Record Audio From Any Mac OS X Application 54
MrFreak writes "Have you ever wanted to grab a sound from DVD Player or record a RealMedia stream to AIFF? It's previously been impossible to do this digitally, but the folks at Rogue Amoeba have released a piece of software called Audio Hijack that allows you to record audio from any OS X application. Additionally, it can apply live audio effects to any application, so you can add an equalizer to MAME or play Quake 3 with a live echo or flanger effect."
Re:Shhh... don't tell the RIAA/MPAA/DRM crowd (Score:3, Informative)
Windows Option (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Windows Option (Score:2)
Which is why Secure Audio Path exists (Score:3, Insightful)
Unless macOS comes up with a similar mechanism, Apple might have a hard time convincing the usual crowd to package streams for their OS at some point in the future.
Then again, you could point out VMWARE makes Secure Audio Path an exercise in futility.
It's an arm race, and I'm not sure how the DRM side can win it.
Re:Why? (Score:3, Interesting)
I've been doing it (Score:4, Informative)
There is also "What U Hear". Which allows you to record everything that comes out of your speakers. So I can record my Line in, a playing mp3, and my friend on the microphone simultaneously.
The ability to do this on the mac may be a new thing. And it's obviously a nice way around some DRM. But it's been around for a long time. At least 3 years.
Re:I've been doing it (Score:2)
Well, it never said that it was a new invention. That's probably the reason it's published in the Apple section and not the Science section.
The point is, the mac os/sound card driver doesn't provide a user interface for this feature but now it's available through a third party app.
Re:I've been doing it (Score:1)
Linux Version (Score:2, Informative)
I wanted to do something similar under Linux (i.e. capturing the audio output from a quicktime player running under WINE) and a quick bout of Googling turned up dsproxy [linux-workshop.com] which worked very nicely, thankyou very much.
Macamp plugin allows this in pre-X Mac OS (Score:1)
On the Macamp site [macamp.com] you can download a plugin which allows you to use Macamp to grab any audio from within Mac OS 8 or 9, including 'forbidden' RealAudio streams and the like.
I used to use Streambox Ripper for the same purpose on Windows. I believe Real shut that program down.
Old Hat... (Score:1)
This new audio app's more novel use is to do real-time sound processing for audio (like making your Mac sound like it's in a cathedral.) Kind of like those high end surround sound systems for home entertainment centers.
Re:Old Hat... (Score:1, Insightful)
vsound accomplishes the same thing under Linux (Score:5, Informative)
~/> dpkg -p vsound
Package: vsound
Description: Virtual loopback sound recorder and real audio converter
This program allows you to record the output of any standard OSS
program (one that uses
recompile the program. It uses sox to convert and save the raw data
into the desired file format and can help to convert real audio files
to some other non-proprietary format.
The website for vsound is here [zip.com.au].
Hello Daljit (Score:1)
Web site is unclear on DSP fx (Score:2)
I assume the reverb/eq etc that are automatically enabled with the app are Mac OS X "Audio Units"?
Can anybody enlighten me here?
Re:Web site is unclear on DSP fx (Score:4, Informative)
Audio Units are the native plugin format on OS X, like DirectX has a plugins on Windows. VST is a cross-platform plugin API written by Steinberg (and actually supported on OS X by applications like Ableton Live). Emagic is not using VST any more in it's OS X sequencer Logic, but that's probably because Emagic's owner Apple wants to push Audio Units and Emagic is a direct competitor to Steinberg.
Re:Web site is unclear on DSP fx (Score:2)
There are a bunch of OS X native VST plugins available already. And free too!
MDA [mda-vst.com] has about 30 plugs out in carbon versions, including a virtual synth. They also have a beta AudioUnits plug.
Also Cubase SX will be out October 10.
Check out osxAudio.com [osxaudio.com] for more.
Re:This is great! (Score:1, Informative)
Snapz Pro from Ambrosia.
Phew! (Score:5, Funny)
Huhh? What's with the download? (Score:1)
Re:Huhh? What's with the download? (Score:2, Informative)
Right-click on the link and save link target (or whatever the vernacular may be)
Re:Huhh? What's with the download? (OOPS!) (Score:1)
Same procedure applies, though. Maybe it's a file association problem. I'm using stuffit on win at work and all is well except for DMG files.
Re:Huhh? What's with the download? (Score:2, Informative)
Wait a second... (Score:5, Funny)
UI vs inner workings (Score:2)
Re:UI vs inner workings (Score:2)
The core issue is Apple hiding APIs to hinder customization of their OS. The fact that Audio Hijack can exist proves that low-level APIs that Apple doesn't want people seeing(at least not yet) are still accessible to adventurous hackers.
Re:UI vs inner workings (Score:2)
I think the key word is "custom". A lot of the tweaking people would like to be able to do with regards to Aqua can probably be done without hacking the OS.
I suppose I was just poking some fun at the overly dramatic tone of the
Re:UI vs inner workings (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Wait a second... (Score:3, Insightful)
Although I *am* generally bad mouthing Apple (I love parts of the OS but I've been hating the company's actions w.r.t to consumers for the past year) in this case I can see the legitimate reason why they would make this application be pulled from the market. Apple has managed to show no support for DRM protections and get away with it because the OS also isn't known for having things like DeCSS or apps which can capture all audio in a lossless way. Assuming this really does something like what it claims, applications like this one could put Apple in a bad light that's been hinted at with the iPod, which has been mentioned at congressional hearings on DRM IIRC. Then Apple may be compelled to put in more DRM restrictions than simply disallowing apps like this one and we, the consumers, would be worse off for this app to have ever seen the light of day. I'm obviously getting a bit ahead of the current situation but given just how fascist the RIAA is, I believe the situation is almost inevitable.
Recording Phone Calls? (Score:1)
Re:Recording Phone Calls? (Score:1)
"Previously Impossible" (Score:2)
Except for the sample code [apple.com] Apple has given away for years... (for OS9)