
you cannot control the volume once you are in multi-out mode.įrom the article: This will open up the Audio Devices window. before choosing multi-out, set the internal speakers' volume to a comfortable level first. To both hear the speakers and record the audio at the same time, choose "Multi-Output Device". Once you do that, (and BEFORE recording) you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" or "Multi-Output Device" in your menubar "sound options". (and, if you want, any of your other connected devices.) Then in the panel that appears on the right, in the Multi-Output Device tab, select "Built-in Output" AND "BlackHole 2ch". Hit the '+' button in the bottom left corner and select "Create Multi Output Device" Open Audio MIDI Setup: (found in /Applications/Utilities) You will also need to set up a multi-output device in your audio MIDI setup utility to be able to both hear and record the internal audio at the same time. then you can choose "BlackHole 2ch" in the recording options instead of "Built-in Microphone." i use the free BlackHole Virtual Audio Driver.

To record the mac's internal sound with quicktime you need additional software. There's no date on when a Windows-compatible version will be released, but it is in the works.The previous article is essentially correct, but it's not as difficult as it appears in that article.
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If you'd like to try out GroundControl, just head to the link below and enter your email address and a download link will be sent to you. While recording from an external application is one use (with a rather obvious legal issue), GroundControl can be really useful for live streams, working well with both Streamlabs OBS and YouTube. In the Cube app, select the same channel as your in, and then set your out to your in-built speakers/audio interface so you can hear what's being played. If you're recording from YouTube for example, just select 'GroundControl 2ch' as your computer's output, then head into your DAW and select 'GroundControl 2ch' as your input. Cube also gives you controls on selecting your ins (2ch, 16ch or 64ch), outs, mute, mono and dim.

Some of you may be thinking, well that functionality already exists with Soundflower and Blackhole and you would be right! However, what makes GroundControl an interesting alternative is that a) Soundflower does not work with the latest versions of macOS, and b) it also comes with GourndControl Cube, an additional monitoring control so you can change the output level without affecting the input level. So, what does it do? GroundControl allows you to pass audio from one application to another, for instance recording audio from your browser in your DAW.
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That something is Ginger Audio's GroundControl a zero-latency audio router and virtual audio driver for macOS (Windows support coming soon).

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