I would like to use the built in Quicktime Player to do screen recordings.
That works very well, but it won’t record the system sound.
Not very useful, when it comes to recording audio examples from within Dorico.
I used to have soundflower installed, which could route the system sound somehow back to another application. It has always worked very well.
Now since macOS 11 it is supposed to not work any more.
I have instead install BlackHole for the same purpose - but I struggle getting the configuration right.
Is there another user, who might have the same setup working?
Thank you for help.
Yes, I have done that.
- Select BlackHole (probably the 2ch version is what you have installed?) as the sound output.
- Select BlackHole as the input in QuickTime (from the triangle menu next to the record button).
If you need to also do a voiceover while capturing the Dorico audio, things get a little more complicated. You would need to set up an aggregate device in Audio Midi setup that includes BlackHole as well as your microphone (or audio interface). After setting that up, you would select the aggregate device as your Mac’s audio output AND as the “microphone” in QuickTime.
Side note: some audio interfaces (like the MOTU M2) have the built-in capability to loopback the audio being played by the system and also record with the mic input.
When I do a screen recording, I’ve had some success with Cleanshot X capturing both audio and visual.
However, my primary way of doing that is to record the video with QuickTime; export the audio to wav file then encode to .m4a sound file; and, merge the QT video and the soundfile together in iMovie or NCH’s VideoPad. VideoPad tends to create smaller videos than iMovie by allowing one to have a variable frame rate down to about 7 fps.
I don’t have any current examples or I would share one.
NB. @James_DeCaro mentioned voiceovers. In VideoPad, one can overlap a few sound files in the final video.
James,
this was my procedure.
I installed BlackHole and restarted the computer.
I went to the Sound menulet top right on my screen.
I changed Sound out to BlackHole 2ch:
I prepared the Quicktime screen recording by selecting BlackHole 2ch as “Microphone”:
I make the recording. I can hear Dorico’s playback through the loudspeakers, while I record.
When playing back the screen recording, it is silent - no sound has been captured.
I change Sound out to speakers again, in case that’s the reason - no change.
I must be missing something very essential.
Ah, I think I know what I missed. I forgot that Dorico’s audio output is controlled separately from the system audio output. Since you’re still hearing audio from your speakers (without an aggregate device setup), Dorico’s output must be set to your loudspeakers. Try changing the ASIO driver in Dorico (Preferences–>Play–>Audio Device Setup) to BlackHole.
Thank you.
I went to Dorico and changed the output to BlackHole - with the effect that Dorico does not give out any sound at all.
I give up (this time).
I leave BlackHole installed and will try at a later time.
This morning I had the problem that Dorico gave out sound loudely, but I could not use the usual keyboard keys to dampen or mute it. The audio bit is a miracle to me.
I find it especially confusing to understand audio out vs. audio in in relation to a virtual soundcard.
Well, if you come back to it later, here are a couple other notes. And I agree that audio routing on the computer gets complicated!
If you want to hear the audio played by Dorico while you’re recording, you must set up an Aggregate Device. This would include BlackHole as well as whatever output source you want to monitor from.
I just tried copying the setup I think you’re going for. BlackHole was the Dorico output and the mic in QuickTime, and I left the system audio output as my regular speakers through an audio interface. I started screen recording with QuickTime, pushed play in Dorico, and then the screen and Dorico audio were captured in the resulting video.
Quicktime does not record audio when recording screen video - it’s a shortcoming since day one of QT’s recording capability. That’s why I export audio and then match them up using either iMovie or VideoPad.
Yes and that is, why SoundFlower (up to macOS 11) or now BlackHole try to fill the gap. It should work with Quicktime Player, but it needs the correct setup.
@James_DeCaro I will make another attempt..
For anyone on a Mac, you might also check out the open source app macshot. I’ve used it for screenshots with annotations and just realized it can also record video and include system audio and microphone (as well as a webcam overlay, keyboard shortcuts used, and other helpful features). I think it’s a simpler setup than BlackHole.
I also use this utility and find it extremely useful. It can even capture and display keystrokes in the recorded output, which is particularly helpful when posting videos or GIFs on the forum, as it allows others to see exactly what you were doing when assisting with issues.