{"id":1217,"date":"2016-12-08T18:18:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T23:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2016-12-08T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T23:18:44","slug":"recording-sounds-from-your-computer-on-audacity-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/2016\/12\/08\/recording-sounds-from-your-computer-on-audacity-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording Sounds From Your Computer on Audacity (Tutorial)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Audacity is a great free tool for recording and editing audio. \u00a0One of the great features of this program is the ability to insert sound files from your computer into your project. \u00a0However, what if you want to add a sound that you can’t download? \u00a0Or if you just want to add a short snippet of a sound and don’t want to download a large file just to use a small piece? \u00a0In these situations and others, you can use a piece of software called Soundflower to record the audio from your computer in Audacity. \u00a0Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use Soundflower\u00a0to record computer\u00a0audio. (I’d like to mention that these instructions are for MacOS, I am not sure if this trick works with Windows or not.)<\/p>\n

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1. Download Soundflower<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soundflower is free to download and available at\u00a0https:\/\/soundflower.en.softonic.com\/mac<\/a>. \u00a0What this program essentially does is allows\u00a0your computer to send audio from the sound card to an application rather than to a speaker. \u00a0In this case, that application\u00a0is Audacity.<\/p>\n

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2. Set audio output to Soundflower (2ch)<\/strong><\/p>\n

To access audio settings, click on the System Preferences<\/em>\u00a0icon on the dock and then click Sound<\/em>. Once you’re in the sound settings, go to the Output<\/em> tab and select\u00a0Soundflower (2ch)<\/em>. This setting means that your computer’s audio is being sent\u00a0to Soundflower instead of your speakers or headphones, and “2ch” means you’re working with\u00a02-channel stereo audio, which is what you’ll want for audacity.<\/p>\n

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Also important to note: under the\u00a0Sound Effects<\/em> tab, be sure to set sound effects to use\u00a0a setting other than Soundflower,\u00a0so that notifications and other system sounds do not interfere with your\u00a0recording.<\/p>\n

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3. Set Audacity to receive\u00a0input audio from Soundflower<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that your computer is sending audio to Soundflower, you’ll need to set\u00a0Audacity to be able to hear it. This can be accomlished by\u00a0selecting\u00a0Soundflower (2ch)<\/em> from the “input” drop-down menu.<\/p>\n

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4. Start Recording<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything is now set up to record your computer’s audio output with\u00a0Audacity. \u00a0All you’ll have to do is play your desired audio\u00a0on the computer and hit record on Audacity. \u00a0Remember when you’re done to set your audio settings back to default, or else you might be\u00a0left wondering why your speakers aren’t working later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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