buddybelk

Q: How can I record the audio for a radio station I'm streaming LIVE?

How can I record the audio for a radio station I'm streaming LIVE?

I don't want to record the sound in my room, but only on the sound I'm streaming

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Apr 24, 2015 12:14 PM

Close

Q: How can I record the audio for a radio station I'm streaming LIVE?

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

Previous Page 2
  • by Flavum,

    Flavum Flavum Dec 9, 2015 6:10 PM in response to buddybelk
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 9, 2015 6:10 PM in response to buddybelk

    You want to use Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack. It will capture the audio stream (in real time) and save it in whatever format you choose. A highly-rated app from a reputable Mac developer.

  • by n8d1,

    n8d1 n8d1 Dec 16, 2015 9:24 AM in response to Grane Duke
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 16, 2015 9:24 AM in response to Grane Duke

    I noticed that no one answered your question so I thought I would.

     

    Quality-wise, recording directly from the stream is much better than trying to grab the audio after it has been sent to the speakers.  The reason you don't want to record from your speakers, especially a macbook, is because the speakers can not replicate the full sound spectrum so you will end up with very thin and tinny audio.  If you wanted to record in a "quiet" room from the speakers, you would want a very nice system that could accurately reproduce the music (expensive) and you would want to remove or limit all audio reflections from the walls or it will sound like you recorded the audio inside of a room.  It modifies the original sound of the audio.  That is why a studio album sounds so much different from a live album.  I hope this helps.

     

    Bottom-line, grab the streaming audio before it hits the speakers via an app of some sort.

  • by errust,

    errust errust Jan 25, 2016 8:11 AM in response to buddybelk
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 25, 2016 8:11 AM in response to buddybelk

    I don't know if this question has been answered yet but the easiest way I have found. If you have an external audio card, simply route the headphones output to an input using a patch cable and record your headphone output as your input. If in stereo you can split the signal, otherwise simply record in mono on one channel.

    I hope this helps.
    Want to find me?

     

    <Link Edited by Host>

  • by dcg1,

    dcg1 dcg1 Jan 30, 2016 11:18 PM in response to errust
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jan 30, 2016 11:18 PM in response to errust

    Funny post. Was looking for a way to record a live stream. And I'm lol. I guess some people don't get it?

    I do have Audacity. So I need another program alongside Audacity? Soundflower?

  • by Dao36,

    Dao36 Dao36 Feb 15, 2016 11:24 AM in response to buddybelk
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Feb 15, 2016 11:24 AM in response to buddybelk

    Yes Quicktime will do it. If you have an external sound card all you need is when choosing the input source to select it's driver rather than the apple built in one and it

    will record real streaming audio!!!

  • by pamparis,

    pamparis pamparis Aug 13, 2016 12:08 PM in response to dcg1
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Aug 13, 2016 12:08 PM in response to dcg1

    I'm on 10,11,6 and I downloaded and installed Spoonflower to go with Audacity and the two are working well for me! Instructions are great except: restart Mac after installing both Audacity and Spoonflower just to make sure.

  • by pamparis,

    pamparis pamparis Aug 13, 2016 12:10 PM in response to dcg1
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Aug 13, 2016 12:10 PM in response to dcg1

    Spoonflower is the key. If in Step 10 you don't see Soundflower as Recording Device (microphone) you need to restart.

    http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_mac.h tml

  • by CyberKen,

    CyberKen CyberKen Sep 15, 2016 2:01 AM in response to Grane Duke
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Sep 15, 2016 2:01 AM in response to Grane Duke

    Why would you go out and be a Turkey to this young gentleman. Why your comment remains is beyond me. If you have nothing civil to say when putting in your two cents, then say nothing at all.

  • by magnet-o,

    magnet-o magnet-o Sep 21, 2016 9:11 PM in response to buddybelk
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Sep 21, 2016 9:11 PM in response to buddybelk

    My suggestion:  take a line in to your aux input (next to headphone/speaker out on the back of your Mac) from another device (iPad, PC, Radio...) streaming the audio.

Previous Page 2