How to Record Application Audio with Soundflower

2025 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-24 13:28

By reading this article you will learn how to use Soundflower together with Audacity to record the audio of an application with a Mac Os X computer. You will also be able to record Skype audio.

Steps

Step 1. Download Soundflower from https://code.google.com/p/soundflower/ Click the Soundflower-1.5.1.dmg link in the download section of the internet page to start downloading it

Wait for the download to complete.

Step 2. Open the.dmg file and click the Soundflower file to begin the installation

Step 3. Follow the installation procedure by clicking on the continue button

Enter your password. After entering the password, the installation will be completed automatically.

Step 4. Configure the audio system

Go to system preferences and click the Sound option. In the Output tab of the Sound option, select Soundflower (2ch) as the sound device.

Step 5.

1. Configure Soundflower. Open the Soundflowerbed application. It is located in the Soundflower folder in Applications. A black icon should appear in the upper right corner of the screen near the clock.

   

2. Click the Soundflowerbed icon and then the Audio Setup option in the drop-down menu.

   

3. Make sure Soundflower (2ch) is selected as the default system output in the Audio Devices tab.

   

4. Before continuing make sure your speakers / headphones are selected in the Sunflowerbed drop-down menu. It will allow you to listen to the audio as you record it.

   

   

   Step 6. Download Audacity

   Go to https://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/mac and download the version suitable for your system and computer.

   

   Step 7. Install Audacity

   Open the.dmg file downloaded in step 6. Drag the Audacity application to the place where you want to install it.

   

   Step 8. Configure Audacity

   1. Start Audacity. You will see a text box that says 'First Start of Audacity'. Make sure you choose the appropriate language.

      

   2. Go to the Audacity drop-down menu and select preferences.

      

   3. On the Audio I / O tab, make sure Soundflower (2ch) is selected as the recording device.

      

      

      Step 9. Play audio through an application

      Configuration varies by application, so make sure the application in question uses your sound system or has Soundflower (2ch) selected as your audio device. The web browser should already work with the listed settings without needing to change them, so everything is ready if you play a video on Youtube (with audio).

      

      Step 10. Start recording in Audacity

      Press the red button on the main screen to start recording. Have fun recording all the sounds played on your computer!