

If you want to listen to your browser audio in hi-fidelity, WMA may meet your need.īasically, we recommend MP3 as the format container when it comes to recording music or long interviews from your web browser because it enjoys widely-used compatibility and creates a smaller file size. It’s a lossless audio format but no longer well-supported by smartphones or tablets.

But when it’s done well, you may not hear the difference. It means it sacrifices sound quality and audio fidelity for smaller file sizes. It belongs to the kind of Lossy compression audio format. It’s compatible with almost all digital devices.

In general, audio formats can be divided into these 3 types: lossy formats, lossless formats and uncompressed formats. Modify the recorded audio as desired before saving it with the recording software to your hard drive using the “Save” option in the “File” menu.When it comes to choosing the best audio format for your audio file, there is much left to be discussed.

Press ”Record” a second time to stop recording. The built-in converter converts the analog signals from the microphone into digital signals for recording with the software. With some other recording programs, select “Line-in.”Ĭlick the “Record” button in the audio-recording software to begin recording audio directly through the microphone. Select “Built-in Audio” as your audio input choice. Apple's GarageBand is preinstalled on all new MacBook Pros and works well with external devices. Move the slider under input volume to about the 80 percent of the indicator bar to get a good sampling of sound coming through the microphone during recordings without distortions. Click “System Preferences” under the Apple menu and select “Sound.” Select the “Input” tab for a list of connected devices and then click on “Line-in audio” as your sound input device.
