(More on that soon.) On this window also select “Add to iTunes” in the scripts pull down menu. This becomes really handy when you integrate your recorded music within iTunes and an iPod. Instead of having to remember where you last left off, iTunes does this automatically. Audiobooks and a long broadcast such is the Breakfast show aren’t always played in one go. For those who don’t know, Bookmarkable files was a feature added to iTunes when it started to sell and play AudioBooks. For this broadcast I always choose 192kbps AAC (Bookmarkable) as this gives me a good sound format and also always me to make the file Bookmarkable. You can choose from a list of different formats within AHP.
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AHP even wakes the Mac up if it is sleeping, as long as a password isn’t required to wake up.Īt the bottom of this window is the Recording Button, which once clicked will show you all the recording features. Simply select the times and the days you wish for it to record, and the automatic timing is set. Once the source has been chosen, you can set up the schedule within the same window. So if you make changes within Real Player, it will automatically change within AHP. This is a wonderful feature within AHP as it actually reads Real Players bookmarks and list them. I did this by making a bookmark to the Live stream within Real Player, and then selecting the bookmark from within AHP. I’ve set up AHP to record BBC Radio 1 Live. AHP has its own set of features which enables it to launch programs, tune them into specific Internet broadcasts and then record them.Ī real life example for recorded broadcast is what I do every weekday, as I record the breakfast show from BBC Radio 1 which is broadcasted live each weekday, or Sunday through Thursday evenings here in California. Its main purpose is to digitalize it into a file on your hard drive before it sends it back to CoreAudio to output to the speakers, or it can mute it so no one can hear it. This allows a program like AHP to access CoreAudio before it sends its signal in or out, hijack it, and then manipulate it in any way it likes. Technically, OS X – the operating system on the Mac – uses a technology called CoreAudio to handle all the audio that goes in and out of your Macintosh. Firstly the word hijack is very appropriate here because the application literally hijacks the audio broadcast from your Macintosh. Let’s quickly look at how Audio Hijack Pro works. One of the great features in AHP is it’s ability to set timers and record Internet audio broadcasts without any interaction from a user after the initial set up. It has advance features to add effects to increase the sound quality and to give it a different feel in music. Of course, this can be removed by purchasing the program for only $32.Īudio Hijack Pro (AHP) allows you to record any audio on your computer into a variety of different audio formats. This demo though allows you to record only 10 minutes of audio before it adds static to make the audio inaudiable. Audio Hijack Pro can be dowloaded from their web site and a demo version is available to try out. Rogue Amoeda offers a variety of cool applications, mainly catering towards audio applications. Audio Hijack Pro, developed by Rogue Amoeda, is life changing application for anyone who listens to any form of audio on their Macintosh.