Recording from multiple inputs can be cumbersome, finicky, and reduce the overall quality of the sound (but it records from multiple sources!).Only costs $32 with frequent free updates and support.Contains a built in alarm clock… for some reason.Inserts silence when the recording is silent.

Add sound effects to your recordings (reverb, etc.).

Schedule start and stop times for recording when you are away from your computer.

Record both ends of a skype or google hangout conversation.

Record in multiple file formats including MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, and AIFF, and WAV.

Record any sound from any application on your computer.

For a comparable windows program please check-out “ Total Recorder“.

Note: Audio Hijack Pro is a Mac specific program. Any sound that is happening on, or going into, your computer can now be recorded. If you need to play a cassette from your old walkman into your computer….it’s all easy with Audio Hijack. If you need to record from your notation program, AH has you covered. If your web browser is making noise (video, audio, streaming, anything), AH can record it. Audio Hijack Pro from Rogue Amoeba is one of those tools.Īudio Hijack allows you to quickly and seamlessly record audio from any application. Some tools, when found, are instantly indispensable. Don’t even get me started on old CDs that would still play in iTunes, but were too beat-up to rip a fresh copy from. Whether the audio was from YouTube, a live webinar, or an interview on NPR streaming I constantly seemed to up against technological roadblocks and restrictions. In my time as a music instructor, there has always been audio that I wanted to use but that I just couldn’t seem to capture.

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