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AUDACITY FOR MAC RECORDING TAB MAC OS

For external USB audio interfaces, simply turn down the volume of the device that is feeding the USB interface. If the levels are too high in Audacity, look on the turntable or in your manual to see if you have a volume control.

Some USB turntables have a volume control somewhere on the chassis.

Make sure that the levels are below 0 dB, and that the red clip lights do not come on.

Remember that "The selected device has no input controls".Ħ) With the LP or cassette playing, or with sound being input to the USB interface, click on the recording meter to begin monitoring. Click OK to accept the settings.Ĥ) Click on the Transport > Transport Options menu and make sure that "Software Playthrough" is checked.ĥ) Note that the Input volume slider is greyed out and cannot be used. This will cause playback to occur through your Mac's built-in speakers.

AUDACITY FOR MAC RECORDING TAB MAC OS

In most cases you will want the Playback Device set to "Built-in Audio" or "Built-in Output". This fork of audacity is an easy-to-use, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems and is developed by a group of volunteers as open source software.

Note that you do not want to set the Playback Device to your USB device in the case of a USB turntable or cassette deck. Under "Recording" make the choices shown. See the section below on using Audio MIDI Setup.Īssuming you have sound coming into your Mac through the USB device, continue as follows.ģ) Start Audacity and choose Audacity > Preferences then the Devices section. You may need to use Audio MIDI Setup to configure the USB device before the Mac will recognize it.If the Mac is not recognising the USB Audio CODEC, try the steps in the green box "Detecting USB and Firewire devices" in this Frequently Asked Question.If there is no indication on the Input level meter, stop now and figure out why.