Authorized Wiretap
Ever wanted to wiretap someone? Gain sneaky access to their conversations or hear what they are up to? Well, you can… wiretap yourself with WireTap Studio.
WireTap Studio lets you capture any audio source on your Mac - inputs, applications, even system audio. That means you can capture any sound that goes in or out of your Mac. And not just capture - WireTap Studio lets you edit it non-destructively (meaning the source recording is not altered) including adding effects and previewing how your compressed audio will sound, and manage your recordings in the WireTap Studio library. From there you can export them to disk, email them, etc. It’s versatile and simple to use.
The WireTap controller window. Set your audio sources, record, pause, stop, open the library, preferences, and more from here.
You can select two audio sources to wiretap, including system audio (everything). This means you could record mic input and all system output audio as well if you wanted.
When you’re recording, the controller shows you an indicator with a red record button. Here I’m recording one audio source, iTunes, with no second source selected.
When you stop spying on.. i mean RECORDING yourself, the waveform editor pops up to let you edit the recorded audio. This is non-destructive editing, meaning the original capture is kept safe and sound in case you regret your foolish edits or you need something desperately for your court appearance.
You can also add effects, in case you have some need to alter your voice.
Recordings are saved in the WireTap Library, for doing various things to. For example, once you’ve got the finished product you want, you can export to disk using your desired compression, email to the government, send it to itunes or your iphone, sor any of several other options for using your tapped audio.
Some of you might know that I used to be a huge fan of Audio Hijack Pro for capturing audio sources on the Mac. The fact of the matter was that AHP could do most things I needed, but then I ran into a couple situations where, although it was supposedly hijacking a specific app or the system audio, it was not catching everything. Some apps it would come up and say it just couldn’t hijack. So far I haven’t found anything WireTap Studio can’t handle, and handle well. Also, at the time I purchased this, there was a competitive upgrade price for owners of Audio Hijack Pro.
I have to say, at the moment, there’s nothing better for taking audio on your Mac and making it truly yours. This app does the job, does it well, gives you control over the final product, and does so without destroying your original capture. Right now it appears to be the top dog in the … well, sorry.. the audio hijacking software business.
