Just follow the instructions from the video or read through the written summary below. No good.Īfter finding a relevant reddit thread it pointed me to this video: This guy is a legend! Unfortunately the click path leads to a version for mojave and earlier OS. Initially I read through the OBS documentation for Mac users and found this: Leads to an outdated download file for iShow U Setting up Audio/Video Recording on Apple Silicon Macs

Discord (freemium): Technically discord is not required but if you want to record sound from a call that is free of charge, has no time limits in the free tier, and has crisp audio (courtesy of their automatic noise suppression tech) 🤙.

mkv since you can't open this file type with QuickTime

VLC Player (free): If you want to record and play back your recordings in.iShow U Instant ($24 - $39 license): Software that aggregates multiple inputs and outputs into a single audio setting in your dock 🔌.OBS allows to record and stream multi-device inputs and outputs + has a direct integration with twitch, youtube, and facebook for one-click streaming 👌 OBS (free): This is the heart of the recording setup.Software: Mix of Open-Source, Freemium, and Paid

Headphones: Listen to computer and counterpart audio - helps avoiding reverb and echo.Microphone: Record clearer sound on your end.Audio Interface: Input/output management for multiple audio sources.While many roads lead to Rome, I'll document what worked for me and hope that it helps you. Multi-Device Input/Output: Hardware and Software Bottomline: many how-to posts/videos are outdated.īelow is a summary of what needs to be done to get your audio/video recording setup to work on your Apple Silicon machine. Apple Silicon Mac compatibility: In late 2020 Apple released a suite of amazing new devices (Mac mini M1 Macbook Air M1 Macbook Pro M1) with an updated OS but many applications are not yet customized for the new Apple Silicon chips.Record webcam video: Record my beautiful mug 👹.Record display video: Record what I see on my screen.Record microphone audio: Audio signals recorded via headset or external mic.Record device audio: Audio signals coming from system/applications/etc on the device (if you just want to pick up microphone audio - use QuickTime Audio Recording).

Screen record macbook air with sound