how to get background sound work in recordmydesktop

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I cannot get any sound Recordmydesktop

by sound I mean the background song or video volumes which are ongoing in my desktop

I have a video of what I am doing to get sound but eventually not getting it its over here

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possible duplicate of http://askubuntu.com/questions/63363/how-to-use-two-sound-sources-while-using-recordmydesktop?rq=1 — kenn, Jul 13 '14 at 13:09
possible duplicate of [Record desktop and microphone audio with Avconv](http://askubuntu.com/questions/410737/record-desktop-and-microphone-audio-with-avconv) It should cover pulseaudio settings you trying (set as default the Monitor: Analog Stereo Audio). — user.dz, Jul 15 '14 at 06:35
@Sneetsher i cannot get any option for input devices. i have uploaded a screenshot of it to my question — agha rehan abbas, Jul 15 '14 at 07:11
@agharehanabbas, `sudo apt-get install pavucontrol` then run `pavucontrol` from terminal — user.dz, Jul 15 '14 at 07:23
i have added a video on youtube about what i am doing to get my background sound its is here http://youtu.be/Jia-6inZOWk — agha rehan abbas, Jul 15 '14 at 07:25
@agharehanabbas, I put things you need here as answer, what you are missing **in bold**. — user.dz, Jul 15 '14 at 07:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '14 at 13:04

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I have a one liner script to capture screen. It can capture both mike and desktop voice.

It's not very good, but I hope it serves the purpose.

 avconv -f   pulse -i default -f x11grab -r 15 -s $(xdpyinfo  | grep dimensions | awk -F ' ' ' { print $2 } ' ) -i :0.0+0,0 -acodec libmp3lame -vcodec libx264  $(date +"%m%d%Y_%H%M%S_$HOSTNAME")_screencast.mp4

answered Jul 13 '14 at 13:04

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is this a plugin for recordmydesktop – agha rehan abbas Jul 13 '14 at 13:24
@agharehanabbas no, it's terminal command to record your screen. To stop it press `ctrl-c` – kenn Jul 13 '14 at 13:26
i want to record the desktop with audio which is already running in background – agha rehan abbas Jul 13 '14 at 15:03
`Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key[x11grab @ 0x6e6940] Cannot open display :0.0+0,0, error 1. :0.0+0,0: Input/output error` :/ – Yanick Rochon Oct 12 '15 at 07:19

user.dz · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-15T07:38:39.653

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Install Pulse Audio Control
```
sudo apt-get install pavucontrol
```
Open terminal & run: pavucontrol
This is to record Playback Only (no microphone): Number are same on screenshot.
1. Goto Input Devices tab
2. Show: All input devices
3. Use Green Button to the right to Select "Monitor: Audio Analog Stereo"
There are different channel names but You can run some player and see which has signal.

When Gnome Volume Control is opened, It overrides it back to Microphone. I have noticed that in the late releases 13.04, 13.10, 14.04. It cannot be changed back using Gnome Volume Control. (Avoid using it on recording)

Pulse Audio Control : Input Devices

edited Jul 15 '14 at 07:38

answered Jul 15 '14 at 07:33

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i still can't get the volume output see this video to see what am i actually doing http://youtu.be/6ZpKqZgAcXQ – agha rehan abbas Jul 15 '14 at 07:46
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@agharehanabbas, missing step 3, your default should be set to top input. When you played sound did you see its volume meter moving. (lower channel was silent) – user.dz Jul 15 '14 at 07:53
i have done the same thing again but i cant get it see this video now http://youtu.be/bf_ogYHntI4 – agha rehan abbas Jul 15 '14 at 08:00
yes the lower channel was silent but i could still hear the sound through woofers – agha rehan abbas Jul 15 '14 at 08:02
@agharehanabbas, that's correct. Restart recorder – user.dz Jul 15 '14 at 08:07
so what might be the reason of my failure to record the audio – agha rehan abbas Jul 15 '14 at 08:08
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thats done i can get sound now thanks @sneetsher – agha rehan abbas Jul 15 '14 at 08:12

how to get background sound work in recordmydesktop

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