How to record audio from internet (MAC)

Twitter handle: @musicreator
Website: http://rslabs.in/
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Link #1: http://cycling74.com/

Link #2: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Link #3: http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/ (mp3 encoder for audacity)

Recording audio from internet can seem like a task, but I've tried my best to simplify it
in a dummies kind of tutorial. There are websites which will extract audio from youtube
videos and make an mp3 for you, but that is very specific to sites ilke youtube or vimeo.
Using this technique you can record and save any audio that plays through your browser.
I do not support piracy or infringement of copyright. Please make sure that you have
permission to record audio from a particular site before you go ahead and do it.

Soundflower is an amazing app which works like a patch bay, sending and receiving
signals through a set of channels and buses. It has both 2 channel and 16 channel
options available. While 16 channel is for more advanced use, 2 channel should be
good enough as we'll be recording stereo in most of the cases.

Step #1:
Download and install soundflower and audacity.

Step #2:
Go to your applications folder and launch soundflower.

Step #3:
You should be able to see a tiny soundflower on you menu bar on top.

Step #4:
Click on the logo and select your audio interface. Use 'built-in output' if aren't using an
external audio device.

Step #5:
Go to system preferences and click on sound. Select your output device as 'soundflower (2ch)'.

Step #6:
Launch your audio recording application, in my case it's audacity.

Step #7:
Go to your recorders i/o preferences and select 'soundflower (2ch)' as your input device.

Step #8:
Start recording audio in your recorder.

Step #9:
Play the desired audio in your browser.

Step #10:
Stop recording and save the recorded audio.

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Credits :

Trainer and editor: Rishabh Shah (twitter-@musicreator)

Camera work: Sonal Sagaraya (youtube.com/sonalsagaraya) & (twitter-@sonal_sagaraya)

Music: jasonshaw@audionautix.com

*Note*
I provide original music and editing services. Contact me on sharishabh@gmail.com if you need help with your projects.

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[whistlenotelover]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I WAS BREAKING MY HEAD FAR TOO LONG, NOW I DONT EVEN NEED TO WORRY WITH SPLICING LONG MP3 FILES! EVERYTHING IS SMOOTH, AND THE QUALITY IS A DIGITAL TWIN OF THE AUDIO! AUDACITY & SOUND-FLOWER ROCK!

[nowjobless]

@whistlenotelover I'm glad that it helped. I'm looking for vid requests, let me knw if u would like to see any specific tut.

[whistlenotelover]

@nowjobless hey there, I was wondering how can I record audio from internal feed looped into audacity but on a WINDOWS XP laptop??? I need your help I am quite lost because there is no "soundflower" for windows apparently, what do you recommend I do or what program can help me to record audio into audacity please?? THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE

[nowjobless]

@whistlenotelover I'll take up your request. Expect a video within a couple of days :) Cheers!

[GoAtBa11Z420]

disregard my comment i figured it out. And thanks this was helpful.

[nowjobless]

@GoAtBa11Z420 I'm glad it worked :)

[sigmundquadros]

Yeah... Don't you make fun of the Chinese... LMAO... Look into the camera WILL YOU...?

[sigmundquadros]

Hahahaha.... Now You know how it feel to be across the lens mate... Bloopers... I hope she's having a Go at you while she is behind the cam. Go Sonal Go.

Nice one mate. Good Stuff. Subscribe and Rated. Luck, Love and Light.

[budgetbeautiful]

Thank you so much for this video! It was so easy to follow and helped me to record something I could not download online for my classroom. Thank you!

[whistlenotelover]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I think I am having some configuration issue with the; I explain: sound driver, because I found I need to select 'WAV output' in the source toolbar I have an older computer {about 5 or 6 years old a dell laptop WINDOWS XP i believe} well when I go to the audacity mixer toolbar to select 'wave out mix' the bar is 'greyed' out and doesn't let me select anything. I guess I am having a sound driver issue, can you please guide me or mention this problem in the tut vid, THANK YOU!:)

[Blazarpod17]

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou! Really helped :) To annyone interested, it works on Garage Band too instead of Audacity

[bc76989]

Thanks for the help man!

[LordAlwinTHC]

you were of great help, thanks

[MrRom87]

thank you for that clear explanation man;

cheers