# _Precompiled & Extended_ | PyAudio with PortAudio for Windows
#### _Used versions_: <br>· PyAudio 0.2.11 | co 7090e25bcba41413bd7ce89aa73bc0efb1ae1ca1<br>· PortAudio V19 | co 1bdcb9e41357ec76d8cf73f9ef278202a3ea1e3b
#### Extensions:<br>· Support of Windows sound loopback: Record the output of your soundcard
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This project is a fork of two open source projects. If you'd like, give them some love:
- http://www.portaudio.com/
- https://people.csail.mit.edu/hubert/pyaudio/
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# Usage
See the [example](https://github.com/intxcc/pyaudio_portaudio/tree/master/example).
Exactly like the official PyAudio but with the extra option "as_loopback" which expects a boolean.
```python
import pyaudio
p = pyaudio.PyAudio()
stream = p.open([...], as_loopback = True)
```
# How to install?
### You can find the precompiled PyAudio build, static linked with PortAudio, as well as only the static linked PortAudio in the [release](https://github.com/intxcc/pyaudio_portaudio/releases).
I will try to rebuild the project on each update from one of the used projects.
# How to build?
## Cygwin
You will need a working cygwin installation with basic developer tools and python.
#### 1.
Change to */portaudio* and type
```bash
./configure --with-winapi=wasapi --enable-static=yes --enable-shared=no
make loopback
```
To rebuild type
```bash
make clean
make loopback
```
#### 2.
Change to /pyaudio and type
```bash
python setup.py install --static-link
```
## Microsoft Visual Studio (2017)
You will need to include the python executable in PATH.
#### 1.
- Open the portstudio project located in *\portaudio\build\msvc\portaudio.sln*.
- Open the project configuration and make sure that the configuration type is set to static library.
- Select the build type __Release__ and __x64__. Then build the project.
- Make sure the build was succesful and the file *\portaudio\build\msvc\x64\Release\portaudio.lib* does exist.
#### 2.
Open the PowerShell __as administrator__ and change the directory. Then you can build and install pyaudio with portaudio:
```
cd <Location of the repository>\pyaudio_portaudio\pyaudio
python.exe .\setup.py install --static-link
```
## Microsoft Visual Studio (2017) - 32 bit
### For 32-bit support see instructions above and this issue: https://github.com/intxcc/pyaudio_portaudio/issues/8.
### The code from that issue is merged now, but as I do not have a 32-bit version I can't verify it. Comment in the issue for further help.
# Help!!
If you get errors, let me know. Thank you ♥