Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Manual

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ridiculously powerful. Seriously creative. Mixer level meters and surround panners now support Dolby Atmos up to 7.

The new 3D Object Panner provides an even more precise way to position sound around the listener. Surround-enabled plug-ins are optimized to work in Dolby Atmos and provide all the tools you need to create a professional-sounding spatial mix.

Export your project as a Dolby Atmos file compatible with Apple Music. Learn more about new sound packs. Explore musical ideas using a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time to create unique arrangements. Create at the speed of sound with Key Commands in Logic Remote. Choose from curated commands for popular workflows, or create your own custom set. Program drum patterns and melodic parts, create dynamic rhythmic performances, and automate your plug-ins — all with a quick tap of your finger.

Seamless punch recording. Automatic take management. Logic Pro makes it all easy to do — and undo. You can create projects with up to stereo or surround audio tracks and up to software instrument tracks, and run hundreds of plug-ins. Logic Pro goes beyond the average sequencer with an advanced set of options that let you record, edit, and manipulate MIDI performances. Transform a loose performance into one that locks tight into the groove using region-based parameters for note velocity, timing, and dynamics.

Live Loops is a dynamic way to create and arrange music in real time. Kick off your composition by adding loops, samples, or your recorded performances into a grid of cells.

Trigger different cells to play with your ideas without worrying about a timeline or arrangement. Once you find combinations that work well together you can create song sections, then move everything into the Tracks area to continue production and finish your song.

Step Sequencer is inspired by classic drum machines and synthesizers. Using the Step Sequence editor, quickly build drum beats, bass lines, and melodic parts — and even automate your favorite plug-ins.

Add sophisticated variations to your pattern with a wide range of creative playback behaviors. Use Note Repeat to create rolling steps, Chance to randomize step playback, and Tie Steps Together to create longer notes. Get hands-on with a super-tactile experience in Live Loops via Launchpad — an 8×8 grid of expressive pads for cell control, dynamic note input, mixer control, and more. Learn more about novation launchpad.

Bring DJ-style effects and transitions to an individual track or an entire mix with a collection of stutters, echoes, filters, and gating effects. Create nuanced drum tracks, mix and match music while staying on tempo, and more. As your song develops, Logic Pro helps you organize all your ideas and select the best ones. Group related tracks, audition alternate versions, and consolidate multiple tracks.

Lightning-fast click-and-drag comping helps you build your best performance from multiple takes. Quickly manipulate the timing and tempo of your recording with Flex Time.

Easily move individual beats within a waveform to correct a drum, vocal, guitar, or any other kind of track without slicing and moving regions. Edit the level and pitch of individual notes quickly and easily with Flex Pitch.

Roll over any note and all parameters become available for tweaking. Play freely and stay on beat with Smart Tempo, a way to effortlessly mix and match music and beats without worrying about the original tempo. Record freely without a click track. And easily combine and edit MIDI and audio tracks — from vinyl samples to live instruments to multitrack audio stems — with constant or variable tempo.

Create organic-sounding acoustic drum tracks or electronic beats with the intelligent technology of Drummer. You can choose from dozens of drummers across many musical genres, and direct their performances using simple controls. Edit the drum pattern in real time, including volume, complexity, and swing. Drummer can even follow along to a specified track and adjust its playing accordingly — much like a live drummer would. Click and drag to choose the best sections of each take to create a seamless comp, complete with transition-smoothing crossfades.

Save multiple comps and switch among them to pick the one you like best. Consolidate multiple related tracks into a single track. Use a Summing Stack as a quick way to create submixes.

Or create layered and split instruments. Create alternate versions of a track or multiple grouped tracks, and switch between them at any time to audition different options.

Create, store, and select from different edits and arrangements of track regions to make it easier to experiment with various creative ideas. Load any version to make changes without compromising your original. Assign any selection of channels to a track group, then control the levels or other parameters of all tracks in the group from any single channel in the group.

Easily capture changes to any channel strip or plug-in parameter. Just enable automation, press Play, and make your changes. Make your songs and other audio productions sound their best with a complete collection of dynamics processors, EQs, and other production effects.

Use built-in Logic Pro plug-ins or any third-party Audio Unit effects to directly and permanently render effects in any portion of an audio file, or to multiple files at once.

Transform MIDI performances into music notation in real time as you play, creating perfectly readable notation even from a performance that may be less than perfect. Logic Pro makes scoring and sound design a snap. Share projects and tracks with AirDrop, Mail Drop, or a comprehensive set of features for exporting stems. Render, or bounce, a project to a single audio file — or to multiple audio files.

A project can be bounced to several different file formats simultaneously, and a surround project can be bounced to a set of surround audio files. Learn more about transitioning from GarageBand to Logic Pro.

Learn more about mainstage. Download MainStage from the App Store. Buy education bundle now. Logic Pro. Buy Logic Pro. Logic Pro Ridiculously powerful. Powerful creative tools for professional songwriting, beat-making, editing, and mixing. Integrated Dolby Atmos tools for mixing and exporting songs as spatial audio. A massive collection of plug-ins and sounds to fuel creativity.

Control music-making sessions from your iPad or iPhone with Logic Remote. Mix and export your song as a Dolby Atmos spatial audio file, ready for Apple Music. Expanded surround mixer and new 3D Object Panner Mixer level meters and surround panners now support Dolby Atmos up to 7. Plug-ins enhanced for spatial audio Surround-enabled plug-ins are optimized to work in Dolby Atmos and provide all the tools you need to create a professional-sounding spatial mix. Live Loops Explore musical ideas using a grid of musical loops and phrases that you can trigger and manipulate in real time to create unique arrangements.

Sequence your beats Program drum patterns and melodic parts, create dynamic rhythmic performances, and automate your plug-ins — all with a quick tap of your finger. The ultimate way to record. Get the most out of MIDI. Live Loops. For spontaneous composition. Step Sequencer. Pure beat poetry. Novation Launchpad. Live off the grid. Remix FX. Command your performance. Industry-leading tools. Flex Time Quickly manipulate the timing and tempo of your recording with Flex Time. Flex Pitch Edit the level and pitch of individual notes quickly and easily with Flex Pitch.

Smart Tempo Play freely and stay on beat with Smart Tempo, a way to effortlessly mix and match music and beats without worrying about the original tempo. Drummer Create organic-sounding acoustic drum tracks or electronic beats with the intelligent technology of Drummer.

Takes and Quick Swipe Comping Click and drag to choose the best sections of each take to create a seamless comp, complete with transition-smoothing crossfades. Track Stacks Consolidate multiple related tracks into a single track.

Track Alternatives Create alternate versions of a track or multiple grouped tracks, and switch between them at any time to audition different options. Automation Easily capture changes to any channel strip or plug-in parameter.

Even more pro features in the mix. Production Effects Make your songs and other audio productions sound their best with a complete collection of dynamics processors, EQs, and other production effects. Selection-Based Processing Use built-in Logic Pro plug-ins or any third-party Audio Unit effects to directly and permanently render effects in any portion of an audio file, or to multiple files at once.

 
 

 

Audio hijack 3 user manual free

 

To unlock the full, unlimited version, you just need a valid license key. When you purchase through our store, you’ll immediately receive a license key in your browser. It will also be sent to you via email.

Simply enter this key into Audio Hijack to unlock it. While we don’t have a hard and fast upgrade policy, our philosophy regarding paid upgrades is simple: We try to do what’s right for you and what’s right for us.

We’ve got a great track record, with many years of very satisfied customers. Audio Hijack will prompt you to enable this setting when necessary. Visit our online store to buy a license key for Audio Hijack. Put simply, you should buy Audio Hijack because it isn’t free.

We provide a free trial, so you can test out the program and all its features before you buy it. It’s like test driving a car, for as long as it takes you to decide. In trial mode, all of Audio Hijack’s features are available to sample, but it won’t work for full-time use. During the trial, audio quality is degraded after ten minutes of audio capture per session. If you use Audio Hijack and find you like it, please purchase a license key – support the software you use and love!

If you purchased a license for Audio Hijack 3, you’re eligible for a discounted upgrade to version 4. Read about what’s new in Audio Hijack 4 on our site, then purchase a heavily discounted upgrade. The download of Audio Hijack from our site contains both a free trial of the software and the full version. To unlock the full, unlimited version, you just need a valid license key. When you purchase through our store, you’ll immediately receive a license key in your browser.

It will also be sent to you via email. Simply enter this key into Audio Hijack to unlock it. While we don’t have a hard and fast upgrade policy, our philosophy regarding paid upgrades is simple: We try to do what’s right for you and what’s right for us. We’ve got a great track record, with many years of very satisfied customers. For more details on free updates and paid upgrades, read about our upgrade philosophy. All Rogue Amoeba products are available to try before you buy. We believe that no customer should have to buy software in order to find out how well it works.

Our software can be fully evaluated with no limitations in capabilities, prior to purchase. Customers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of these trials prior to purchase.

You may also seek any needed technical support from us – we answer support emails rapidly and responsively for current and potential customers alike. If you would like a refund, please contact hello rogueamoeba. Because we cannot recover the license key that was sold, refunds are issued on a case-by-case basis.

With scripting, it’s possible to control Audio Hijack programmatically. Scripts can be connected to respond to certain events or executed via the Shortcuts. While this functionality is primarily targeted at those who can write their own JavaScript, the built-in scripts make basic automation possible for anyone.

On this page, we cover the basics of using scripting and automation in Audio Hijack. If you’re ready to write your own scripts, head over to the scripting center in our Knowledge Base. Scripts can be triggered by events that happen within a session. To do this, you’ll configure what we call automations. Automations are created in the Scripting tab of your session. When a specific Event occurs, it will cause the automation to Run the selected script. Automations in a session’s Scripting tab.

Users who are proficient in JavaScript will be able to create scripts that are then triggered with automations, but you don’t need any coding ability to take advantage using the built-in scripts. See below for several examples. Have a look at these simple examples that automate common tasks. You can recreate and adjust them yourself, right in the Scripting tab of any session.

Scripts trigged by an automation also receive context-aware information such as file or session objects that script authors can utilize. See the API reference for complete details. The creation and management of Audio Hijack scripts is handled in the Script Library window, accessible from the Window menu. Audio Hijack’s Script Library window. However, you can copy those scripts over to User Scripts with the Duplicate button.

User Scripts can be created, edited, and removed at your discretion. On MacOS 12 Monterey and up, Audio Hijack also provides actions for use with the system’s Shortcuts app, making it possible to hook Audio Hijack into larger external workflows. Run a Script : Execute an existing script from the Script Library window on a specified session.

You can also optionally collect the results for further processing. Note that the latter two Shortcuts will require you to enable the Allow execution of external scripts setting in the Preferences window. If you’re familiar with creating scripts, you’ll be able to extend Audio Hijack’s functionality by writing your own scripts. Audio Hijack’s scripting is accomplished via the execution of JavaScript code.

The Audio Hijack scripting API allows control of various aspects of sessions, blocks and recordings, and the app provides an integrated editor to create and manage your scripts. To get started, visit the scripting center in our Knowledge Base. For the initial implementation of scripting in Audio Hijack, we sought to create a solid base upon which we can build in future updates. If there’s more you’d like to see, get in touch let us know more. While RTMP is often used to stream video, the Live Stream block is focused on transmitting audio feeds, with supplemental video automatically created for you.

Using Live Stream , it’s a snap to offer a live feed while recording a podcast, and easy to transmit content like live events, concerts, and DJ sets as well.

This page provides information on configuring the Live Stream block, as well as other tips. Let’s walk through how to configure your stream, starting from the Setup area at the bottom of the popover and working up to the top status line. The Setup section is where you’ll enter the details for the service to which you’ll be streaming.

In addition to entering server details, you can select your desired encoding quality here. Settings will be saved between launches, so once the Setup section is properly configured, you likely won’t need to change it.

The Video Layout section is used to create the supplementary video feed for your stream. Adjusting the settings here will change what’s seen by those who tune in to your stream. The Main Title and Subtitle text will be overlaid at the top of the video stream. You can also adjust the track titles which will be shown in the stream.

The Track Title field can be customized to adjust which metadata is included. You can even manually enter titles, by editing the Track Title field by hand.

Artwork, either pulled from the Title Source or set as the Logo will automatically be used in the creation of the video stream as well.

In addition, you can add a simple Visualizer to the bottom of the video feed. The Preview section shows a large preview of the supplementary video feed. Use it to see how the stream will appear to those who tune in. The supplementary video is created using the information provided in the Video Layout section.

It will show text in the right two-thirds of the frame, with the Main Title text in large font and the Subtitle and Track below in smaller font. Text colors are chosen automatically, and are based on current artwork, if available. Provided artwork is shown in a square on the left third of the frame.

If both album artwork and a logo are provided, the logo is placed in a smaller square in the lower right corner. When the Visualizer is on, it appears in the lower third of the frame. Finally, the background incorporates a zoomed-in, blurred, and darkened version of provided artwork. Finally, at the top of the Live Stream block is the status section. This shows data about the stream itself, as you’re transmitting, and resets with each new connection. It’s perfect for running live feeds of podcasts, as well powering internet radio stations and more.

This page provides information on configuring the Broadcast block, as well as other tips. You’ll start by entering your server’s details, provided by your streaming host provider, into the Setup tab.

Be sure to enter all these details correctly to enable the Broadcast block to connect to your server. You’ll also select your desired encoding type in the Setup tab. Check with your hosting provider ensure your encoding settings match their requirements.

All of your settings will be saved between launches. Once the Setup tab is properly configured, you likely won’t need to change it. At the top of the Metadata tab, you can set general station information like name and genre, which is likely static. Below that, you can adjust the track titles which will be embedded in your stream and visible to listeners.

The Title Format field can be customized to adjust which metadata is shown, and even manually edited for use with sources which don’t provide metadata. The Status tab shows current statistics, as you’re broadcasting.

These stats are reset each time you begin a new broadcast. The Advanced section of Audio Hijack’s block library contains several blocks which can help in less common scenarios.

A brief overview of each of these blocks is included below. The Declick , Dehum , and Denoise blocks are each designed to assist in cleaning up audio that is corrupted in various ways, based on settings you provide. The Declick block can be used to restore audio pulled from vinyl, which often has clicks, pops, and crackles.

It can also help remove clicks caused by digital errors. The Threshold slider adjusts the sensitivity of click detection. A lower threshold will repair more clicks, but may result in false positives. A higher threshold will result in fewer repairs, but better avoid false positives. The Dehum block can remove low frequency hum, which may be a result of a lack of proper electrical grounding in the original recording.

The Base Frequency setting should be adjusted to identify the frequency of the hum you wish to remove, while the Dehum Amount setting adjusts how aggressively the block will remove hum. Take note of the two built-in presets, which will help remove two common base frequencies, 50 and 60 Hz. The Denoise block can be used to remove specific noises found in your audio. Denoise must be trained with an example of the audio you wish to remove, by clicking the Learn Noise button while audio is flowing.

Once the block has been taught a noise, it will work to remove it from audio that passes through it. The Noise Reduction setting adjusts how aggressively the block will remove noise, with higher settings removing more noise. The Remaining Noise Floor setting controls how much noise is left in the audio, to avoid unnatural silences and artifacts caused by noise removal. To obtain the optimal results, you’ll likely want to experiment with the settings on each block frequently.

The Ducking block causes the volume of a source or sources to be lowered automatically when a specified source reaches a pre-defined volume. Its audio will not be heard at all until it reaches the specified Overlay Threshold. When that occurs, the secondary source or sources will be lowered to the Ducked Volume specified. Among other uses, the Ducking block is particularly helpful for doing voiceovers on top of music.

The Input Switch block passes along audio from only one of its two inputs, either A or B. Only the actively selected input will have its audio passed through the chain. This makes it possible to quickly switch what audio is heard farther down the pipeline, great for podcasts, broadcasts, and more. The inputs to Input Switch can be as simple as two blocks like the Application or Input Device blocks:. Alternately, whole pipelines can feed into the Input Switch :. When the switch is clicked, audio will fade from A to B or vice versa over 0.

If you hold Shift while clicking, a slower 2 second fade will occur. Digitizing an LP or cassette, while reducing hiss and noise. Breaking a digitized album into separate songs. Recording to multiple files and formats. Finding your recordings in Audio Hijack and the Finder. Time-shifting live audio while you listen.

You can: Trim unwanted bits. Insert one audio file into another. Fade in or out from silence. Create a ringtone or alert tone. Make a chapterized AAC file. In addition to a refreshed interface, Audio Hijack 4 offers many new features, including: New blocks: Audio Hijack 4 has a number of new blocks that you can use in your sessions, including a Mixer block to mix up to five sources, a Magic Boost block to increase quiet audio, and a Simple Compressor block to make your recordings sound better with minimal configuration.

And Input and Output blocks now let you choose to use the default devices set for the system. You can trigger actions when a recording starts, ends, or when timers start or finish. It gives the user a lot of flexibility when choosing how to record a session.

For many users, the templates provide all necessary configurations. Each component of a recording session is called an audio block. In other words, the Safari audio will be recorded as an MP3 file and played through my Mac’s internal speakers. Think of the grid as a piece of graph paper with the X-axis going horizontally and the Y-axis going vertically.

VoiceOver will speak each audio block with X and Y coordinates. After a few seconds, VoiceOver will also speak the Help tag associated with the specific audio block. The audio grid is used to change settings. Interact with the particular session, review the contents of each session, and make your selection. If using one of the pre-configured templates or a previously imported session, you have the option to add additional audio blocks.

If you’re creating a session from a blank template, it is necessary to add the various audio blocks. Interact with the list and arrow down through the various categories of blocks. Choose the category and then the specific audio block. There are many ways to move blocks, but the easiest way to add a new block is to interact with the block. Next, paste the new block on top of the original block.

The old block will move to the right and the new block will be inserted before it. VoiceOver will speak the block’s position as it is moved. When moving blocks it’s important to know that any two blocks cannot be moved more than 45 degrees apart. Pasting the new block automatically ensures the angle is correct. By using the VO keys with the Left and Right Arrow keys, you can check recording time and locate the checkbox to pause recording.