Can’t hear anything? Check the menu choice adjacent to the tiny speaker - on the above, it’s labeled Built-in Output.ĭon’t like the recording and want to redo it? It’s easy to delete a recording in the program, just click on the “X” on the top left of the recording “track”: To review what you recorded, click on the green triangle play button. Then talk and watch the waveforms of your voice:ĭone recording? Click on the yellow square stop button or click again on the record button, either way. To record, all you need to do is click on the red circle near the top, the record button. If you use an external mic, make sure it’s selected in this menu). See the tiny microphone icon and the adjacent menu Built-in Microph? All you need to do is ensure that it has the correct audio input device selected (likely your built-in microphone, but if you want better quality recordings, external microphones from companies like Blue Microphone can make a substantial difference.
The most important area to pay attention to is smack dab in the middle. Later you can learn all about its editing capabilities (it’s really quite powerful) but for now, just take a deep breath and proceed. There’s a lot going on in the main window, but don’t be intimidated because you only need to use a fraction of the program’s capabilities. Once it’s downloaded and installed – an easy enough process – then double click on it to launch the program.
#CAN YOU DO A VOICE RECORDING ON A MAC DOWNLOAD#
Start by downloading a copy of Audacity from or clicking below, where you indicate which version you want to download and install:
#CAN YOU DO A VOICE RECORDING ON A MAC SOFTWARE#
There are some built-in ways to record audio on Mac systems, but as someone who has done a lot of audio recording, including recording an entire audio book - for Twitter Power 3.0 - I will say that the free software program Audacity is a splendid choice and as a bonus, it’s also available for PC and works exactly the same, helpful if you’re not a pure Apple family or business. For me, it’s all to play back at my children’s wedding receptions, they just don’t realize it yet! 🙂 Bonus: you can save them and listen months or years later for a laugh or poignant moment. What a nice thing to send to your friend! My children and I like to do voice recordings and send them to friends and family around the world too it’s lots easier than video, way smaller files, and wonderfully personal to the recipient.