{"id":6288,"date":"2015-02-22T14:25:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T22:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?page_id=6288"},"modified":"2015-02-23T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T20:58:18","slug":"record-skype-and-audio-from-ios","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/tutorials-5\/record-skype-and-audio-from-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Record Skype Call Including Audio from iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"clarify-article-content\">\n<div class=\"clarify-article-description\">\n<p>This tutorial explains how to use Rogue Amoeba&#8217;s Audio Hijack 3 <a href=\"(http:\/\/rogueamoeba.com\">(http:\/\/rogueamoeba.com<\/a>) to capture both sides of a Skype call to separate channels and also include high quality sound coming from an iOS device plugged into a Mac. &nbsp;This technique can be used to capture music, podcasts, games, VoiceOver, any sound coming from an iOS device. &nbsp;Heck, you could even record audio from a phone call coming from your iOS device with this technique. <\/p>\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mac running Yosemite or higher<\/li>\n<li>QuickTime in Yosemite<\/li>\n<li>iOS 8 device<\/li>\n<li>Microphone<\/li>\n<li>Headphones<\/li>\n<li>Audio Hijack 3<\/li>\n<li>Soundflower (also from Rogue Amoeba)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overview: We&#8217;re going to use QuickTime to capture the audio from the iPhone, and we&#8217;ll combine it with our microphone using Soundflower (2ch) via Audio Hijack. &nbsp;We&#8217;ll use Soundflower (2ch) as the audio input to Skype. &nbsp;Then we&#8217;ll set up a stereo recording in Audio Hijack so that we can hear the caller but not our own voice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"clarify-article-content\">\n<div class=\"clarify-steps-container\">\n<div id=\"clarify-step-6\" class=\"clarify-step-container\">\n<h3 class=\"clarify-step-title\">Launch QuickTime<\/h3>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-instructions\">\n<p>Plug the iOS device into the Mac via Lightning\/USB cable.<\/p>\n<p>Launch QuickTime and select File\/New Audio Recording.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/launch-quicktime.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"109\" class=\"clarify-step-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-sub-steps-container\">\n<div id=\"clarify-step-5\" class=\"clarify-sub-step-container\">\n<h4 class=\"clarify-step-title\">Set QuickTime to Capture the iOS Device<\/h4>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Tap the downward chevron to the right of the record button and select your iOS device as the Microphone. Mine is named Mikala<\/li>\n<li>The volume slider will be muted, drag it up to around half way. You will need to experiment with this volume when you get your caller online.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/set-quicktime-to-capture-the-ios-device.png\" width=\"503\" height=\"366\" class=\"clarify-step-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"clarify-step-1\" class=\"clarify-step-container\">\n<h3 class=\"clarify-step-title\">Audio Hijack Session<\/h3>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Skype set to include audio input and split channels so everything Skype hears gets recorded AND the two sides are split<\/li>\n<li>Channels effect set to Duplicate Right keeps me from hearing myself<\/li>\n<li>Output Device Headphones so that I can hear the Skype call<\/li>\n<li>QuickTime Player is the virtual mic for my iPhone speaking in VoiceOver. We do need the audio input but no need to split channels as it&#8217;s mono.<\/li>\n<li>Output Device Headphones is repeated so I can hear my iPhone in QuickTime<\/li>\n<li>Input Device Shure Digital (my microphone interface) and QuickTime both go into Soundflower (2ch)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wpid6286-audio-hijack-session.png\" width=\"584\" height=\"681\" class=\"clarify-step-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"clarify-step-2\" class=\"clarify-step-container\">\n<h3 class=\"clarify-step-title\">Skype<\/h3>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-instructions\">\n<p>Set the Microphone input to Soundflower (2ch). <\/p>\n<p>NOTE: &nbsp;As soon as you change the mic input to Soundflower, the other person on Skype cannot hear until you hit record in Audio Hijack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wpid6285-skype.png\" width=\"613\" height=\"309\" class=\"clarify-step-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"clarify-step-4\" class=\"clarify-step-container\">\n<h3 class=\"clarify-step-title\">Hit Record in Audio Hijack<\/h3>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wpid6290-hit-record-in-audio-hijack.png\" width=\"722\" height=\"560\" class=\"clarify-step-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"clarify-step-3\" class=\"clarify-step-container\">\n<h3 class=\"clarify-step-title\">Proof it Works<\/h3>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-instructions\">\n<p>Included a little screenshot of Audacity showing that this setup successfully captured me and my iPhone on one channel and the Skype caller on the other channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clarify-step-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wpid6287-proof-in-audacity.png\" width=\"1091\" height=\"310\" class=\"clarify-step-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clarify-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial explains how to use Rogue Amoeba&#8217;s Audio Hijack 3 (http:\/\/rogueamoeba.com) to capture both sides of a Skype call to separate channels and also include high quality sound coming from an iOS device plugged into a Mac. &nbsp;This technique can be used to capture music, podcasts, games, VoiceOver, any sound coming from an iOS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4374,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[150,137,9],"class_list":["post-6288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-accessibility","tag-mac-tutorials","tag-recording-tutorials","tag-tutorials","post"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6288"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6317,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6288\/revisions\/6317"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}