Audacity : Recording from a sound card in Vista

Download and install Virtual Audio Cable (not freeware) - confirm when prompted Taskbar -> Go to the playback devices (right-click the speaker icon) - Select the 'Playback' tab. There will be a new option named 'Line 1' or 'VAC 1' etc Make that 'Line 1' Default (button) Close all programs (specially programs that have sound - itunes, realplayer, windows media player) Then, run the program Audio Repeater (Included in the VAC install use start->all programs) Set 'Wave in' to 'Line 1' Set 'Wave out' to "SPEAKER" (or your computer's original default selection) After this, click 'Start' tab below. Then, turn on any music on the computer you should hear the sound from your speaker. Right-click the speaker icon on your taskbar-> recording devices -> 'Recording' tab -> make 'Line 1' Default Run Audacity -> Edit -> Preferences -> Audio I/O tab -> See 'Recording' and make 'device' into 'Line 1'