Here are some common question asked by many Ubuntu users. How to record
Audio Recorder is the revamped version of Gnome applet ‘Audio Rec’. It is an easy to use but extremely powerful app that caters to all of your audio recording needs in Ubuntu Unity and Gnome 3. Let’s see how to install Audio Recorder in Ubuntu.
Installing Audio Recorder
You can watch this video to see how to use Audio Recorder.
You can use a PPA to install Audio Recorder in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Use the following commands in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:audio-recorder/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install audio-recorder
For other Linux distributions, it is available as an unofficial Snap package in beta mode:
sudo snap install audio-recorder --beta
Alternatively, you can download the source code from launchpad. Once installed, you can start the application from Unity Dash.
Features of Audio Recorder:
Records all kind of sound from various kind of sources:
Audio Recorder records all kind of sound your computer makes. It records audio played through your system’s soundcard, microphones, browsers, webcams and more. In other words; it records even if your system sneezes (given that you want to record it). It gives you the option of selecting the recording device such as webcam, microphone, Skype etc.
To record the streaming music, select the appropriate source. For example, if you are playing streaming radio in Rhythmbox then select Rythmbox.
Record at your own convenience:
Audio Recorder also gives you the option of setting timer. You can start, stop or pause recording at a given clock time or at a defined interval of time. You can also set the limit on the recorded file size. Moreover, you can choose to pause (and stop) when their is no audio (or very low sound) and resume it when sound comes back. All you have to do is to edit the text in the Timer panel. Comment out the “rules” that you don’t want to apply and edit the one as per your requirement.
Save the recorded music file in various file format:
Another gem. You can save the recorded file in your favourite file format. Supported type of file format are OGG audio, Flac, MP3, SPX and WAV. You can choose whichever format you prefer. For a good quality recording, MP3 is ideal. The saved files are stored in ~/Audio i.e. Home-><Username> directory.
How good is Audio Recorder?
I used Audio Recorder in Ubuntu to record the music played on YouTube. I saved a 2 minute video in MP3 format that took 934 KB of space. But I must stay I was not expecting the recorded sound quality to be so good. Honestly, I could not distinguish it from the original YouTube song.
So, if you looking for a way to record sound in Ubuntu, Audio Recorder is definitely one of the must-have Linux applications for all your audio recording needs. How do you find Audio Recorder? Do let me know. :)
Hello, I am new to Ubuntu and have to learn… I tried installing audio-recorder twice and it all seemed to work and do as shown in the example here. The icon is there but when I click on it, you see this small turning circle in the upper lefthand corner with ‘ audio-recorder’ written there, and then it just stops and disappears. I removed it and tried again today. Same result. Something goed wrong at the very end it seems. What can I do? Ubuntu is latest version afai know 21.04 or something.
This one is a bit old software. Ubuntu 21.04 has reached end of life. You should upgrade to 21.10.
If you want to record your own voice, you can use gnome-sound-recorder. It is available from the software center.
Can’t remove old ppa. I do this: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:audio-recorder/ppa, but I get this: Remove the OLD, PRIVATE PPA that belonged to the developer. Run:
sudo add-apt-repository –remove ppa:osmoma/audio-recorder.
When I do I get this: Cannot get info about PPA: ”This PPA does not support focal”.
failed to remove PPA: ‘[Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d/osmoma-audio-recorder-focal.list
What do you suggest? I am running latest version of mint.
Thanks,
Eric
Try this and see what does it show:
sudo add-apt-repository –r ppa:osmoma/audio-recorder
Many thanks. Tried it. Return with no errors. But…… still the same problem…. I could consider a reinstall – not a huge problem, but I’d rather not if possible.
I really appreciate your taking time to help
Could you share more detailed output? I think the error is for some other PPA.
Simple and easy to use. I recorded my old casette tapes using the Audio Recorder on Linuxmint 18.3 Sylvia in conjunction with a Behringer UFO202 interface. Fabulous.
gnome-sound-recorder is also a good alternative, just tried it.
sudo apt install gnome-sound-recorder
Does it have the ability to record streaming audio?
Yes….Click on the “source button after you open the program and then choose built in analog stereo.
They tell you to look for you audio recordings in your snap folder, then click audio recorder then something else and something else after all that…it’s not there…it’s right in your home folder as an mp3. It’s so aggravating to get a really cool program but then have idiot set it up and give you completely wrong instructions….Good luck
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