To do that you need to buy Audio Hijack – it will combine your microphone and Skype sound and pass it into the QuickTime for recording. Take some time before the interview to learn how to use it.
I'd highly recommend Audio Hijack https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack
You can use it to do many things that deal with editing like fixing the eq levels of the studio headphones you have for a more level sound, or sidechain certain audio to get the result you commented about initially.
Here’s a tutorial on how to use Audio Hijack to sidechain/duck other audio.
Download the video after the fact and strip the audio? Do a mix minus on your mixer and record the two sides that way? Something like Audio Hijack or Voicemeeter?
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
http://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Voicemeeter/
Regardless, I suggest you practice it. I bunged one up once and had to break out a heavy gun to fix the audio. Also, will you be using Studio mode?
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Have you looked at something like Audio Hijack by Rogue Amoeba? It lets you set up almost any routing you can think of, probably a good way to have everything going where you want, whilst avoiding audio going to places you don’t want and causing feedback and echoes.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
I would like some money if it’s going plz
Yes, that will work great. I have an M1 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and I’ve done stuff like this with Logic and Zoom. The fan never kicks in, which strongly suggests that an M1 MacBook Air with would perform just as well.
Side note: I don’t think GarageBand is the best app for the actual recording part. There are ways to get all the audio routed using free third-party plugins, but I prefer Audio Hijack for ease of use. Here is how I’d set up a podcast recording with two microphones (plugged into an audio interface, but separate USB microphones would work fine as well) and Zoom. Anyway, it might be worth checking out after you get your Mac.
I use Audio Hijack for recording the audio.
I use Skype since it's on everything and is has no time limits for calls and gives you the option to record the call.
It's doable. You just need a radio that has a headphone jack, and then an aux cord to connect it to the computer to add in the delay to match the TV. Then use a program like radio delay(windows) or audio hijack(mac) to delay it a few seconds until it's synced.
Thanks for the mention! Audio Hijack (we dropped the “Pro” many years ago) can indeed record any audio playing on your Mac.
OP, you can check it out here: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Razor and Strader, the best in the biz. Since NBC has monopolized the audio, I've resorted to this.
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https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
To sync my radio feed to the TV (usually 8 seconds on OTA-NBC and 22 seconds on NBCSN). Might be as good as our FSSW productions, but at least I don't have to hear about CARL LETOIN or John KLINGMAN and DOMINIC Roussell, Mattias YAWNmark
The easiest way is to use the recording functionality of the meeting app.
If you want to avoid that, it can get complicated. I would use QuickTime for screen recording. For the audio stuff, you can use Audio Hijack ($59) piped into BlackHole (free). This is a nice setup because you can record your voice on the left channel and the other person on the right channel, which makes it easier to adjust audio levels later.
The absolute best choice is Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. This product has been around for years, and has been kept updated for the newest versions of MacOS. I’ve been using it for a really long time.
Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba software lets you reroute audio internally in your Mac. Drag-n-drop interface. It is your solution.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
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Gotcha. Yeah, I’m thinking that there’s a solution here. So, the flow of audio that you have set up probably looks like this:
Compressed Audio (e.g., MP3) > Decoder (e.g., Chrome) > Uncompressed Audio > Digital-Analog Conversion > Speakers
Different decoders can produce slightly different results, so you aren’t imagining things.
What I’m thinking is that you could actually capture the output of Chrome, save it uncompressed, and then play it back using another audio player (e.g., QuickTime).
You could set this up (for free) using BlackHole and GarageBand (QuickTime doesn’t have an uncompressed recording option) but an easier way is with Audio Hijack. I can confirm that Audio Hijack does record uncompressed at really high resolutions which would very likely capture whatever Chrome is doing.
Anyway, I would consider doing something like this if you can’t get the Chrome thing figured out.
That sounds like a very unique application. In your scenario, I’d probably share feedback with whoever made the website. Chrome is a popular browser, so they should be made aware of issues like this.
The other option, if it’s allowable of course, is to rip the audio file using BlackHole (free but somewhat complicated to set up) or Audio Hijack ($59 but super easy). Then you can play the file on loop using a regular audio player.
Hate to say it, but I haven't found an easy answer. That being said, if you really care...
Quicktime (built into mac) will do a pretty good job of recording the screen at very high quality. However, this will use a lot of space because the recording can't be compressed fast enough in real time.
Audio Hijack https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ will allow you to record the audio coming from specific applications or the entire system without an external mic (which you can of course also add if you want)
If you set those both up, you can sync their resulting video/audio files in iMovie. This is not the easiest process but if you have somethign short you need to capture it produces pretty workable results.
Of course, u/Malossi167 is correct that whenever at all possible you should get the original file.
For (1), the best option I've seen is https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/. You can even take whatever app they call you with and record it as its' own track, which is pretty nice. This program is mac-only though.
On (2), I don't have any idea. Turns out, good designers don't want to work for cheap like us podcasters do. Best of luck.
To replicate that video, you'd likely want to use Loopback and Audio Hijack together. Audio Hijack would adjust the audio as desired, and then Loopback would be used to pass that modified audio to your VoIP app.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
I've used this a ton in the past. I vaguely recall them saying that recent osx/macOS updates crippled it (sandboxing or something similar), but it's still available. I'm assuming it works again. Maybe they just had to reengineer it.
It always worked really well for me. Just haven't needed it in a few years.
Audio Hijack: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ In my opinion WAY nicer than soundflower (though definitely not free). Route multiple apps to the same recording, record all apps separately, attach a plugin chain or meters to specific apps (great for watching movies late at night - just shove a compressor on, no longer have to ride the volume when it gets loud and disturbs neighbors).
I personally have it running 24/7 for my IK Multimedia ARC room correction on my system output.
Maybe with Audio Hijack (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) and Soundflower (https://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/soundflower/) you can make this happen.
Haven't done this kind of setup in quite a while, but I used to record Skype conversations this way.
You'd reroute the audio from the mic input through SoundFlower to your headphones, and in the Mic settings of QuickTime > New Screen Recording, you'd select Soundflower as the source… (screenshot of the QT settings: http://take.ms/HPU9h)
I'm a bit unclear on what you want to do exactly. If you are recording Skype calls, the default way on Mac is Ecamm's Call Recorder for Skype.
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
You can also use Audio Hijack 3 which can access audio from arbitrary applications and not just Skype.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Or potentially Loopback but it's really the wrong tool for the job.
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
I am unclear exactly what you meant for much of the rest.
Note, Soundflower is usually a single part of a multiple part solution. The current version would be fine on 10.11.
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Hey Mac-Friend,
I know what you mean! Streaming on a Mac is very difficult! I switched to a Windows VM. But it's possible to stream on a Mac.
To catch up the sound I recommend "Audio Hijack". It costs a few bucks, but I swear, it's worth it!
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Check the link out! Maybe it helps your problem. If you have some further questions, let me know!
You need a mixer or some sort of virtual mixer. Then you mix in the sound board source with the like source and maybe do a mix minus while you are at it. Then feed that into Skype
You could do it in software with Audio Hick and SoundFlower I assume.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
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Of course! haha actually I already have the Arc2 system that comes with the mic and software. BUT I did find the answer I was looking for, if anyone else ends here on a search and is curious.. Check out https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/. Allows you to route your system through VST's like ARC2 or anything else (spectrogram, eq) and then out through your sound card. Way easier and actually works in my case vs the soundflower/aulab setup.
My receiver (Denon AVR) can act as a DLNA source, but I'm unsure its analog input (I've nothing hooked up any of them) would act as a source.
Even if that were to work, it will still leave you finding a way to get a homepod to play a DLNA source.
Easiest route by far IMHO: Any mac (e.g. a mac mini) hooked up to your amp over an analog audio cable that has a turntable and let it airplay to any and all Airplay speakers you have around the house. Worst case you get something like audio hijack to give you full control over the mac's audio in and outputs.
Are you willing to use paid software? There’s a great app called Audio Hijack that makes this super easy, but it’s $60. I figure that, since you’re doing this for work, your company might buy it for you.
Get audio hijack. It allows you to directly record the audio coming out of your computer in lossless format AIFF or WAV. In my experience it has never let me down getting the best audio quality on a YouTube video, a movie, Netflix show, whatever. You’ll need to buy it if you want any audio over 10 minutes but if you’re just capturing pieces of videos to make music, the free version is awesome!
I'm so sorry to hear that. I think your idea makes sense. What I am imagining you will need is: 1) a desktop app that allows you to apply audio processing to your whole desktop audio and 2) a pitch changer AU plugin that allows you to control left and right channels separately. (AU is Mac's native plugin format. It has to be AU format with Audio Hijack on your whole desktop audio)
Here is Audio Hi Jack. Does anyone know of any lightweight AU repitch plugins with separate L/R controls?
You can download Audio Hijack from https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
When you about to install it, it will ask you to upgrade the ACE driver.
After the ACE driver is installed the audio in screen sharing will work normally. Also, I think you can remove Audio Hijack from the system.
I see. I was hoping a for an easy to use software I believe Japanese was easier to find these things. However if you really have no audio at all look into
If you're interested in a different setup (mac only), I'm too stupid to get an extension so I bought a $60 license for this software https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/buy.php It's super easy to record from it though and you can do a little (like very little) denoising.
If you’re running a Mac check out Audio Highjack. I did an internet radio station for a bit and this app drove the whole thing including the streaming but, and it recorded as well.
Rogue Amoeba has a few products that could work for you.
Loopback is the “pro” way of recording system audio. You could theoretically set up a 16-channel device that sends Safari to channels 1-2, Spotify to channels 3-4, Zoom to channels 5-6, an audio interface to channels 7-10, etc. and record them all into separate tracks in Logic or whatever. It’s very versatile, which is why it costs so much.
The simpler solution for your purpose might be Piezo which just grabs stereo audio from a single app and saves it into a file. That might be sufficient for your purposes, and it’s a lot cheaper.
Audio Hijack is an intermediate solution. It does more than Piezo, but if you want to send audio directly into a DAW vs. a file, I think you’d still need a loopback driver (either Loopback or BlackHole). The interface for setting up sessions is kind of cool, but it’s one of those things you love or hate. I actually use it sometimes (with Loopback) for Zoom calls to apply basic processing (like this) to my microphone input.
Can you make one for audio hijack?
as a podcaster i would love if I could get this to match my dock! httpcoulds://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
The easy way is not free. Use Audio Hijack to process your system audio and insert an Audio Unit to limit the audio like Dynamics Processor.
The hard free way is a lot more complicated and involves installing Blackhole audio driver and mapping channels with AU Labs and inserting the Audio Unit there. It's extremely buggy and not worth it.
If you're on a Mac, allow me to point you to Audio Hijack.
(Note that format shifting is in a grey legal area these days. It used to be okay in the days of VHS and casettes, but with new streaming services it's notsomuch anymore. I am not a lawyer.)
I think it only works for Mac, but Audio Hijack has this kind of option. You can set it to start a new file every X seconds of silence, so I guess you could just leave it on and it will record every little snippet.
But doesn't Discord have a gate built in? If you go to input sensitivity in the audio settings you can adjust things around.
But https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/buy.php is the kinda thing I think you want
I use Audio HiJack.
Here is an explanation of whether to use Audio Hijack or Piezo. Both are easy to use.
Have you tried looking into Audio Hijack? They have a free trial limited to ten minutes of use before they overlay your audio with noise per session I believe. You could give it a whirl before buying it to see if it’ll do what you want. I used it when I was teaching music online and needed to output to my audio interface and to a virtual output (sound flower) that I used for Skype. Audio Hijack
If you're on a Mac, I highly recommend Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. You'll end up using it for all kinds of things besides:https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
I'm not a Mac guy, but there are a few solutions similar to the virtual audio cables. The video below mentions Audio Hijack and Loopback. See links below. Good luck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUCC0FR72M
There a couple ways to do it, using something like Audio Hijack is probably the simplest way since it lets you route all system audio through the program and then add any audio unit you’d like. But there are also free programs like SoundFlower that let you route system audio anywhere you like. So you could route SoundCloud through Ableton and then add an EQ inside Ableton itself
I'm getting ready to do an interview-based show, and this hurdle you mentioned seems substantial. Some folks simply don't want another app, or are too tech-anxious, to get set up with Discord.
The easiest-for-guests option is to use Rogue Amoeba's "Audio Hijack" Mac app, which will let you record app-specific audio as a separate track. It's amazingly powerful and incredibly well designed. Problem is: it's $59. And for some, another problem is it's only for macOS.
My current plan is to record several test episodes with tech-confident guests using Craig/Discord, and if the show does seem feasible, I'll spring the $59 for Audio Hijack so I can interview folks over more widely used services like FaceTime, Skype, and Zoom.
Another solution, although you would have to pay for it is Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. Probably the best piece of software there is for this kind of thing: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Thank you for the mention, /u/edlwannabe! Audio Hijack is great for recording Podcasts, as it includes built-in templates for common use cases like capturing audio from VoIP callers and connected microphones.
Anyone interested in testing this out is welcome to download the free trial version from our website:
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Our Support Team is happy to help answer any setup questions. You can reach them using this form:
I have a process I use to download digital only releases (on Macs), always through Tidal, because they have lossless streaming. Apple caps out at 256 kbps, and Spotify at 320 kbps.
Download Audio Hijack (Mac only). Play the album on Spotify, Tidal, or wherever. End the recording and cut up the tracks in Fission (Mac only). Import into iTunes.
Someone who is has a PC can probably suggest software that works well for PCs.
It’s arguably much easier on the Mac than the PC using an app called Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. AH allows you to capture audio from just about any source - apps, system audio, external mics, etc. If you don’t need all of the functionality of AH, try Piezo.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
On the PC side, try Total Recorder. The options and UI are not as good as what you’ll get in AH, but much of the core functionality is there.
We appreciate the mention, /u/mrfebrezeman360!
OP, Audio Hijack enables live processing of any audio on your Mac with Audio Unit plugins. Once you select a tuner or pitch editing plugin that performs the type of detection that you need, you can create an Audio Hijack template to enable quickly playing any audio through it.
To test this out, you’re welcome to download the free trial version of Audio Hijack right from our website:
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Our Support team is always available to help with any setup questions:
Joyoshare Screen Recorder also has the option to record only audio if you're on windows. If you're like me on MacOs you'll love Audio Hijack. If I remember correctly, the trial version of both software has just a time limit on recordings, so feel free to check them out.
What are some details on your MacBook?
These are both working on mine.
That said, if you check out here there are other options if you’re having issues with 64 bit programs.
That's how it used to be, yes. This isn't necessarily true anymore, especially with the explosion of podcasts, but I suspect you don't consider those radio. Here is radio software that specifically talks about recording audio from digital calls through things like Skype. That wouldn't exist if it wasn't being used. I don't know what to tell you here. Clearly you aren't going to change your mind, but companies do use web based call applications.
A lot of people use Audacity since it's free. I used to use Reaper for a long time, it's not really free, but it does have an unlimited free trial you can use.
You can record skype, but the easy way to do it (just recording the application, or stereomix as an input for example) will simply straight record the call, which will just sound like a skype call which is not ideal. It's kinda harsh and since everything you do in terms of post-production will effect both voices, if one person is louder than the other, for example, you can't really repair that without a ton of messing about. You can use something like Audio Hijack if you're on Mac which will split the skype call onto two seperate tracks though, which is a bit better and it works well. I'm not sure of a Windows variant, but if you check out what Audio Hijack can do, it should point you to what you need to look for on Windows. I think it's a little trickier on windows and you'll end up installing loads of Virtual Audio Cables to create some kind of audio chain, but maybe there is a program out there that someone else might know of.
Honestly though, it's a lot easier (and the best option in terms of sound quality) to record yourselves. It's kinda simple but it just works and is hassle free really.
Thank you for the mention /u/xv_xv_xv!
Processing audio on your Mac with equalization or Audio Unit effects is a common way to use Audio Hijack.
Anyone interested in testing this out is welcome to download the free trial version from our website:
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/download.php
If you have any questions about getting setup, feel free to check in with our Support Team:
Thank you for mentioning us u/null-void-!
OP, Audio Hijack can help you to capture samples, as you can use it to record any audio on your Mac.
If you’d like to try this out, you are welcome to download the free trial version from our website:
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/download.php
If you have any questions about getting setup, feel free to check in with our Support Team:
I use a piece of software called Audio HiJack for this. It let's you route audio from inputs and applications into outputs or other applications (along with many many more features). https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ . There is a free version but you need to restart it every 10 minutes or it adds a hiss over everything.
Thanks for the mention /u/IReallyLoveAvocados!
/u/RyanShelf, if you’re using a Mac, you can use Audio Hijack for recording and Loopback for routing your microphone audio out to your callers.
You can test that out using the free trial versions, which are available on our website:
If you have any setup questions, feel free to check with our Support team:
Thanks for the mention, /u/NotDavidX!
OP, Audio Hijack can certainly help you record any audio on your Mac. You can set it to record from a specific application (say your web browser), and record whatever audio is playing there. Download the trial from our site (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) and test it out.
Hi! I'm new here, and idk if something like what I'm looking for exists, but I thought this sub might be able to help.
I'm a sometimes-streamer. I have an older Apollo Twin from a previous life; and I'm fairly proficient in using Universal Audio's "Console" software that comes with it to mix my system audio, voice, background music, etc. (I also heavily use Audio Hijack, and have for yeaaaaars.)
Thing is, the Apollo Twin only has a single physical control knob; and that's usually dedicated to controlling the volume of my headphone mix so I don't bust my ears, lol. I recently watched a review of the "GoXLR" recently, and although it seems inferior to the excellent setup I've accidentally fallen into in almost every other way … damn, I'd love some physical faders like that.
Is there any product which gives me a bank of physical faders, but allows me to connect them via software (hopefully, Universal Audio's Console, because I don't think I can use my existing interface with any other software easily ... though I can probably get around that, again, in software ...) to my existing mixing setup? Bonus points for badass motorized ones like the GoXLR has!
Is it USB or firefire? What does the output selection say when the audio interface is selected? (in the top menu bar, alt+click the volume symbol)
Does the Hue Sync app have its own audio routing settings? Sometimes apps have their own settings that completely disregard of what you choose as the system output setting.
If it's a routing issue so Hue Sync app just doesn't understand that the audio interface output is a possible output that exists (and it doesn't have its own setting for selecting output), then you could test Audio Hijack to force route audio to run directly from any app you like, into any output you like: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
There's also a native app called "Audio Monitor" which can be made to do a similar thing but it doesn't route specific app audio etc., but just allows routing all sounds of a specific input (or system audio) into a specific output.
Sometimes audio bit depth can be a problem too. From Applications > Utilities, you can find an app called "Audio MIDI Setup". Sometimes in there changing the format or bit depth of sound (on the output device) helps. For example, occasionally for a reason that I don't understand, my headphones jack gets reverted to an incorrect bit depth and all I can hear through them is buzz. I go into those settings and normal sound is restored.
Thanks for the mention! Audio Hijack is definitely one of the premier ways to record streaming audio on the Mac. You can check it out at https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
Thanks for the mention! Audio Hijack (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) is indeed Mac only, but will help any Mac user record from YouTube (and indeed, any app).
We're only on the Mac, but Audio Hijack will definitely help you record any audio. Find us right here: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack.
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And thanks for spreading the word!
Glad we can assist! It's always great to hear that we're helping podcasters make great content!
(Also, just $59 for Audio Hijack - https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack)
Yes. I forget that normal people don't do this kind of thing all the time.
So, it's a plugin made to be hosted in some other application. It's not an application on its own. The simplest way on OS X would probably be Audio Hijack (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/). It captures all system audio and lets you run it through plugins and to different ouputs. Example. Audio Hijack is another hundred bucks, IIRC, but it's pretty cool. I pretty much always have it running because I"m a dork and like to see an analog-ish VU meter in the corner of my screen.
As far as setting up CanOpener, the defaults are good. Just make sure you click the "..." and set the "Crossfeed Realism" to "Most Realistic". It does increase level marginally, so if you're getting clipping distortion in your DAC, you can turn it's output down a little to stop that.
If you wanted to do the same thing for free (apart from canopener, isone, etc.), it's a little more complex. You'd need Soundflower (which works fine but hasn't been updated/maintained in a while) and Ardour (which is FOSS and under active development). You use OS X sound preferences to use Soundflower (2ch) as your output device. When you're setting up the session in Ardour, set Soundflower (2ch) as it's input device and your DAC or sound card as it's output device. Create 1 stereo channel that takes it's input from soundflower with input monitoring on and put CanOpener as a plugin on that track.
You have a lot of options, but the basics is that you need something to record an audio file, then you need to be able to edit that audio file, and then you need to turn that file into an MP3 and upload it to your hosting service.
My workflow is: Record into Audio Hijack, then import that file into Logic Pro X to edit it together with the file I get from my cohost, and then turn it into an MP3 using Forecast since I like to be able to see my chapter markers.
The thing is, this is my workflow (and it is Mac-centric) and there are lots of other ways to do it. Some people work really well recording directly into a DAW like Logic Pro or Audacity, or GarageBand and then just editing from there, and just bouncing down to an MP3.
Lots of options and once you get started you'll see what works well for you.
Audio Hijack ought to be able to route and record your Skype audio with a little fettling.
If you’d prefer a free fix, you could send your Mac’s system audio to Soundflower, then just monitor the channel in Audition.
The tablet soundboard should work ok if you crank up the tablet volume to resemble a line level. Might be more elegant to set it up like a midi controller to trigger sounds inside your Mac, but I don’t know what sort of software’s out there for that sort of thing.
Motu 828 mk3. Using Cubsae 8.5.
Tried this app called audio hijack, however I can't record from the same output as i'm listening to simultaneously.
I have to monitor a different output (kinda annoying when you are using speakers from the main outs).
Hardware: getting started: A GOOD USB mic such as Blue Yeti ($129US)
Software: Nicecast (https://rogueamoeba.com/nicecast) will let you stream live for up to 60 minutes before quality degrades. AudioHijack (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) this will allow you to record your Skype interviews for later editing in GarageBand, which should already be on your Mac.
In GarageBand, you can set up a "template" for your podcast using four tracks: Intro Interview Ambience Music
You can add tracks as necessary.
on the web: blogtalkradio.com you an create an account, which will give you a studio and a call in number. up to 60 minute block. drawback is you can only stream "non-primetime" i.e. after 11pm.
Chrome immediately will pick up your default device (if you change it). Some programs and especially games might not pick it up until restart so you could try to set your headphones as default, start game, etc. and then change it back for Chrome.
If that is not an option unfortunately there is no way without 3rd party programs and the programs I know are not free.
For Windows there is: CheVolume
For Mac there is: Audio Hijack
Thanks! I'll look into Zencastr. If I can get the remote side sitting in front of a computer with a decent mic, it sounds like a good option.
Would you recommend a Yeti or similar rather than a USB headset mic? I was figuring for an inexperienced interviewee in an untreated room, a headset would help.
Do you do a test recording to make sure they have their settings/mic technique correct?
Also if you're on a Mac and if I understand your workflow correctly, take a look at Audio Hijack. It should allow you to record Skype audio without routing it out and back in to your computer.
Check out Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
It can capture audio from any application, run it through various block and plugins, record it (if you wish) and send it out to system audio. It has built in volume controls, equalizers, etc. You can also use any Audio Unit plugins.
It is extremely powerful and versatile. I have used it for some very complex audio routing for live events involving audio coming to and from Skype, to a PA system with audio being captured from the mikes, and streaming out to an IceCast server.
For your use case, Audio Hijack is all you need. For more complex audio routing, Rogue Amoeba has Loop, which is similar to Soundflower but much more versatile in that you can create any number of audio devices for routing audio to and from apps. Together with Audio Hijack it can handle any possible audio routing need you may have.
Audio Hijack is great for this (and many other uses). Trial version lets you nab up to 10 minutes of audio at time. But they're a small shop - worth giving them $40 if you start using it regularly.
If your computer is capable of playing back the projects in without any stutter or latency you can always just play back the file in the Reason and record the output in realtime with an audio capture application like Audio Hijack for OSX or Total Recorder for Windows.
Edit: apparently the contemporary versions of Reason don't let you open preexisting RSN files in demo mode. A long time ago they used to let you do everything but save or export, but at some point they changed that. So ignore my suggestion – it won't work unless you're using Reason 2.5 or some other ancient version. Thanks to /u/nom-de-reddit and /u/sleeper141 for the update.
Audio Hijack by Rogue Amoeba is a decent app. I liked the previous version, called Audio Hijack Pro, better than the current version, though. They also have another one called Piezo, which I think is a bit lighter, and more simple to use.
One cool thing that I like about Audio Hijack is that it can detect a silence between songs and split them into multiple files as you listen.
The default recorder for Skype on Mac would be Ecamm's Call Recorder. They also have one for FaceRune. Audio and/or video.
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
You can also use the more feature rich Audio Hijack
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
but it has a greater learning curve. I own each.
You can also output to a hardware recorder from your mixer or interface if you have one. Hardware rarely crashes.
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Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba will do it.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
While I own this, I would personally use hardware to do it.
I assume you saw SoundFlower 1.6.6 here?
https://code.google.com/p/soundflower/downloads/list
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It's not free, but I used to do this with Audio Hijack, paired with a pitch-shifting plugin (I forget which one I used, but I think there's one built into OS X).
If you were to download the source files off YouTube and play them in MPlayer, I think you could shift the pitch there. I always did this while changing the playback speed (to effectively preserve pitch), but I think you can also do it independently. See https://superuser.com/questions/631036/how-to-change-pitch-of-music-in-mplayer
The last version has silence monitoring, it is supposed to pause recording when there isn't anything, but I haven't used it yet.
Just try it out, it's free for full functionality, it just overlay noise after 10 minutes if you are not registered.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/
(Not a Rogue Amoeba employee, they just happen to make cool stuff that fits the bill here)
Audio Hijack 3 shipped about a month ago and it's great. Streamlined the building experience quite a lot. As much as I use it, I'd still suggest the single purpose Ecamm products first.
https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
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