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Vista - No Stereo Mix - updating soundcard driver?

leseren
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February 2010
February 2010

Vista - No Stereo Mix - updating soundcard driver?

Please cuold someone advise me about finding the soundcard model?
Im using VGN-NW11S and I couldnt enable Stereo Mix.

According to other forums, I tried to "Show disabled devices" under the Recording setting but the device did not appear (it works on a many people's but not on mine unfortunately). I was told that i need to update my soundcard driver.

Does anyone know if this model's soundcard does not actually have the stereo mix function at all?

Many thanks

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kame_tanha
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March 2011
March 2011

sony dosent have stereo mix .. if u need stereo mix install windows xp on ur laptop or get external sound card.. i use xp profisional sp3 ..thtas the only slution ..

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Raj_Singh
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March 2011
March 2011

To hit Sony where it might hurt - I am sending out the following E-mail to all colleagues. Feel free to copy/paste and forward on to your friends.

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Please be aware - for media prodcution, Sony Vaio laptops are rubbish -
VAIO CANNOT RECORD SOUNDS FROM THE SOUNDCARD

There is a Stereo-Mixer feature on all laptops which is usedd to record sound output from your speakers. Sometimes necessary when you might want to record music you have recorded yourself from videos you have taken, or Powerpoint Presentation voice-over you are capturing and converting to video.

Sony VAIO have purposefully disabled this feature permanently on all their Vista and Win7 laptops. I guess so to avoid people from copying sound etc from videos or other sources when playing them on your computer. Though legitimately there are many cases when you will be recording your own home-made sound output from your own videos, presentations, karaoke apps, or Skype style conversation recording apps, etc..

So it is not worth buying a Sony VAIO laptop.


Ref:
http://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/message/486977#486977

http://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/message/645608

http://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/message/514766

Keywords: sony vgn realtek high definition audio driver stereo mixer camstudio waveoutgetselectcontrol() failed

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