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Recording System Audio

For the vast majority of programs, the only thing you ever need to is turn on the checkbox in Screenflick to "Record System Audio", and that's it. You should not change your system audio output device in System Preferences. When the recording starts, Screenflick sets everything up correctly. When the recording stops, it sets everything back properly. During the recording, you will hear everything just fine.

However, some programs have specific settings for which audio device to play out to, which can bypass the recording process. Google Meets, Skype, Zoom, etc, are all examples of programs that have this setting. Look in the application's settings and you'll see a "Speakers" or "Audio Output Device" setting — this needs to be set to Screenflick Loopback (or perhaps "System Default" or similar if it exists), so that its audio can be recorded. Once you start the recording, you'll hear everything normally. When you stop the recording, change the setting back.

During the recording, you can you can also look at the recorded audio level meters in the Screenflick global menu (on right side of the menu bar, it's red when recording) to verify the system audio is being recorded.

OTHER options for applications which do not have their own audio output setting and are also not respecting the system device changing, are as follows:

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If you have any trouble recording system audio, send an email to support@araelium.com and together we'll have it working in no time.


Change the System Volume

When "Record System Audio" is turned on, the currently selected system-wide audio output device (as can be seen in System Preferences → Sound → Output) is set to Screenflick Loopback. This means that if you try to change the system volume while recording, it will change Screenflick Loopback's volume and affects the recorded audio's volume too. Instead, change your speakers/headphones' volume directly, using the volume slider in the recording controls window's menu, or in the Screenflick global menu in the right side of the menu bar. This is how you can mute the system volume while recording and still have the audio recorded.


Screenflick Loopback

The Screenflick Loopback extension for macOS must be installed to record the "system audio" playing on your Mac. If Screenflick Loopback is not already installed, then click on the "Record System Audio" checkbox in the main window to start the install process. After installation is complete, you may need to restart your Mac.