You could use the Sound Recorder application integrated into Windows, but we like Audacity for this. Now you just need to use an audio-recording program.
RELATED: The How-To Geek Guide to Audio Editing: The Basics You’ll hear yourself talking in your own headphones as you speak into your microphone, however, this will also allow you to easily record your own speech along with the other person’s speech just by recording the Stereo Mix channel. You can then open the microphone device’s properties and enable the “Listen to Device” option. Follow our guide to enabling Stereo Mix in Windows 7 or 8.
All you have to do is record the Stereo Mix mixer for the duration of the call.įirst, you’ll need to enable the Stereo Mix mixer, which is usually disabled by default. Many sound drivers offer a “Stereo Mix” mixer that provides all the audio in your computer - the sound coming out of your speakers or headphones as well as the sound going into it with our microphone.
RELATED: How to Enable "Stereo Mix" in Windows and Record Audio from Your PC If you’re having the voice chat on your computer with any voice-conversation program - from Skype to Gmail’s call-any-phone feature - you can record it like you would any other audio on your computer.