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Is there a public API for Sound Siphon?

By Sound Siphon FAQs

Yes! Starting with Sound Siphon 2.0.2 a public API is available for developers to include the ability to control Sound Siphon from their application.

Download Sound Siphon Public API

A small sample application demonstrating the user of Sound Siphon Public API is included as well.

Free

  • Capture All Audio with the “Sound Siphon In” device
  • Capture audio from specific apps if user owns Sound Siphon

License Required

  • Capture All Audio with “Sound Siphon In” device
  • Capture audio from specific apps
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Iris 1.1.1 Release Notes

By Iris Release Notes
  • Faster conversion for Encode Later recordings.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause corrupt Encode Later recordings after pausing.
  • Fixed Encode Later recordings when “Follow cursor” enabled.
  • Selection size popup no longer gets trapped under the talking head or watermark.
  • Conversion progress in history is now easier to see as a pie chart.
  • Hide talking head when cursor inside now works when Iris is the foreground app.
  • Fixed issue where Iris would sometimes create grayscale movies at some sizes.

Iris 1.1.0 Release Notes

By Iris Release Notes
  • Better handling of multiple audio inputs with the same name.
  • Automatic news checking now happens at launch, limited to once per hour.
  • More reliable audio recording when recording from multiple sources.
  • Can now specify which camera the talking head should use.
  • Cancelled recordings now properly delete recording files.
  • Can now optionally start and stop recordings immediately w/o seeing the Iris UI.

Record a Skype conversation

By Sound Siphon How-To

It’s very easy to record a Skype conversation with Sound Siphon.

  1. Launch Skype
  2. Turn Sound Siphon on.
  3. Click the + button in the lower left to create an input.
  4. Click the +v button and select Skype.
  5. Click the +v button and select your microphone.
  6. Click the Record button.
  7. Click Stop to finish the recording.

If you are unable to capture audio from Skype:

  1. Open Skype’s preferences.
  2. Select the Audio/Video tab.
  3. Make sure that Speakers is set to the Same as System.

Does Sound Siphon work with dictation?

By Sound Siphon FAQs

Yes. It is possible to do, but it’s a bit tricky because the OS mutes your audio output when dictation is enabled. To make sure that Sound Siphon doesn’t get muted by the OS when dictation is started Sound Siphon must be off. This doesn’t mean that Sound Siphon can’t be used, it just means that Sound Siphon isn’t the default output device.

Follow these steps and you should be able to use Sound Siphon with dictation.
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