osx filter : Record sound out?
July 6, 2005 11:02 AM Subscribe
How can I record soundcard output on a Powerbook (10.4)?
I'd like to record audio from video files and the like (sampling). However, the Sounds preference pane only allows me to record (using Audacity or whatever) from the microphone or line in. Is there a solution to this? Alternate sound driver or preference pane? Somewhere else I could configure this? I haven't tried it, but my only idea is to run a mini jack from the headphone out to the line in, but that doesn't strike me a good idea at all for any number of reasons.
I'm a recent convert from windows, where this sort of thing was easy as pie, so my hope is I'm missing something obvious here. I've even installed jackOSX but I was unable to get Audacity to show up as a input. I'm still messing around with jack, but it strikes me that the ability to capture the soundcard out has got to be among the more basic things one can do.
I'd like to record audio from video files and the like (sampling). However, the Sounds preference pane only allows me to record (using Audacity or whatever) from the microphone or line in. Is there a solution to this? Alternate sound driver or preference pane? Somewhere else I could configure this? I haven't tried it, but my only idea is to run a mini jack from the headphone out to the line in, but that doesn't strike me a good idea at all for any number of reasons.
I'm a recent convert from windows, where this sort of thing was easy as pie, so my hope is I'm missing something obvious here. I've even installed jackOSX but I was unable to get Audacity to show up as a input. I'm still messing around with jack, but it strikes me that the ability to capture the soundcard out has got to be among the more basic things one can do.
As Rothko suggests, Audio Hijack is very good. It will record anything that your Mac is playing.
posted by terrapin at 11:25 AM on July 6, 2005
posted by terrapin at 11:25 AM on July 6, 2005
WireTap from Ambrosia Software is good, as is all their software, although now I see they've added a bunch of features that look awesome but have converted it from freeware to shareware. You can try it for free, though. I'm not positive about the ethics of this, but you could email me for the older, very simple freeware version.
posted by OmieWise at 11:39 AM on July 6, 2005
posted by OmieWise at 11:39 AM on July 6, 2005
Best answer: Soundflower will also do this, although you'll need a separate app to do the recording.
posted by xil at 12:17 PM on July 6, 2005
posted by xil at 12:17 PM on July 6, 2005
For a few dollars more, Audio Hijack Pro makes it very easy.
posted by nthdegx at 2:14 PM on July 6, 2005
posted by nthdegx at 2:14 PM on July 6, 2005
Every time this question is asked the answer is the same: Audio Hijack (Pro).
posted by Mo Nickels at 2:53 PM on July 6, 2005
posted by Mo Nickels at 2:53 PM on July 6, 2005
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posted by Rothko at 11:08 AM on July 6, 2005