Recording Mac's Internal Audio To Logic, How To

Many people who do Pod Casts may know this already, but we sometimes have a need to record Mac applications' audio-out into Logic. You could do this with a pair of cables to loop back the audio out but it can also be done via a piece of software.

You may be wondering why you'd want to do this. Here are some examples;

You may want to do this for recording online telephone conversations, or if you want to use Mac's speech system's output into a cool effect.

One such software is SoundFlower which is Open Source and the information is at this site: http://cycling74.com/products/soundflower/

As with any digital recording technology, you do need to respect the copyrights of commercial works as you do this.

Another Option is to use AudioHijack Pro (free download to try but it is crippled until you pay) and record the computer audio into an MP3 or AAC file format. This is a convenient method if you do not need to live record other channels on the Logic.