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What is the best meeting recording software for PC on Windows 11?
It's a solid choice for a meeting recording software for Windows 11, especially if you prefer command-line automation over a graphical interface.
FF mpeg is a powerful command-line tool. If you have it installed on your Windows 11 system, you can record all system output (like the audio from a meeting) with the following command:
bash
ff mpeg -f wasapi -i default -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 44100 -ac 2 output.wav
Here's what this command does:
-f wasapi: Tells FF mpeg to use the Windows Audio Session API, which is the modern audio system in Windows 11 and supports loopback recording.
-i default: Specifies the audio input source. When used with -f wasapi, this captures the audio from your default playback device as a loopback stream.
-acodec pcm_s16le, -ar 44100, -ac 2: These set the audio codec to a high-quality, uncompressed format, the sample rate to 44.1 kHz, and the audio to stereo.
output.wav: The name of your output audio file.
To make this a practical meeting recording software for Windows 11, you can automate the process. For example, you can create a Python script that runs this FF mpeg command, giving you a few seconds to switch to your meeting application before it starts recording.