# Question about recording audio on Vista **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 20, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-recording-audio-on-vista/423409 "2007-10-20T19:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-recording-audio-on-vista/423409/1 "2007-10-20T19:27:00Z")
I’ve scoured my friend’s system trying to find this function. In XP you can use the default Sound Recorder program to record the sounds off of any playback-i.e. if I want to record some audio clips from a DVD I can just play the DVD, hit the record button on Sound Recorder, and no hassle. On Vista tho this functionality seems not to work (I get silence), or at least I have not found the Hidden Toggle ™ which would get this to work. Any clues? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-recording-audio-on-vista/423409/2 "2007-10-20T19:33:34Z")
When I want to record something off of the computer with Vista’s Sound Recorder, I use a cord my roommate has that plugs into the headphone and microphone jacks and and then I start recording. It works a treat and I don’t get any background noise from the other people yelling and slamming doors. I think the cord is a line in recording jack or something? When I’ve tried recording without it, the record is **really** quiet. Maybe your volume isn’t up high enough?