
PS: If you have a newer Macbook that doesn’t have the audio input port, you can still capture the audio of Mac using Audacity without needing any cables. Finally, plug your microphone jack into the other vacant female port of the splitter ( video demo). Plug one end of the loopback cable into the jack splitter and the other end into the line-in port on the computer (often colored blue). The male end of the jack splitter goes into the audio output port of the computer (often colored green). This video clip explains how you can connect the cables to the computer for recording system audio. Step 2: Connect the cables to the computer With the splitter, you can connect two headphones to your iPhone or iPod and thus both you and your friend can listen to music at the same time. You’ll need a pair of headphones that you already have, a stereo audio cable (3.5mm male to male) and a jack splitter (3.5mm male to two 3.5mm female splitter). The steps are similar for both Windows and Mac computers.

There’s no complex configuration required and all you need is Audacity, a popular audio editing software (freeware) and some common computer cables. Here’s an extremely easy and inexpensive method that will let you record any sound coming from your computer speakers. Would you like to record streaming music from Internet radio stations like Pandora or iTunes? Are you looking for a simple way to save the audio from a live webinar that’s playing on your computer? Or maybe you are trying to capture the background sounds of your favorite video game. This step-by-step guide explains how you can record streaming audio from music stations on the Internet using free software.
