If you find show audio from one of your Mac ’s apps just too darn cumbersome , the audio expert at Rogue Amoeba have just the program for you . The company ’s newest app isPiezo , a lightweight and gentle to use audio recorder .
Piezo is designed for users who want to quickly and simply record some audio , whether it be from a mike or from one of your Mac ’s apps . ( For example , say you want to record a Skype conversation , or something that ’s playing in your Web browser app . ) Just pick out the informant from the driblet - down menu , break up your transcription lineament , and score the big red clitoris . Piezo ’s realistic VU meters will light up up and start recoil to the calendar method as the seconds retick by . When you ’re done , stop recording and click the magnifying glass that appears to reveal your single file in the Finder . If nothing else , the applications programme ’s interface is gorgeous , evoke an actual transcription console without slavishly stick to skeuomorphic ideals .
Piezo endorse capturing audio in 256 - kbps and 128 - kbps VBR stereo MP3 , as well as 256 - kbps , 128 - kbps , and 64 - kbps stereo AAC . Keep in mind that before Piezo can record audio from any presently running app , it ’ll have to chuck up the sponge and relaunch that program . Rogue Amoeba ’s more powerful ( and costly ) Audio Hijack Pro play an Instant On feature film that can besiege this essential .
Rogue Amoeba is , of trend , the purveyor of many okay sound - related apps , including Airfoil , Fission , and the aforementionedAudio Hijack Pro .
Piezo expect Mac OS X 10.6 or later ; you’re able to pick it up for $ 10 and from either Rogue Amoeba ’s situation or the Mac App Store . A free run countenance you record up to 10 minutes of audio per launch .
