How to record voice on Mac? While some users find the original recording feature of Mac useful enough, some other users want more from the recording. "How can I record voice on Mac to MP3?" "My voice sounds weird in this recording; how can I optimize it?" "There is a part of the recording that I don't want, how can I cut it out?" All of your requirements will be perfectly satisfied as long as you follow the first method provided in this guide.
Part 1. Best Method for Voice Record on Mac
Do you want the recording to be more than just recording? Then you need Joyoshare Audio Recorder. It is a mighty audio recorder that is able to record sound from the microphone, the speaker or other audio devices connected to the computer. The recording is of excellent quality and can be converted to more 16 formats, including MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AC3, AIFF, ALAC, APE, AU, CAF, M4A, M4B, M4R, MKA, OGG, WMA.
It has a multi-functional audio editor that is able to trim the recordings, adjust how they sound like and even add ID3 tags to them. You can also schedule a time of the day to automatically start the recording.
Key Features of Joyoshare Audio Recorder:
Record high-quality recordings
16 audio formats available
Schedule the recording time
Powerful audio editor to customize the recordings
Step 1 Launch Joyoshare Audio Recorder and set the input source
Download Joyoshare Audio Recorder for Mac from the link above and run it. In the pop-out window, press the
icon to the left of the recording button, and set the microphone as the input source. In this way, Joyoshare Audio Recorder will record the voice on Mac coming from the microphone.
Step 2 Set the output settings
Click on the
icon to open the Format menu. Here you can adjust the format, codec, channel, bit rate and sample rate of the final recordings. Alternatively, you can simply choose High Quality or Small Size in the Preset option. The rest options will be automatically changed in accordance with the Preset.
Next, click on the Joyoshare Audio Recorder caption in the upper left corner of the screen, and a drop-down menu will show up. Click on the Preferences option to open the preferences menu. Here you can choose the folder you would like the recordings to be saved.
Step 3 Record voice on Mac
Now, press the recording button and then start to speak to the microphone. Joyoshare Audio Recorder will start recording your voice or any other sound on the microphone. If you need to split the recording into different tracks, just press the split button at the bottom right. When you finish recording, press the recording button again to stop the recording process.
Step 4 Edit the voice recordings
If you want to edit the recordings, tap the
icon beside each track. With this tool, you can trim the tracks, adjust the equalizer, add sound effects, and edit the tags on your own.
Part 2. How to Record Voice on Mac with QuickTime
If you find the last method too complicated and you just want to record voice on Mac fast, you can use QuickTime, which is installed on every Mac. However, it should be noticed that AAC and AIFF are the only two formats available in QuickTime. If you are OK with that, just follow the steps below to record your voice with QuickTime.
Step 1: Run the QuickTime app on your Mac, then choose File > New Audio Recording.
Step 2: Click the Options pop-up menu, and choose the Built-in Microphone or other microphones under the Microphone option.
Step 3: Click the recording button to start recording, and when you finish recording, click it again to stop.
