# Record from sound input (nothing to do with web app.)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/record-from-sound-input-nothing-to-do-with-web-app/92523>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 20, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/record-from-sound-input-nothing-to-do-with-web-app/92523 "2007-04-20T09:40:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guillaume\_Nargeotq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3bc359/32.png) [@Guillaume\_Nargeotq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guillaume_Nargeotq)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/record-from-sound-input-nothing-to-do-with-web-app/92523/1 "2007-04-20T09:40:57Z")

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Hello, I would like to create a little script with ruby, that would run  
on my computer - nothing to do with the web - and that would just record  
the audio stream from the internal microphone of the computer.  
After this, I would like to make this script a windows service, and to  
be able to plan when to record, but anyway for this part I think I found  
enough documentation.

Recording sound from the internal microphone is the part where I need  
some help… because I couldn’t find anything about it.  
Is there some library that already exists to be able to access to the  
microphone sound input ?  
Or is there a simple executable that I might execute using the %x()  
syntax of ruby, and that can do what I need ? Maybe something like  
mencoder ?

Concerning the recording audio format, I would prefer direct mp3  
recording/encoding, like 64kbit/s rate or more…

Thank you in advance.

Guillaume