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In fact, you can use alot more programs to record what you can hear from your soundcard, but it's a bit harder to configure. In fact you can use sonic foundry (and other sound files editor) and most kinds of programs that you can press on a "record" button.
Here's how to record using others programs:
Usually when you press the record button, the program will listen from the microphone input of your soundcard (thats the default setting, usually), you can change this by doing this:
1. Either double click on the speaker near the tray (or the clock if you prefer), or if you dont see it, click on start, select run, and then type sndvol32.
2. Once the Windows volume controlling window is open, select options (thats in the menu), then properties (or settings? ).
3. In the following window, make sure "Recording" is selected (I have a french version of Windows so I can't be sure what it is called in english, its the one below Playback) - and press OK. This will go back to the volume control window, but with a difference: instead of seeing sliders that changes the volume of the cd, line-in and others, it will now show you how Windows is gonna record from your soundcard, and instead of "mute", you should see "selected" (or something similar) instead of mute.
4. Now you just have to select the right recording option for your soundcard. Since every sound cards (and probably every drivers) have its own different ways of calling those recording options, it is a bit tough to tell you exactly which one to choose - and I dont know whats your sound card, anyway. But heres a few ones that is common to most soundcards: Stereo Output, Wave/MP3, Line Out, "What U Hear", etc.. usually it always sounds like "Something going outta the sound card"
You're all set, now you can record.
NOTE: this tip is also VERY useful if you use shoutcast to DJ (IE: you have the shoutcast DSP plugin in winamp to play songs in winamp and talk between songs, a bit like on FM radios). In the "SHOUTcast source" window under the input tab, select soundcard input from the "input device" listbox. If your soundcard is setup correctly, you only have to press on "Push to talk" to talk over the songs - and the mic will me muted if you dont press that button. Handy, isnt it?
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