Record any application's audio, including VoIP calls from Skype, web streams from Safari, and much more. Save audio from hardware devices like microphones and mixers as well. You can even record all the audio heard on your Mac at once! If you can hear it, Audio Hijack can record it. So, here is the step-by-step guide on how to install SoundFlower on Mac OS X and enable the multiple audio channels on Discord. STEP #1: Download the SoundFlower and Install.
There are many ways to connect with your guests during your podcast or broadcast.
This tutorial will explain how to use Soundflower or BlackHole software to sync your Skype calls with Spreaker Studio on Mac / OS X. If you're running Spreaker Studio on Windows, please take a look at the Windows Tutorial.
1. Download Soundflower and run the installation process
Download Soundflower for OS X El Capitan and above
Download Soundflower for OS X Yosemite and lower
If the installer doesn't start, or you get an alert saying Soundflower wasn't downloaded from the App Store, open System Preferences and go into Security, then General, and click on Open Anyway.
We know that Soundflower is not compatible yet with newer Mac versions such as Catalina, so we can suggest BlackHole as an alternative:
2. On the final step, you'll be asked to restart your computer. Restart and launch Spreaker Studio in order to follow the next steps.
3. Open Skype and click on the Audio and Video settings.
4. Click on the drop-down menu next to the microphone symbol (the audio input). Select your primary microphone.
Under speakers (the audio output) please select Soundflower or BlackHole.
6. Back in Spreaker Studio for Desktop, in the Microphone & Sources area, below your microphone selected in the first source, choose Soundflower (2ch) or BlackHole (Core Audio) in another free source. (You can have up to four sources on Spreaker Studio!). Then, make sure to click on 'monitor' in order to be able to hear the Skype call through your headphones.
A quick explanation: In the Monitor and Mute section, enable monitor in order to be able to hear audio from a particular source through your headphones or speakers. Enable mute so that a particular source will be muted to your audience. In other words, the monitor button controls what you hear, whereas the mute button controls what your audience hears.
7. Start recording your podcast in Spreaker Studio. If you have any problems, you can drop us a line through Spreaker Studio's 'Report An Issue' feature.
SoundPimp is a software surround technology that radically enhances the quality of computer audio, offering a more exact and natural soundstage. For a head-on impression of the incredibly realistic SoundPimp effects, watch the audio enhancer demos.
And if SoundPimp has been installed on the computer, try the playlist examples created in Spotify, offering another head start introduction to the benefits of SoundPimp .
Regarding setup for Mac OS X…
A note on restricions in OS X Mountain Lion and later versions
OS X Mountain Lion may produce an error message saying the download file is damaged because it is not from the Apple app store or from an identified developer. To allow download and install of SoundPimp, go to the System Preferences, then Security & Privacy, then under the General tab change Allow applications downloadedfrom, to Anywhere
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If this does not work, download the program without installer and store SoundPimp in a folder of your own selection, as informed in the email received with the purchase. The final alternative is to create a new admin user, from which SoundPimp may be installed.
Java installation
Soundpimp is Java cross platform software, so make sure the latest version of the Java runtime engine is installed on the computer, see java.com for install options. Be aware that when installing the Lion version of OS X, the Java platform is not (always) installed per default.
If in doubt, use “Finder”, go into “Applications” and then open the “Utilities” folder. Scroll down until you see “Terminal”. Open “Terminal”. To see if java is installed, enter the following at the command prompt:
You will be prompted to download and install Java if needed.
SoundPimp installation
There is no installer for SoundPimp v1.8. Just unzip and put in a suitable folder. Start the SoundPimp app and enter the activation code that was received in the email receipt following the purchase. SoundPimp is now ready for use, but needs to be connected to audio via SoundFlower or Jack. For this, use one of the next setup variants.
SoundFlower
As of SoundPimp version 1.8, it is recommended to download SoundFlower (or an equivalent), simply because it is more convenient to use than Jack. It provides what could be called “Java lossless”, i.e. CD quality playback. The setup using SoundFlower is easy, and it can be changed “on the fly”.
Jack
The only reasons to use Jack instead of SoundFlower, is to achieve:
(1) Playback qualities beyond lossless; up to 96kHz, 24bit, or
(2) SoundPimp with Lip sync for video playback. Important note about restrictions on using Jack and Yosemite
The latest report from the Jack OS X group as of January 2015 is this: “It does work in Yosemite if you can select the audio output in the third party program. If the program your using relies on using the System Preferences sound device selection (Garageband, Final Cut, Quicktime, apple programs) then Jack does not work in Yosemite”.
However, if your media player is offering an audio output selector, then it will be a more convenient solution to use SoundFlower rather than Jack.
Installation of Jack
The particular implementation of Java for Mac OS X does not provide the functionality for selecting audio output lines and enable mandatory audio routing. Therefore, the Jack freeware audio system is used.
If this version does not work, take a look at versions available on the Jack for OS X website.
In Mac OS X terms, Jack presents itself as an Audio Device, entitled JackRouter, just as e.g. the built in speakers of the machine. If JackRouter becomes available as an option in the Sound Preferences of OS X, it is a very good sign that Jack was properly installed.
Prior to starting the JackPilot the first time, it is a very good idea to verify in the Jack Preferences that the built-in Microphone is not set as the default input device for Jack, as this may cause (very) audible loops between speakers and microphone. Select anything but the Microphone.
Install the Patchage utility
There is an excellent freeware utility called Patchage which gives a grapichal overview of the routing setup done in Jack. It can even be used as an alternative to the Jack Connection manager in the setup sequences below. Here is a screenshot example:
Alternative 1 – Audio routing using SoundFlower
This is the default setup for music playback. Select SoundFlower as default for audio output, then select this as input in the SoundPimp selector. Finally select (on the fly if you like) any of the available output channels.
In this screenshot, Airplay was selected. Note that Airplay is a “name” for all available airplay devices, hence Airplay should be configured in the OS X control panel for audio playback. Bluetooth devices, however, can be selected directly in the SoundPimp output selector. In this screenshot, PhilipsBT is such a device.
Alternative 2
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