QuickTime not recording sound

All - I was able to replicate this issue in OS X 10.9 with Quicktime 10.3.

The solution I found was to un-mute my speakers. After that the screen recording with sound worked just fine.

Running Mavericks with the same problem using latest Quicktime, but there is a solution. That is Quicktime 7. Works a treat. Hope this is useful.

What brought me here was not being able to record audio using Quicktime player when using the "Screen Recording" feature as my headphones are plugged into my Macbook Pro that runs on Mavericks 10.9.5. Screen Recording works great when I don't have headphones plugged in as Quicktime is able to pick up the audio that is coming from my voice and the audio being blasted from my Macbooks speakers all being taken in by my Macbook's built-in microphone. The problem comes when I plug in my headphones and then all audio refuses to be recorded.

After seeing many similar posts to this across google's search and seeing the constant unhelpful Community Specialists simply pointing to a Quicktime Documentation link with no follow up after users respond that this is still not helpful I decided to share what worked for me.

First you're going to need to download an application called Soundflower which you can get at this link: https://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/soundflower/

Go through the normal installation process and make sure you get Soundflower downloaded into your applications folder.

Next, watch this YouTube video on the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDm7qEkPKNs Enjoy this gentlemen's good explanation of the settings you will need to implement for Soundflower and your personal Mac device exactly. Cross your T's and dot your I's.

When all settings are set correctly open Quicktime Player and begin a screen recording test while plugged in with headphones. Make sure that the Soundflower application is open and running when you are recording. Now you'll be able to review your recording and listen to your voice input audio simultaneously with the audio that is being transmitted through your headphones.

Lastly, don't forget when you try to listen to the recording without running Soundflower you're probably going to wonder, "Wait a minute, why can't I hear the audio?" I wondered the same thing, but then I remembered I can either hear the audio by turning on Soundflower OR (what you should do) is go to your device System Preferences > Sound > Output and change your output to either your "Headphones" or "Built-in Speakers." Then remember to reset the setting back to the way they were for your next Screen Recording adventure.

Cheers Everyone!

Hi

You may have already come across this but it worked for me:

http://paradeproductions.com/wordpress/making-a-free-screencast-with-quicktime-a nd-your-computers-internal-sound/

RonL: If I understand your question correctly, the pathetic comment is a bit harsh. I have recorded both audio and video from a streaming webinar source. Launch QuickTime Player. (I'm using 10.2) Under the File menu select "New Screen Recording" A black rectangle will appear with a small inverted triangle on the right side. You can't miss the black box. Toggle the white inverted triangle and select to use the Built-in Microphone. Worked for me. You'll need to highlight the area of the screen you wish to capture, etc but here on in it's fairly self evident. Hope this helps.

I have found a solution to your problem!

I have Logmein installed, and I selected it for the sound output.

I than selected it as the audio source in quicktime and it worked like a charm. I was able to record video with system audio and it was perfect!

I hope this helps!

If @apple is listening tho, There should be an option to select system audio when recording a screen cap with quicktime.

I agree with Kato419. Clicking the inverted rectangle brings up the sound options. I did not need an external program, QuickTime allowed me to record audio with my screen recording.

Yes, finally!! The solution chillspike has suggested works. Just remember to switch back from "sound flower" to "built in output" in preferences when you want to listen back. Also before recording make sure the volume control in the QuickTIme pane is turned all the way down. Thanks everyone for

the suggestions.

Try this: click on the apple in the far upper left of your screen. Choose "system preferences", then "sound", then "output". Look what selections are available there. For instance, I have Sound Flower on my Mac so both the 2ch and 16ch options are listed under "Output". I selected one (doesn't matter which one) in Output and then select the same one from the triangle drop down menu in quick time. I was having the same problem as you until I did this and it worked. I think it should work for you. Note: while recording you won't hear any sound from your speakers or headphones and you have to manually switch it back to speakers or headphones in "system preferences", "sound", "output" in order to hear the audio on playback. Good luck!

Hi, I am not sure if I understand the details of your instructions and the results you are getting.

When I record audio/video coming through my browser (example link) using the built-in microphone, the sound gets recorded, but if I talk, or the phone rings, or someone else talks during the recording, then the recording includes the sounds they are making.

I don't see a way to get the sound into the recording except via sound waves between speakers and microphone. I am thinking there should be a way for the sound get recorded without allowing input through the microphone.

Any assistance would be extremely much appreciated.

Thanks.

Kato419, I belatedly just found your post, but am curious what you mean by "You'll need to highlight the area of the screen you wish to capture, etc". Have you found a way to crop or highlight just a specific area of the screen to record?

I'm running Yosemite with QuickTime Player 10.4. and I've got sound flower and LogMeIn Remote sound installed I've tried every suggestion posted but still can't get any audio!! The picture is excellent - just no audio. Any ideas out there please? Could it be that some videos are proteted, in which case why is the picture perfect? confused!!