So, to prevent distortion, you need low sound input.

Pull the video up on YouTube and adjust the volume settings. Note: When you choose these settings, the mixer on Audacity will automatically set the input volume to maximum.Ĥ. Then, choose Soundflower in the Recording Device menu. Don’t choose “microphone,” which will record you instead of the audio from YouTube.įirst, you must download and install Soundflower, which acts as a virtual sound card, allowing the audio playing through your computer to pass through to Audacity.

In the second drop-down menu (the Recording Device menu), choose “Speaker” or whatever name the built-in speakers on your computer are called. In the first drop-down menu (the Audio Host menu), choose “Windows WASAPI”.ģ. It looks a little suspect, but it’s their official download host, and I’ve never had any problems with a download.Ģ. If you don’t already have Audacity on your computer, you can download it for Mac, Windows or Linux here – These instructions are for both Windows and Mac. The first step in using Audacity to convert YouTube videos to MP3 is to capture the audio. Edit Audio in Audacity Record Audio from YouTube

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