How do I do this?!?

[rvl123]

I was wondering, say my PC was playing some music and I wanted to capture in real time...is this possible.

What I mean is I want to capture the sound that is playing and save the clip to a file (*.mp3 or *.wav).

Hopefully this is clear enough for all of you.

Thanks

[housepig]

any software where you can select your Stereo Mix as an input for the software will do it (make sure you disable system sounds before you record - like beeps, maximize window noises, etc.)

Total Recorder from High Criteria will do it, as well as AAA Real Recorder and a host of others.