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Record audio only
Besides screen activity, you can just as easily record online music, radio, podcasts, and voice input as standalone audio files.
Set up capture area
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Click the camera button on the control panel or press ⌥⌘2. The area selection tool will start.
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If you need the video as well, select the area you want to record. If an audio file is all you need, select the smallest capture area possible (16x16) in any part of your screen. This way, you will avoid taking up unnecessarily much disk space during recording.
Set up the audio
On the recording panel, choose which audio sources you want to record from:
Recording system sounds
To record music, online videos, and any other sounds playing on your computer, click the system audio button.
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Recording microphone audio
To record sound from a microphone or any other recording device connected to your computer, click the microphone button. If you have more than one recording device, click the arrow next to the button and select the device you want to record from.
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Record the audio
Click REC when you're ready to begin recording.
To end the recording, press ⌥⌘2 or click Stop on the recording panel.
Save audio file
When the recording is finished, it will be added to the Timeline of the video editor, where you can edit, cut and save it.