#AUDIO HIJACK FOR WINDOWS PRO#

There are two-channel and 16-channel variants to cater for simple and more complex needs. With Soundflower installed, your Mac, DAW and other audio applications see it as if it were just another audio interface.

#AUDIO HIJACK FOR WINDOWS PRO#

That's similar in principle, of course, to what Audio Hijack Pro does, but in real time, and with no interim sound files involved. Let's say you want to route system audio into an audio track on your DAW, so you can record it Soundflower can do this. Using these inputs and outputs, you can make virtual connections between applications. Soundflower is a system extension that adds virtual audio inputs and outputs to your Mac. Audio Hijack Pro lets you record audio from any application on your Mac. The app costs $32 and requires OS 10.6 or later. It's very easy to use, and the downloadable demo version is essentially fully featured for hijacks and recordings lasting less than 10 minutes.

Need a computerised voice for a song? You can 'hijack' the TextEdit application, then use the Start Speaking command from its Edit menu to read out text.Īudio Hijack Pro outputs MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV files, so it's easy to drop the recordings it makes into your DAW. It'll record Skype conversations, YouTube audio from your web browser, soundtracks from DVD Player, and so on. Audio HijackĪudio Hijack Pro excels at one thing: recording the audio output of any application. There are some really useful utility apps available for the Mac that can enhance or extend your normal DAW experience.

This month, we take a look at some great little apps for problem solving.

Audio hijack for windows