YouTube...Easiest and safest way to record audio from it?

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you asked about recording, so im going to assume you dont want to download the audio from youtube. i myself almost never want to actually download entire things from youtube, but i often want to record bits and pieces of things.

for this purpose i find audacity to be just about the easiest thing going. simply set it to record "what you hear" hit the record button then press play on youtube (or anything else)...done.

its also a pretty decent editor with enough tools and effects (or use your own vst effects) to get the job done.

oh yeah...and its free.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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Technically I think YouTube's EULA forbids extracting/recording audio.

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well, that wasnt the question....and is also not accurate.

" B. Content is provided to you AS IS. You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as intended through the provided functionality of the Service and as permitted under these Terms of Service. You shall not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of YouTube or the respective licensors of the Content. YouTube and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content."

so technically youre supposed to get permission first, but you are allowed to do it.
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chaosWyrM wrote:you asked about recording, so im going to assume you dont want to download the audio from youtube. i myself almost never want to actually download entire things from youtube, but i often want to record bits and pieces of things.

for this purpose i find audacity to be just about the easiest thing going. simply set it to record "what you hear" hit the record button then press play on youtube (or anything else)...done.

its also a pretty decent editor with enough tools and effects (or use your own vst effects) to get the job done.

oh yeah...and its free.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
I didn't know that Audacity had that functionality. Thanks. I only had to set the audio host to wasapi and the recording device to speakers (on the toolbar below the transport controls) and press record. That's about as easy as it gets.

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This is your answer:

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EDIT: didn't know about that functionality in audacity. That's awesome!
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