Soundflower is an open source kernel extension for Mac OS which helps users route sounds to any Mac app instead of the default speakers. If you want to record internal audio on Mac, such as iTunes music, online radio, online music, video game music, Soundflower is what you need. Today, we will walk you through the install process step by step. Soundflower is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The most popular Windows alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit, which is both free and Open Source.
Soundflower is an effective, free audio routing solution that has some cool features such as the ability to allow different apps to access the soundcard simultaneously. It also supports 2 and 16 channel audio. The downside is that some may find Soundflower tricky to configure at first.OS X 10.5.8+ is required to run Soundflower. Mar 29, 2019 How to Record Application Audio With Soundflower. In this Wikihow article you will learn how to use Soundflower in conjunction with Audacity to record audio from an application on a computer running Mac Os X.
Installing Soundflower Extension
The Soundflower extension for macOS must be installed to record the 'system audio' playing on your Mac.
NOTE: Screenflick Loopback is now the preferred way to record system audio on your Mac. Screenflick will continue to work with Soundflower if Screenflick Loopback is not installed.
1) Open Screenflick
Inside Screenflick, click on the 'Audio Extension…' button next to 'Record System Audio'.
2) Run the Installer
Click on the 'Install' button in the sheet next to the Soundflower extension.
3) Go through the Installation Process
4) System Blocks the Extension
On macOS High Sierra, after the installation process is done, you may see a dialog titled 'System Extension Blocked'. This is normal and occurs with all system extensions being installed, due to the new security features in High Sierra.
Why does it say 'Seth Willits'? The Soundflower extension being installed is code signed for security by 'Seth Willits'—the developer behind Screenflick—which is why this name is shown. In fact, if you email Araelium's support address, you'll be talking to Seth directly. The reason Seth's name is shown rather than 'Araelium Group' as you might expect, is due to the way Apple's Developer ID system works, and is the same reason you see many developer names in the App Store rather than company names.
5) Open System Preferences
Open the 'Security & Privacy' pane in System Preferences.
6) 'Allow' the Extension
Click the 'Allow' button next to 'System software from developer Seth Willits was blocked from loading.'
That's It
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Once the extension is allowed, you can use Screenflick to record your system audio!