I'd like to record something from the Internet but keep getting all the external noises from the room. Is there a way to record audio from the computer without getting all the conversations and noise from the room?
I'm using a MacBook Pro.
Thanks for your help!
Recording
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Re: Recording
You are getting the noise because you are recording from the computer's microphone. What you need to do is use the "line in" for recording. The trick is to get the sound on the computer to go to the line in. You either need software like Soundflower or a mixer (to take the output and route it back to the input), I think.
Has anyone tried just connecting the output on the computer to the line in? In other words, a stereo mini to stereo mini plug connected to the headphone out and the line in?
Has anyone tried just connecting the output on the computer to the line in? In other words, a stereo mini to stereo mini plug connected to the headphone out and the line in?
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Re: Recording
<<<Has anyone tried just connecting the output on the computer to the line in? In other words, a stereo mini to stereo mini plug connected to the headphone out and the line in?>>>
I'll try that later. The purists will point out that sends the signal through two translations, although on a Mac, that's not a bad thing. SoundFlower, WireTap, and I think there's another one that adds the extra pathways internally.
SoundFlower is free from Apple, but is just a simple driver. WireTap is a full-on program with connections into iCal to schedule capture events when you're not home.
This isn't an "accident" on Apple's part. The Mac sound services are enormously more stable and successful than Windows. XP still had the dangerous recursive pathways but Vista sound services look remarkably similar to OS-X.
Koz
I'll try that later. The purists will point out that sends the signal through two translations, although on a Mac, that's not a bad thing. SoundFlower, WireTap, and I think there's another one that adds the extra pathways internally.
SoundFlower is free from Apple, but is just a simple driver. WireTap is a full-on program with connections into iCal to schedule capture events when you're not home.
This isn't an "accident" on Apple's part. The Mac sound services are enormously more stable and successful than Windows. XP still had the dangerous recursive pathways but Vista sound services look remarkably similar to OS-X.
Koz