Use your MacBook Pro's Sound settings to turn your audio output into an input. Heres a step-by-step guide on how to record audio with QuickTime on a Mac: Open up QuickTime Player from the Applications folder. You'll get instant access to your audio port settings. At the bottom of the window, you'll see a drop-down menu for 'Use audio port for.' Switch it up, adjust the input level slider above it, and you're all set.Īnother quick way to set this is to hold down the Option key while clicking on the volume slider on the desktop's menu bar. To make the switch happen, go into your system preferences and select the control panel for Sound. Most people (myself included) see the headphone logo on the side and assume the audio spits out in just one direction. Select the Input tab for a list of connected devices and then click on Line-in audio as.

Well, in the case of the 13-inch MacBook Pro (old and new), Apple includes the option of a switchable audio port than can be used as either an input or an output. Click System Preferences under the Apple menu and select Sound.

So what's an audio geek to do (aside from invest in a decent USB sound card)? By far, the simplest way how to screen record on Mac with audio is by using Apples built-in screen capture tool, QuickTime Player. The iMac includes one, as well as the 15-inch MacBook Pro and the Mac Pro desktop, but you won't find one on the MacBook Air, Retina MacBook Pro, or the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Click on File and select New Screen Recording to open the Mac screen recorder. All of Apple's computers feature a headphone jack or sound output of some kind, but only a few of them offer a recording input. Go to utilities and click on the QuickTime Player icon to launch it.

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