{"id":20771,"date":"2019-07-12T11:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T09:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=20771"},"modified":"2024-05-10T11:25:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T09:25:46","slug":"broadcast-and-record-your-radio-shows-with-audio-hijack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/broadcast-and-record-your-radio-shows-with-audio-hijack\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcast and record your Radio shows with Audio Hijack"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Audio Hijack?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Audio Hijack is a\u00a0DAW (Digital Audio Workspace) designed to facilitate the recording of podcasts, radio shows<\/a> or even phone calls for example.<\/p>\n

The software is simple and intuitive, thanks to the \u00ab\u00a0blocks\u00a0\u00bb that can be easily dragged & dropped into the main part of the interface.<\/p>\nDownload Audio Hijack for Mac<\/a>\n

How to set up Audio Hijack<\/span><\/h4>\n

To get started, select New Session<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Then, select new blank session<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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You can then choose a name<\/strong> for your session:<\/p>\n

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We’re now going to configure our input device. To do so, simply drag and drop the Input Device block<\/strong> from the sources area, and select the microphone you want to use. If you don’t have a microphone<\/a>, you can use the internal mic on your computer.<\/p>\n

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Once that’s done, drag in the Broadcast block<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Click on the Broadcast block and head over to the setup tab<\/strong>. Here, you can enter in your connection information.<\/b>\u00a0If you’re a RadioKing client, you’ll find this information under the Live Tab<\/a> of your Radio Manager.<\/p>\n

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If you want to record your live broadcast<\/strong>, simply drag & drop the recorder block:<\/p>\n

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In order to begin broadcasting to your radio station, click on the round button in the bottom left-hand corner. You should see \u00ab\u00a0on air<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb appear in the broadcast block in Audio Hijack, as well as the red \u00ab\u00a0Live<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb signal in your Radio Manager.<\/p>\n

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Did you record your live broadcast? If so, when your show is over head over to Recordings<\/strong> in the bottom right-hand corner. Here you’ll be able to edit the metadata of your show!<\/p>\n

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Audio Hijack includes many other features that you can test and play around with. For example, if you insert a System Audio block<\/strong>, you’ll be able to broadcast any sound coming from your computer (YouTube, iTunes etc…)<\/p>\n

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You can also improve your audio quality by inserting the 10 Band EQ block <\/strong>and adjusting your levels:<\/p>\n

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There you have it, you now know how to broadcast and record your radio show with Audio Hijack! There are many more features available<\/strong> that are worth taking a look at, so don’t hesitate to play around with the software!<\/p>\n

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