Bandicam can record your microphone by ‘Stereo Mix’ or ‘Volume Mixer (WASAPI)’ of Windows

2. Reduce the microphone volume by 50%

For Windows Xp : If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option in Windows XP, go to Volume control window, choose ‘Recording’, and then reduce the microphone volume by 50%.

For Windows 7 : If you use ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option in Windows 7/Vista, go to the ‘Recording’ tab, double-click ‘Microphone’, click the Levels tab, and then reduce the microphone volume by 50%.

Sound Recording Setting for Bandicam in Windows Xp

1. How to record Stereo Sound in Windows XP

If there is no sound for the captured video in Windows XP, it's usually the 'Stereo Mix' setting problem.

Depending on the setting of the user's system, the audio cannot be recorded (or volume of the recorded sound is too low).

In such case, the following adjustment in the setting needs to be made for the user's system.

1. Select the 'Open Volume Control' option in the system tray and run the 'Volume Control' window. (If there is no 'Open Volume Control' option in the system tray, you can run the 'Volume Control' window by clicking Window Start > Setting > Control Panel > Sound and Audio Devices.)
2. Select the 'Properties' from the 'Volume Control' window.
3. Select the 'Recording' icon from the 'Properties' window, and then check the 'Stereo Mix' button. (If there is no ‘Stereo Mix' option, you can check 'Wake Output Mix', Stereo Out, Mixed Output, Loop Back, and the like. If you can't check ‘Recording’ icon, you should change the ‘Mixer Device’ at the top of the 'Properties')
4. If there is the 'Mute' check-box instead of the 'Select' check-box, the box needs to be unchecked.
5. If you set the stereo mix setting properly, you may see the sound bar when recording.

Tips

• If you still can't record the sound, change the ‘Sound Device’ of Bandicam
• Do not choose 'USB Sound Card' or 'USB Headset' in Windows XP.

If you use Windows 7/Vista, you can record computer sounds with the USB Headset/Sound Device. However, you can't record computer sounds with the USB device in Windows XP.

2. How to record your voice in Windows XP (Microphone Recording)

To record your voice in Windows XP, you have to enable "Microphone" in Volume Control.

1. Select the 'Open Control Volume' option after pushing the button on the right side of the tray icon (Lower right on the window).
2. Select the 'Properties' option from the 'Volume Control' window.
3. After selecting the 'Recording' option from the 'Properties' window, check the 'Microphone' option.
4. In the 'Record Control' window, the ‘Mute' check-box needs to be unchecked.

Tip : If you still have the microphone recording problem, select the 'Playback' option from the 'Properties' window, and then check the 'Microphone' option and uncheck the 'Mute' check-box of Microphone.

3. Multiple sound recording in Windows XP (Two Sound Mixing)

 To record ‘Computer Sound’ and ‘Your Voice’ at the same time, use the ‘Two Sound Mixing’ option of Bandicam.

1. Click ‘Settings’ button under the Video tab
2. Select ‘Primary Sound Capture Driver’
3. Select ‘Microphone’ menu under the ‘Secondary Sound Device’. (Tip : If there is no "Microphone" option, you can check 'Realtek HD Audio Input' and the like.)
4. If you checked "Two Sound Mixing" option, you can get one mixed audio sound (Recommended) {Tip If you unchecked "Two Sound Mixing" option, you can get two separated audio sound (Not Recommended)}
5. If you checked 'Only record Secondary Device’ while pushing [Space] option, you can only record microphone sound while pushing Space Bar key on the keyboard.

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