how to record "What you hear"

[konitzlee]

Hi guys,

Sorry if this may be a dumb question, but I was trying to record something on Reaper other than what my internal microphone captures.

First of all

- Machine's a Macbook pro
- I armed a track, ready to record (and did manage to record mic input)
-If I go to configuration there's no way I can select something like "direct output"

WHAT DO I DO? THANKS FOR THE HELP

[semiquaver]

not sure what you're trying to record:

right click the track arm button - you can record the output of a track. You can also record the output of Reaper to disk (on the mac version its in the file menu). You can also render a track offline (use the 'render to stem' action).

does any of that answer your question?

[konitzlee]

Easy: I have VLC open and playing a sound, and I want Reaper to record it, but directly from the soundcard output, and not through what the mike catches.

[semiquaver]

Some soundcards provide an option to patch outputs back to inputs - Reaper itself doesn't see your soundcard's outputs unless I'm mistaken. If your soundcard does this that's your best option.

You can also redirect audio in software using software like Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack or the freeware app Jack .

[gofer]

Reaper can only record what's on the inputs of your interface or on its own outputs to the interface. It is very versatile in that respect. I don't know of a DAW that could record the outputs of your soundcard in the box. I must admit, I don't know jack about mac, though).

(Oh, that sounds like a chorus :) Do the apple lap-top rap, Bob)

Either you can route the outputs to Reapers inputs in your soundcards mixer or you plug an audiocable from the outputs to the inputs of the interface and record away.

Beware of feedback doing this. Start with low volumes to be sure.

Have fun

[konitzlee]

hmm... well the soundcard is the incorporated one given with the macbook pro (2.4 mhz - intel)

I used to be able to do what I want do with Sony Vegas on Xp, all I had to do was to open up the recording mixer, and select the output instead of the microphone.

How do I exactly "route the outputs to Reapers inputs in your soundcards mixer"?

[semiquaver]

Have a look at this: http://www.jackosx.com/

it will do what you need (ie send vlcs output to Reaper's input )

[semiquaver]

you aren't really Lee Konitz, are you?

[konitzlee]

you aren't really Lee Konitz, are you?

Only if you're the real Quaver Semi.

[konitzlee]

I couldn't resolve it with Jackosx, but I did manage to resolve my problem with a program called "WireTap pro".

Still though, I don't see why it's not possible to do what I want to do without the help of an external program.

Thanks all for the help anyway.

[mrelwood]

Still though, I don't see why it's not possible to do what I want to do without the help of an external program.

You don't in WinXP either. This is not a software feature, it's an OS feature and is handled very differently in OS X than in XP.

The easiest way for me (as a former XP user) has been Soundflower. It's kind of an audio driver that can be used between the internal soundcard and the actual output. You choose the Soundflower as the output from OSX Prefs, then choose the Soundflower as an input for Reaper.

http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower

[Sonic Vampire]

Audacity is capable of recording what the soundcard plays, read it in a mag but without the help of the mag a month later I couldn't figure it out

[konitzlee]

You don't in WinXP either.

http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower

Sorry to differ, but with my 500$ portable pc, I could.

[mrelwood]

Sorry to differ, but with my 500$ portable pc, I could.

I don't know what was I thinking. You are correct, any XP can do that. I guess I had something else in mind.

[flight]

Just downloaded a freeware app called Donar MP3 Recorder, which takes whatever is playing through your soundcard and saves it to an MP3. You can then import this into Reaper. I use it with Reaper to slow down guitar riffs for practice purposes. Hear something hot on the web, grab it and take it apart. Seems there are lots of apps out there that can do this kind of thing.

-f

[SiKo]

On windows (and apparently also on Mac Intel) it depends if the sound card driver(!) supports something like 'stereo mix' or 'what you hear' recording.

On vista with my connexant HD audio interface, the driver doesn't support it, so I had to find alternatives, which I did:

ReaRoute ASIO for the apps that support it (foobar2000, winamp, etc.) and Virtual Audio Cable for apps that don't.

Now I always run Reaper when I want sound (:)).

On the mac ..., well I guess you found it ;-)