For instance, you can record audio from YouTube directly with Sound Recorder in Windows 7.
How To Record Audio YouTube Directly With Sound Recorder In Windows 7
1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Click on the word "Category" on the top right hand corner, to drop down a menu. Then select (click) "Small icon". It will open a new page with rows of control panel items.
3. Look for the word "Sound" which is at the second row.
4. Click on "Recording" tab.
5. Right click on the "Rec. Playback". Then click on "Set as Default Device". You will see a a green circle with a tick sign. Then click "OK" below.
Now you can start recording. Look for Sound Recorder.
6. Click "All Program". Click on "Accessories" folder. You should see the words: "Sound Recorder" together with a picture of a microphone.
7. Click on it and the Sound Recorder menu will pop up (as shown below).
8. To record audio recordings (music, movie soundtracks, etc) from YouTube. Click "Start Recording" from Sound Recorder.
9. Then play your selected YouTube clip.
10. If the recording is working perfectly, you should see a moving green band in the space beside the running digits (timer).
11. Once it has finished recording. Click on "Stop Recording". It should open a "Save As" menu box.
12. Choose where you want to save your recording. The default (original) file name is Untitled.wma. You can change the file name to your requirement. Then click "Save".
13. Go to where you have just saved the recording. Double click on it to test whether it is working.
That's all.