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Hi everyone!


Recently, I recorded a video of my macbook screen using quicktime player. However, I realized that it didn't pick up the audio.


Is there anyway to get that screen recording audio?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Mar 12, 2023 12:34 AM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2023 6:45 AM

132yom wrote:

Hi everyone!

Recently, I recorded a video of my macbook screen using quicktime player. However, I realized that it didn't pick up the audio.

Is there anyway to get that screen recording audio?

sorry, no. when no audio is recorded, you cannot recover it later.


but, for your future use:


to record the mac's internal sound with quicktime you need additional software. i use the free BlackHole Virtual Audio Driver. then you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" in the recording options instead of "Built-in Microphone."


you will also need to set up a multi-output device in your audio MIDI setup utility to be able to both hear and record the internal audio at the same time.


to set up a multi-output device:


Open Audio MIDI Setup: (found in /Applications/Utilities)

hit the '+' button in the bottom left corner and select "Create Multi Output Device"


then in the panel that appears on the right, in the Multi-Output Device tab, select "Built-in Output" AND "BlackHole 2ch". (and, if you want, any of your other connected devices.)


once you do that, (and BEFORE recording) you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" or "Multi-Output Device" in your menubar "sound options". 


to both hear the speakers and record the audio at the same time, choose "Multi-Output Device". before choosing multi-out, set the internal speakers' volume to a comfortable level first. you cannot control the volume once you are in multi-out mode.

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Mar 12, 2023 6:45 AM in response to 132yom

132yom wrote:

Hi everyone!

Recently, I recorded a video of my macbook screen using quicktime player. However, I realized that it didn't pick up the audio.

Is there anyway to get that screen recording audio?

sorry, no. when no audio is recorded, you cannot recover it later.


but, for your future use:


to record the mac's internal sound with quicktime you need additional software. i use the free BlackHole Virtual Audio Driver. then you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" in the recording options instead of "Built-in Microphone."


you will also need to set up a multi-output device in your audio MIDI setup utility to be able to both hear and record the internal audio at the same time.


to set up a multi-output device:


Open Audio MIDI Setup: (found in /Applications/Utilities)

hit the '+' button in the bottom left corner and select "Create Multi Output Device"


then in the panel that appears on the right, in the Multi-Output Device tab, select "Built-in Output" AND "BlackHole 2ch". (and, if you want, any of your other connected devices.)


once you do that, (and BEFORE recording) you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" or "Multi-Output Device" in your menubar "sound options". 


to both hear the speakers and record the audio at the same time, choose "Multi-Output Device". before choosing multi-out, set the internal speakers' volume to a comfortable level first. you cannot control the volume once you are in multi-out mode.

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