Windows 10: Stereo Mixer in Windows 10 - What is Microsoft Position? Lots of Uncertainty? Please clarify

I do a lot of tech stuff for community theatre productions. Often this involves creating sound effects by mixing audio etc. I find Audacity, an open source package very handy for this. In order to record direct from the PC, ie have Audacity listen directly to the output of the PC speakers I used to use the facility in Sound, accessible by right clicking the speaker icon in the Win 10 system tray. This used to bring up a dialogue that enabled you to enable an entity called STEREO MIXER which served this purpose perfectly. Now I find right clicking the speaker option takes you straight to Sound SETTINGS, where that option does not seem to exist.


There are lots of clips available on YouTube which with procedures which claim, if followed, to be re enable you to reinstall and then use this feature. I'd really like to know Microsoft's take on all this. Specifically


1. Is the Stereo Mixer a thing of the past??


2. Where can I find it documented that this change has been made.


Geeez guys, its hard enough to keep up in this world without being able to go somewhere official to get the full story.


Please can someone clarify for me.

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Upgrade stereo mixer in Windows 10

Hello Ray,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

A question, do you want to enable Stereo Mixer in Windows 10?

If yes, I suggest you to follow the below steps to enable Stereo Mixer.

1) Right-click on the audio icon in the system tray and select "Recording Devices" to open the recording device settings.

2) Then Right-click on the empty area in dialog box and select "View" and "Show disconnected devices” which would

3) show the “Stereo Mix” option.

4) Right-click on Stereo Mixer and click on Enable.

To upgrade the Stereo Mixer, go to Device Manager. Under Audio Inputs and Sounds, locate Stereo Mixer.

* Right click and go to properties and chose to update drivers.

If the issue still persists, then update your sound card driver by the following steps.

1) Go to Device Manager.

2) Click Sound, video, and game controllers to expand.

3) Under Sound, video, and game controllers, double-click the entry for your sound card, and then click the
Driver tab.

Hope this helps. If you still have any queries, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.

 

Missing Stereo mixer

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

Please share these details.

1.Have installed the latest audio drivers?

2.What is the make and model of the computer?

Please be informed that windows 10 have Stereo mixer. you just need to follow the steps to enable the Stereo Mixer.
1. Right click on sound icon in Taskbar.

2. Click Recording Device.

3. Right click on blank space and choose "Show Disabled Device", then you can "enable stereo mix".

I would suggest you to install the latest drivers from the manufactures website and check it if helps. Refer the suggestions given by Andre Da costa in the below link.

How to install and update drivers in windows 10?

How to: Install and Update Hardware Drivers in Windows 10

Hope this information helps you. Kindly post back with the updated issue for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Upgrade stereo mixer in Windows 10

Original Title: win 10

is there an upgrade i can get to get a stereo mixer on windows 10