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#Mac sounds for windows mac

However, if a program whose sound you want recorded allows customizing the output audio device, you may need to change the program’s output settings manually to use the Multi-Output Device you created.

Many use cases will be done at this point.

Note that audacity requires 4 channels of input for this. This may mean setting the Aggregate Device as the “microphone.” Here are some examples of what that looks like, one from Skype and the other from Audacity.

Set your recording program to take input from the Aggregate Device.

You should see the volume meter respond clearly to both sources.

While viewing the Input tab, make some noise on the microphone and on whatever program is connected to Soundflower to verify that the volume meter responds appropriately.

Click on the Input tab and then select the Aggregate Device from the list if it isn’t already highlighted.

(Note: when you are done recording, you can simply go back to your regular output device to regain easy control of the main output volume.)

Click on the Output tab and then select the Multi-Output Device from the list if it isn’t already highlighted.

Click on the Apple icon in the top left of the screen and go to System Preferences > Sound.

Ctrl+click on the Mutli-Output Device and select “use this device for sound output.”.

Ctrl+click on the Aggregate Device and select “use this device for sound input.”.

Configure for Multi-Output Device to send to the built-in output and Soundflower (2ch).

Configure your Aggregate Device to receive from the microphone and Soundflower (2ch).

Click the “+” again and select “Create Multi-Output Device.”.

Click on the “+” in the bottom left corner of the window.

You may need to go to Window > Show Audio Devices.

You are about to give up the ability to change it with the volume buttons on your keyboard in exchange for the ability to record two things at once.

Set your headphones volume the way you want it before you continue.

Systems settings also must be closed don’t open it again until it is mentioned in the instructions. Do not restart them until after you are done setting up. You need to manually quit programs like Audacity and Skype. Otherwise, changes in your audio devices may be ignored or your audio may quit working altogether. Any program making use of sound needs to be fully exited, not just minimized. This is the goal for the audio configuration that the instructions below describe: These instructions are based on my experience setting this up on OS X version 10.10.

#Mac sounds for windows mac

These steps will let you record audio from a microphone and “what you hear” on a Mac with programs like Skype and Audacity. Although it is possible to have a headphones-less setup with speakers that do not cause feedback into the microphone, it typically requires high-end equipment, specifically a strongly directional microphone (which laptop microphones generally are not!) and speakers that are set quite a ways behind the mic rather than in front of it as is the case for laptops. Fortunately, it’s possible to avoid this problem, and to do it without buying a bunch of expensive stuff.įor these instructions, I am assuming you are using headphones to avoid feedback between the microphone and your computer’s speakers. If you have ever experienced an audio feedback problem on Skype due to someone not using headphones and having the laptop screen angled too far forward, you will be familiar with how hard it is to talk normally with that happening.

Most other solutions I’ve read about and tried to this problem are rather imperfect, because they result in a delayed version of your voice coming back through your headphones. The instructions here are subject to change over time. That means I need to record from two things: (1) my microphone and (2) a “what you hear” sort of audio device that lets me send my computer’s sound to some other program. This page is my attempt to formalize the best solutions I recently found for this problem on Mac and Windows.

For example, because I’m a computer music researcher, I will often be in a meeting over Skype and need to be able to demonstrate audio on my system for the person I’m talking to. I’ve had a long-standing problem in my work: the need to be able to record from multiple devices simultaneously on a laptop.