recording audio output ffmpeg[solved]

[Adel Ahmed]

I'm trying to record my laptop's audio using ffmpeg
here's what I have so far:
ffmpeg -f alsa -i default /tmp/out.flac
I've also tried -i hw0 and hw0,0, and pulse


all I get is a blank file unfortunately

I have no idea where to start debugging tbh



thanks

[Ant P.]

Some sound cards can record output, but the majority of modern hda-intel ones deliberately omit that feature (it's an idiotic form of copy protection invented in the windows vista era).

With -f pulse you need to tell ffmpeg to record from "Monitor of <device name>", pavucontrol will let you set that and it should remember the setting.

[Adel Ahmed]

works like a charm

thanks