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The wave created contains the sax from the mic plus the backing tracks (not from the headphones). Is there a way to just record what comes from the mic but still hear the backing tracks while recording?


Yes there is a way to do this. To achieve this, and to elaborate on what John above has said, it's necessary to set the "Recording Properties" of soundcard through Windows. How you do this will depend on your version of Windows and your soundcard. This setting applies to BIAB and RB.

For me, I have a Soundblaster Audigy card and use Windows Vista ...

I right-click on the speaker icon in the task bar and choose "Recording Devices". I then need to set the "Mic" option as default (as shown in the picture below). This will ONLY record what is coming through the mic.



If "What U Hear" is set as default (see picture below), BIAB/RB will record what comes through the mic as well as what BIAB is playing. In other words, the recording contains EXACTLY "what the computer hears". For soundblaster, the term "What U Hear" is used. Other soundcards will most likely have a different term.



Note: it should also be possible to get to the Sound preferences from "Control Panel | Sound".

Hope this helps,
Noel

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