How to capture/record from "Wave Out Mix" or "Stereo Mix" in Windows7/Vista?

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

Hi all,

On Windows XP or earlier, I could capture the audio stream to the speacker not from the external device (maybe endpoint device in Windows 7/Vista) like the microphone. In other words, DirectSoundCapture was able to capture from the selected recording device/source line in the Windows record control utility or mixerXXX APIs. And if "Wave Out Mix" or "Stereo Mix" or something similar was selected as recording source line, DirectSoundCapture was able to record the audio stream to the speaker.

However, I could not find the way to do that in Windows 7/Vista. Windows record control utility in Windows 7/Vista is just showing only external devices (endpoint devices) like mic., line-in or S/PDIF in but I could not find "Wave Out Mix" , "Stereo Mix" or something similar. I thought they were not seen because these kind of recording sources are NOT "endpoint device" on the user's point of view.

Is there any way to capture/record from "Wave Out Mix" or "Stereo Mix" in Windows7/Vista?

If you use Windows 7, Vista or XP, you can try to enable your Stereo Mix / Wave-Out Mix from the Control Panel, by updating drivers and installing alternative drivers:
Missing sound recording option "Stereo Mix" / "Record What you hear" / "Waveout mix"

Or you can use software that doesn't need Stereo Mix for recording:
Audio/video recording software that allows to record sound without WaveOut/Stereo Mix (Windows 7, Vista, XP)