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. :)
Add Opus codec (opensource and the best right now) recording capabilities:
Title:Opus 48khz 32kbs
File extension: opus
Command: audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! opusenc name=enc bitrate=32000 ! oggmux
Unfortunately it does not work for me. E.G. from Firefox it is able to know the song that is being played in you tube (because it takes automatically the song name), but records noise instead.
Any hints to debug why it does not work for me?
This app is so simple and great. I use it daily .
came across the article on your website leading to this video. Which source should I choose if I want to record both audio inputs and outputs (mic and speaker)?
Also, is there any app that will capture video for anything that I am running on my desktop plus any audio?
I am not sure about recording audio from two sources.
For screen recording, you can use SimpleScreenRecorder or check out the list here: https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-screen-recorders/
Using the audio-recorder app, is there a way to record mic input into the “left” side of the audio file and record the audio output into the “right” side of the audio file?