I'm sorry for the confusion but Dell doesn't list a model here by that name. The Inspirons come in both laptop and desktop versions, and there are some Inspirons with the "E" prefix, but I assume that you have the laptop model that is named Inspiron 1520 here.
The Dells with Vista ship with with the stereo mix function locked away in the driver. There are several workarounds but none of them apply to the Inspiron 1520 as far as I know. You can read about all of those solutions
here . The 2 links in message 4 might offer the best possibility of a solution. Don't bother with the solution in message 6 because it won't work on an Inspiron 1520.
There is a stickie post at the top of this board called "Stereo Mix and Vista Update" that explains that Dell is working on a Vista driver with stereo mix, but that such a driver might not be forthcoming anytime soon.
1. Click on 'Device Driver'. 2. Select 'Notebook' from the dropdown list under 'Product'. 3. Select 'Windows XP' under 'Operating System' even though you have Vista. 4. Type 'Sigmatel' into the subject box. 5. Click 'search'. The driver to download is the Series V1 94,472 kb file. 6. To download, click on the file name, "SIGMATEL.zip". 7. Next, select 'Vista' under 'Operating System' and click 'search'. 8. Download the small file named 'Windows Vista Sound'. 9. Install the driver (94,472 kb file) and restart. 10. Install the small file (Windows Vista Sound). 11. Go to control panel and open Sound. On the recording tab, right click in the large box and click on show disabled devices. A stereo mix option should then appear. Click on the stereo mix and then click on set default at the bottom.
I didn't think the LG driver would work on your model. I think if anything will the 2 links in message 4 might offer the best possibility of a solution.
my sound under my mode: INSPIRON 1520: SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio
Audio: SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio, Driver, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit, Multi Language, Multi System, v.6.10.0.5609, A02
MSG THIS ONE HOW?
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On the Sigmatel systems there is no wave out, but stereo mix does the same thing. Stereo mix is enabled on the latest XP driver but not on any of the Vista ones. There are a couple of workarounds.
Finally, there is a way to edit the inf files of the driver to unlock stereo mix, an equalizer and several other functions. I'll put it in the next post.
how to use XP driver in Vista explains the process for installing the new XP R171789 driver that has stereo mix into a Vista laptop. I don't know if this will work because no one has yet reported trying it on a 1520, but I think it has a good chance of sucess.
I looked at my links this morning and some of them are broken, so I will try again. This thread explains how to install the driver by using XP Compatibility mode.
"I tried TOTAL RECORDER.. i dont see any stereo mix at all..when i chose mixer it said nothing on board"
That is not the way Total Recorder works. It lets you record streaming audio by intercepting the audio before it gets to the sound card. From its site:
Total Recorder is a unique solution for recording streaming audio. Most recording programs, rely on the sound card to feedback what has been played. For these solutions, your sound card must have "Stereo Mix" or "What You Hear" recording sources. Instead of relying on the sound card, Total Recorder captures the sound stream directly from Windows, before the audio goes to the sound card. This unique approach eliminates multiple conversions that occur with other types of solutions. The Total Recorder solution also eliminates the need for a "what-you-hear" type sound card.
How Total Recorder Captures The Sound Stream
Total Recorder uses a virtual sound driver to capture the sound output from other programs like Real Audio and Windows Media Player. By installing the driver, and setting it as the default, different sound reproducing programs send their output stream to Total Recorder's driver and not to the driver of a real device. Total Recorder then passes the information to the sound card driver
Total Recorder works pretty good on XP; I don't know how well it works on Vista.
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IM USING WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE
AND IT'S INSPIRON E1520
AUDIO VERSION 9/27/2007
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The Dells with Vista ship with with the stereo mix function locked away in the driver. There are several workarounds but none of them apply to the Inspiron 1520 as far as I know. You can read about all of those solutions here . The 2 links in message 4 might offer the best possibility of a solution. Don't bother with the solution in message 6 because it won't work on an Inspiron 1520.
There is a stickie post at the top of this board called "Stereo Mix and Vista Update" that explains that Dell is working on a Vista driver with stereo mix, but that such a driver might not be forthcoming anytime soon.
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I tried this:
I forgot about this workaround. Try to install this driver from LG company. If it will install it has stereo mix.
LG Service Site
1. Click on 'Device Driver'.
2. Select 'Notebook' from the dropdown list under 'Product'.
3. Select 'Windows XP' under 'Operating System' even though you have Vista.
4. Type 'Sigmatel' into the subject box.
5. Click 'search'. The driver to download is the Series V1 94,472 kb file.
6. To download, click on the file name, "SIGMATEL.zip".
7. Next, select 'Vista' under 'Operating System' and click 'search'.
8. Download the small file named 'Windows Vista Sound'.
9. Install the driver (94,472 kb file) and restart.
10. Install the small file (Windows Vista Sound).
11. Go to control panel and open Sound. On the recording tab, right click in the large box and click on show disabled devices. A stereo mix option should then appear. Click on the stereo mix and then click on set default at the bottom.
and it till doesnt work...
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in confused which one is msg 4?
my sound under my mode: INSPIRON 1520: SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio
Audio: SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio, Driver, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit, Multi Language, Multi System, v.6.10.0.5609, A02
MSG THIS ONE HOW?
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On the Sigmatel systems there is no wave out, but stereo mix does the same thing. Stereo mix is enabled on the latest XP driver but not on any of the Vista ones. There are a couple of workarounds.
> the simplest is to try to use the XP driver as explained in this thread
how to use XP driver in Vista
> this thread contains a discussion of some programs like Total Recorder that might be a workaround for Vista
New Sigma Tel driver has Stereo Mix - XP and W2K only
Finally, there is a way to edit the inf files of the driver to unlock stereo mix, an equalizer and several other functions. I'll put it in the next post.
Jim
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how to use XP driver in Vista
explains the process for installing the new XP R171789 driver that has stereo mix into a Vista laptop. I don't know if this will work because no one has yet reported trying it on a 1520, but I think it has a good chance of sucess.
New Sigma Tel driver has Stereo Mix - XP and W2K only
is a long thread. At a certain point there is a discussion of some programs like Total Recorder that might function like stereo mix in Vista.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME VERY MUCH:
HERE WHAT I TRIED
1.
after extract R171789
AND INSTALL
IT SAID" THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT AUDIO DRIVER FOR THIS SYSTEM. THE INSTALLER WILL NOW EXIT"
2. I tried TOTAL RECORDER.. i dont see any stereo mix at all..when i chose mixer it said nothing on board
I TRIED OPTION 1..
I HAD STEROMIX SHOW UP IN RECORDING
THEN I WILL LOST MICROPHONE UNDER PLAYBACK .
I HAD MIC BUILD IN SOUND INTEGRATE WITH WEBCAM
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How to install Sigmatel R171789 XP driver in Vista
Messages 47, 48 and 51 of this thread discuss the Total Mix and Freecorder programs:
New Sigma Tel driver has Stereo Mix - XP and W2K only
"I tried TOTAL RECORDER.. i dont see any stereo mix at all..when i chose mixer it said nothing on board"
That is not the way Total Recorder works. It lets you record streaming audio by intercepting the audio before it gets to the sound card. From its site:
Total Recorder is a unique solution for recording streaming audio. Most recording programs, rely on the sound card to feedback what has been played. For these solutions, your sound card must have "Stereo Mix" or "What You Hear" recording sources. Instead of relying on the sound card, Total Recorder captures the sound stream directly from Windows, before the audio goes to the sound card. This unique approach eliminates multiple conversions that occur with other types of solutions. The Total Recorder solution also eliminates the need for a "what-you-hear" type sound card.
How Total Recorder Captures The Sound Stream
Total Recorder uses a virtual sound driver to capture the sound output from other programs like Real Audio and Windows Media Player. By installing the driver, and setting it as the default, different sound reproducing programs send their output stream to Total Recorder's driver and not to the driver of a real device. Total Recorder then passes the information to the sound card driver
Total Recorder works pretty good on XP; I don't know how well it works on Vista.
Jim