i think it really depends on your sound card. my laptop had a standard sound card which was quite boring, and i could not see how you could do that. my computer's got a realtec ac97 sound card which can do it. first of all, on properties, select adjust volume for recording. then there is a list box when you press tab again that you have to check stereo mix and microphone. then if you press enter, you will go to the volume, balance of stereo mix, or how the heck it's called on english computers, volume of stereo mix when you press tab once more, i usually set this to about 20% the volume, since when i record certain games it is all distorted and i once recorded me playing top speed for fun, and it really sounded distorted due to too high volume. it actually happened in that review too. well just set it to 20% or so and check the checkbox that says select if you press tab once more. no, don't also select the microphone, you can only use one of those. now here's where things start to get tricky. it depends on what sound card; i can do it with my computer but with my laptop? no way. go to properties again and choose adjust volume for play this time. then, if you press tab you'll at least need a choice in the list box called microphone. check that if you have it, but there's no way as far as i know to have good stereo sound and you talking at the same time if you don't. now. uncheck all the other checkboxes that are showed in the list after microphone, since that way, you only need to press shift +tab twice to go to the mute checkbox. this is probably checked. uncheck it. the only problem that i have with it is that i can kinda hear my own voice talking through the microphone, but that's not really a problem.
sorry for the woof of a long post.

thanks tommy, if Goldwave proves too much to handle I'll get back to you rguarding Soundcatcher.

I won't be able to do anything until later on this week, sinse i need to get an extra jack for my microphone. When I've got it though, I'll let people know how I'm getting on (hopefully by then I'll also have an audio game review or two to show everybody).

Well, I've downloaded goldwave, but right now I can't get it to record anything whatsoever! iether my voice through the mike or stuff off my computer.

I think the stuff in windows is set alright ----- but I'm not certain, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Locutus, through some mucking about with various things I've got goldwave recording (though I'm stil unsure weather it will reccord my voice or not).

the only problem I'm having is that it's reccording only about one second, then shutting off. I've set the reccording properties to unbounded, and I've used the 80 minutes and Cd quality sound preset, but niether has done any good.

Oncemore any suggestions welcome.

Btw, I know that when I'm assimilated I will learn everything about Goldwave, and this might actually be a good plan, but unfortunately as a semi-existentialist, i might cause the collective some hick ups.

well, this recording thing was the same that i was trying to explain in my very long post.