Record system audio (windows output device?)

[ItsCubeTime]

Hi 👋I would like to be able to record audio created by software running on the system (namely Ardour in this case). Is this possible?

Under topbar > Record > Select Audio Device I only see input devices listed

[ItsCubeTime]

I was able to solve this by enabling "Stereo Mix" under windows settings. I also had to set it to the systems default recording device for fmedia to pick it up (the Under topbar > Record > Select Audio Device menu doesnt seem to be functional?)

[stsaz]

Record > Select Audio Device

It shows only true input devices, such as microphones. To record from a playback device you should use "Loopback Device Number" setting inside "Record -> Record..." dialog. And keep in mind that you need to use Playback device number there (from Playback -> Select Audio Device dialog) - this is how this feature works on Windows.

But anyway, your solution is also fine! This way Windows does the audio rerouting from playback to a recording device internally.