How to Record Computer Audio as MP3 on Windows PC (FREE) - Audacity Tutorial
You'll learn how to record computer audio as an MP3 file on your Windows PC, quickly and easily, for FREE. By the end of this video, you'll be able to capture system audio using Audacity, and you'll even be able to trim and boost the volume of your MP3 file so that it sounds great.
All links mentioned:
Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:10 Install Audacity
0:28 Open Audacity
0:40 Audio Setup, Host, Windows WASAPI
0:50 Plug in headphones and Rescan Audio Devices
1:00 Set up Recording Device and Playback Device
1:42 Start recording MP3, then stop recording
1:55 Preview MP3 recording
2:05 Trim blank space off of MP3
2:16 Normalize audio volume (so it's not too quiet)
2:44 Export MP3
3:13 LIST OF STEPS - PAUSE HERE
3:23 Subscribe
3:33 Error: 9996 Invalid device, 9997 Invalid sample rate
4:35 Fixing audio feedback when recording
4:50 Using a different playback device
5:17 Outro
Note: Only record audio you have permission to capture. I own the music recorded in this tutorial.