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    Enable stereo mix on X220?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by et10yl, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. et10yl

    et10yl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, does anyone know how to enable stereo mix on the X220? Has anyone tried? I bought the machine partly for audio recording and mixing purposes and now find it's crippled without the stereo mix option...
     
    et10yl, Jun 22, 2011
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  2. Marcham93

    Marcham93 Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you checked the smart audio application?
     
    Marcham93, Jun 22, 2011
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  3. et10yl

    et10yl Notebook Enthusiast

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    Marcham93, it's not in the Lenovo SmartAudio application. Actually, I think Lenovo's had a history of disabling StereoMix - which is disappointing to discover only after I purchased my x220t. There's a long thread about it here: Why has stereo Mix been disabled on thinkpads & wh... - Lenovo Community

    I would've imagined that such a basic feature would not have been crippled in a laptop of this genre. I am irked, to say the least, and am looking for solutions around this as I used to regularly record sounds off my firstgen Acer netbook all the time using the StereoMix or WaveOut function.

    I'm also not clear on whether this is a hardware or driver issue. I'm hoping it's the latter and if so that someone can write a better driver for it.
     
    et10yl, Jun 23, 2011
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  4. Colonel O'Neill

    Colonel O'Neill Notebook Deity

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    Most manufacturers now disable it. Who doesn't fear the RIAA now?

    You can get similar functionality using something like Virtual Audio Cable.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Jun 23, 2011
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    virtual audio cable is the way to go.
     
    lead_org, Jun 24, 2011
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