![]() On the Engadget HD Podcast, we started streaming the show live some time ago. ![]() Over the years I’ve struggled to ensure the quality of the podcast was on par, while at the same time, stream the show live via Ustream. For the most part I’ve relied on the Mega Mix feature of Audio Hijack Pro to grab the audio from Skype. This is the method you’ll find on numerous tutorials online, but one with a huge limitation you can’t easily control the crossfade (the ability to balance the volume of you and your co-host). This isn’t a problem for the podcast itself, because we do a double ender (Richard and I both record our own audio and Joe muxes it together in post, adjusting the levels then). But this has caused lots of problems for the Ustream listeners because one of us is significantly louder than the other. So after the break I’ll explain how I configured Audio Hijack Pro in such a way to allow me to control the crossfade between Skype and my mic, monomize it and finally feed it to Ustream Producer.Posted By Paul Kafasis on February 8th, 2012 The other problem I had to solve is that my USB pre-amp (Lexicon Alpha) delivers mono audio, while Skype outputs in stereo - again, easily fixed in post for the podcast. Last week, we had an issue with Skype and our two audio recording applications, Audio Hijack Pro and Piezo. Mac OS X 10.7.3 broke the ability of these applications to launch Skype and record its audio. Using the Instant On extra, Audio Hijack Pro was still able to capture and record from Skype. However, Piezo users and Audio Hijack Pro users who hadn’t installed that optional component were left unable to record Skype.įirst, let me say that we’ve already resolved the problem. ![]() Download the latest Audio Hijack Pro from our site, or the latest Piezo from us or from the Mac App Store. ![]() Get that set, then read on for more information. Audio Hijack 4.1.1 Released on FebruResuming a recording after pausing will once again always work as expected, fixing a regression in Audio Hijack 4.1.0. We know many users depend on these two apps to record Skype, including hundreds of podcasters, so we set to work on getting this fixed right away. The problem was quite bizarre, as our applications hadn’t changed at all, and neither had Skype. The only difference was Mac OS X 10.7.3 itself. Our audio capture code is very robust, so minor updates to Mac OS X almost never have any impact at all. ![]()
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