I just got a 4 channel mixer so yay! I did buy Call Recorder for Skype though just to try it. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com
On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: > Hi Jenine, I have a mixer, so no need for SoundFlower therefore I have no > knowledge of it. > However for recording calls, Audio Highjack is all you need. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > > On 27/08/2014, at 12:05 pm, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Jonathan. >> >> Actually what you describe doesn't sound that tedious or complex and would >> be quite cool if it works, which it obviously does. >> >> Do you need to use another program, Sound Flower I think, to also set this >> whole thing up or is that only if you want to record your Mac's audio as >> well? No idea why I'd want to do that but just saying. :) >> Jenine Stanley >> dragonwalke...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jenine, if you are going to be doing this sort of thing for broadcast >>> purposes or for anything other than your own archival purposes, I'd highly >>> recommend using Audio Highjack pro to record your Skype calls. >>> You can choose the file format you want to use. This is important, because >>> most file formats are lossy. If you save a Skype call in a lossy format, >>> like MP3 or something compressed, you will eventually have to bring it into >>> a sound editor, where it will get edited, saved, and eventually compressed >>> a second time to a lossy format. The more times you do this, the more >>> artefacts you'll introduce to your recording. You can tell Audio Highjack >>> to save in .aiff format, which is the Mac equivalent of a .wav file and is >>> therefore completely uncompressed.I know you also use Amadeus Pro, so let >>> me talk you through how I use the two together. >>> I set up Audio Highjack so that my voice is on one channel, and the Skype >>> caller's voice is on the other. The advantage of doing this is that you can >>> then bring the file into Amadeus Pro, and put each channel in a separate >>> track. Once that's done, convert each track from a mono to a stereo track, >>> and you have you and the Skype caller in both ears. >>> Because you are both on separate tracks, you can apply different effects as >>> appropriate. For example, normalise each track separately so you are both >>> sounding similar in volume. If the Skype caller sounds too bright or too >>> dull, you can apply equalisation just to the caller, and not to you. >>> Finally, if you wish, you can pan each track to get a stereo effect. Then >>> when you're done getting things sounding just how you want, mix it all down >>> back onto one stereo track. >>> It sounds a bit complicated writing it down, but i do this all the time and >>> now it's just a routine. >>> The other advantage of Audio Highjack is that it isn't specific to Skype. I >>> use it to record FaceTime Audio calls and calls from more obscure chat >>> programmes where appropriate, so it's a very powerful tool that doesn't >>> lock you in. >>> And finally, while I am not testing Yosemite, I would think Audio Hijack >>> will work with the new continuity features of iOS 8 and Yosemite. This >>> means you can make a call on your iPhone, and record it on your Mac with >>> Audio Hijack. If you have a carrier that offers HD Voice for instance, then >>> you'll get brilliant sound doing that. >>> Hope that's of some help. Audio Hijack is one of the coolest things about a >>> Mac I reckon. >>> Jonathan Mosen >>> Mosen Consulting >>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >>> http://Mosen.org >>> >>> On 25/08/2014, at 7:04 am, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Has anyone used Call Recorder for Skype? If so, any thoughts? >>>> >>>> I'm wanting to do some interviews for recording and short of buying a >>>> phone patch or hybrid, which I may eventually do, I'm open for suggestions. >>>> Jenine Stanley >>>> dragonwalke...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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