Record with MacBook Pro headphone jack - CNET How to

when macs were macs...

I knew there was a way to do this back in the day. I managed to do it once and loved the result, and now I need to do it again for another project. This is why having a Mac with an old operating system like Lion or Mountain Lion in my case comes in handy. You get all the good settings they removed for the newer ones like Big Sur.

Obsolete!

You need t have a very old MacBook Pro to do this lol

Thank you!

Thanks so much for this. I won't have to rely on an OLD pc laptop that had an input. I'll update this to see how I've made out.

No "Use audio port for" option in Big Sur (21.5" iMac). Any ideas?

Yes THANK YOU! You guys have been SO GOOD for SO LONG! Right to the point.

This option isn't available anymore on my newer Mac. :( What can I do now?

I tried this with my 2019 model running Montery. Could not find the dropdown box. I think Apple skimped on this model because the only ports are the new USBC.

Dang...I figured this out on my own years ago & luckily got some tapes digitized from my 2011 MacBook Pro. Now wanting to do this again in 2021 but have a 2015 iMac and cannot switch audio port to SOund Input. Grrrrrrrrrr. Damn kids programming our computers these days. They don't have any tapes, so why should they care. Let me tell you why: VINTAGE! People. Everyone likes vintage stuff.

I found the sound input on my MacBook Air 11 inch. Now I need recommendation for best headphones for recording NOT ear plugs or wireless. REAL headphones. Please your recommendation is appreciated thank you so much.

thanks !

is there anyway for macbook air audio line in?

its true for my MBP mid2012 even when it was OS updated. the Mic in Feature was gone after MacOS 10.10 for me. im not sure about the 15-inch model but as it got a separate mic input i may get that as an old machine next. i did notice when capturing video from an any iPhone with OBS or other screen capture software the sound input for an iPhone is not recorded by the MBP mid 2012.

I'm unsure if this issue that apple made is on any mac with an actual Mic in port.
i do believe also apple is trying to make people get newer Macs by taking this vital feature away and it's fully unfair and did not have to happen. they should of had a lawsuit happen. they making peeps get newer macs way before they fully let go of the MBP mid2012 it is prob a software kext or efi edit they did to damage this option.

Thanks Apple! I can't wait for Chinese companies to replace you!

Since removed this feature, what is the best way to record audio on a line in?

how to record system audio with headphone plugged in ? does this work for mac ?

because once headphone plugged in, it stops records system sound. that is my curreent issue . do you know the solution ?

This doesn’t work on my 2014 MacBook Pro. Thanks Apple a real multi media monster machine

Doesn't work AT ALL anymore. That pulldown is gone.

MacBook Pro though great does not have some features. However, recently I discovered that my $1 Android mobile earphones (which come with the usual 3.5mm TRRS jack) works simultaneously for recording voice and for listening (in real-time or playback) without having to alter any settings. I have recorded and edited many songs on GarageBand on my 15' MacBook Pro this way! I also chucked the mic into the acoustic guitar and it recorded very well. Try it out!

This has been driving me nuts!&@*. My machine is a 2017-13" MBP. I kept looking for the option, and it just doesn't exist on my Mac. Guess I'm gonna have to drop a hundred and buy an interface to USB.

I do remember this option but they removed it with the system update in 2012, so does anybody know if there is an option to hack the system and bring back the option? technically if you have a MacBook older than 2012 it still has this option - just the system blocks it

is it a mono or stereo input?

This is a fake.

Hi! I'm watching this video in 2020. just wanted to say that you're a life saver! I was getting so frustrated with the issue I was having and your video helped solve it. Thank you so much

Mono not stereo

Awesome tip. Presumably the downvotes are from people who have newer Macbooks where this feature has been removed. Very annoying, yes, but hardly the fault of this video. For those who have the old (or nowadays a better word would be ancient) Macbooks, this is priceless advice.

fantastic simple and works :-)

Thanks goes out to apple for preventing the use of this on more recent macbooks.
Please buy a rope, apple-folks..

OMG thank you! This has been driving me nuts.

ands for Touch Bar?!

really lame that apple removed this feature

It works on MacBook Air too ...

The menu is gone. It is not there anymore :-(

Lol, I forgot to do something so stupid with mee' linux Dell Inspiron 7537 aussi. Dang it lol ta chur thanks mate

FYI: MacBooks from 2012 till now (end of 2017) don't have this feature anymore.

WHY DID THEY HAVE TO REMOVE IT

Cool another feature that doesn't work anymore, thumbs down

I do not get the same choice to change the input setting!!

why did not i see the change in sound setting

Anybody figured out how to record using your Mac book pro headphone jack yet

can this also work for PC like the Asus laptop

This method was available till the Mountain Lion and unfortunately it has been removed since the Mavericks came out till now

It doesn't exist on my computer

this docent work on the new mac

please help me i can't do like you 
i con't record

Thanks man your a life saver

iv watched so many videos on macs ,i want to buy one but all the things i need like mic in and eneth and other connections cd drive are not them so for me mac is just a con 

The dropdown menu is not there for me. I have a macbook pro with retina and I got it mostly because I wanted to record games, but I cant record the audio! starting to think it was a waste of $2000. Does anybody know what else i could do to record the computer audio? maybe theres something I could get on amazon that'll let me record the audio? if not then i'm switching to windows...