Recording both sides of a MJ phone call on a Mac

[hjason]

Thanks for all the good stuff on this forum.
We need to conduct and record telephone-based interviews for a volunteer project we are doing. We need decent recordings so that they can be transcribed. So far, I've been unsuccessful with Audio Hijack Pro, but I may not have chosen the right settings.
Is making recordings of MJ conversations possible? We will be very grateful for suggestions of applications and settings to use.
Many thanks,
    - Hill

[tony]

We need to conduct and record telephone-based interviews for a volunteer project we are doing. We need decent recordings so that they can be transcribed. - Hill

Here's a pretty low tech approach that doesn't use a computer. This device goes between the handset and the phone body. The plug goes into any recording device such as a cassette recorder or digital recorder depending on your budget. It's petty fool proof which lowers the probability of messing up on recording an interview.

For transcribing, it's easy to play and backup. If you have access to professional transcribing equipment, you can operate the play and rewind with foot pedals.

One example of the device.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2104040

[hjason]

We need to conduct and record telephone-based interviews for a volunteer project we are doing. We need decent recordings so that they can be transcribed. - Hill

Here's a pretty low tech approach that doesn't use a computer. This device goes between the handset and the phone body. The plug goes into any recording device such as a cassette recorder or digital recorder depending on your budget. It's petty fool proof which lowers the probability of messing up on recording an interview.

For transcribing, it's easy to play and backup. If you have access to professional transcribing equipment, you can operate the play and rewind with foot pedals.

One example of the device.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2104040

Thanks for your suggestion. That's actually what we do now. Our hope is to avoid the external recording device. We're searching for an arrangement that would enable us to record directly to our Mac, bypassing the need to move files from our recording device to the Mac. We had thought that the audio might be available for capture, since it was coming over the internet via the Mac. Oh, well. We'll keep hunting. Thanks again.

[mberlant]

For a PC I would recommend Audacity. You may want to check to see if there is a Mac version.

[hjason]

For a PC I would recommend Audacity. You may want to check to see if there is a Mac version.

Thanks. I will.

[tlmurray]

Thanks. I will.

Did it work?

[hjason]

Thanks for checking. Yes, Audacity is available for the Mac, and worked back at the time, when we needed it for a project... which ended last year. So we've not used it in a while. I assume it would still work fine, but I can no longer confirm so, as we haven't tested it in quite a while.