# Guides to recording audio on a Mac

Source: https://printbus.app/guides/

Plain answers to recording what your Mac plays, from PrintBus, the Mac recorder made by Dan Murtagh, a mix engineer and audio educator. Each one says what the built-in tools, the free options and the paid ones are good at, PrintBus included.

- [How to record internal audio on a Mac](https://printbus.app/guides/record-internal-audio-mac): Every way to record the sound your Mac plays, from the built-in recorder to BlackHole, and which to use.
- [How to record audio on a Mac](https://printbus.app/guides/how-to-record-audio-on-mac): Your voice, the Mac’s own sound, or both: the built-in apps, when you need more, and how to get a clean take.
- [BlackHole audio on a Mac: what it is and how to set it up](https://printbus.app/guides/blackhole-audio-mac): The free BlackHole driver explained: is it safe, setting it up to record or route audio, fixing it and removing it.
- [Soundflower on a Mac: does it still work?](https://printbus.app/guides/soundflower-mac): Soundflower is gone on modern Macs. What replaced it for each job, and how to remove it cleanly.
- [Audio Hijack alternatives for recording Mac audio](https://printbus.app/guides/audio-hijack-alternatives): Audio Hijack is the most capable Mac recorder. Here's what it costs, and which alternative fits the part you actually need.
- [Loopback vs BlackHole (vs no driver at all)](https://printbus.app/guides/loopback-vs-blackhole): Routing or recording? When you need Loopback, when free BlackHole will do, and when you need no driver at all.
- [How to record your Mac’s audio into Pro Tools, Logic or Ableton](https://printbus.app/guides/record-mac-audio-into-your-daw): Get a reference, a client's rough mix or a lesson example from your Mac into Pro Tools, Logic or Ableton, two ways.