Catching samples from online video

PLacidBasilisk · Post by **PLacidBasilisk** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:13 pm

Quite often i like to incorporate samples from old movies/obscure productions that are most readily available on youtube. I've conceived of a number of ways to go about getting the sound into a sample-able format and was wondering what technique others use.

Usually I download the video using a utility like firefox's 'download helper', then I convert the downloaded video file into mp3 using a media converter, usually media-convert.com.

I'm keen to hear other people's methods and suggestions of better programs and apps to use in the process.

4ace · Post by **4ace** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:59 pm

I'm on a mac and i use audio hi jack pro for everything related to what your talking about.

it records to various formats including aac.

You may find something similar for whatever platform your using.

ubermnd · Post by **ubermnd** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:54 am

+1 for hi-jack pro. its the schnizzle.

skullNbones · Post by **skullNbones** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:28 am

+2 for that shnizzit. you can easily record and organize any audio your puter will play. i like how you can set up different recording sources with varying formats ahead of time, or just quickly set it up on the fly. plus its cheap!

i usually send files straight to Amadeus Pro for quick, easy edits, then into Live for total tweakage...

PLacidBasilisk · Post by **PLacidBasilisk** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:31 am

Looks like I'll be getting my hands on hijacker

Thanks guys I knew there had to be an easier way!

o0o · Post by **o0o** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:32 am

what about your current method/media convert don't you like, i just found out about media convert and was about to give it a try.

dhilsabeck · Post by **dhilsabeck** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:38 am

Sounds like you're situated, but for the record you could also use soundflower:

http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower

It's free and handy.

Set your internal sound to soundflower 1,2

Set your ableton inputs to soundflower

activate inputs 1,2

Record anything on the internet.

PLacidBasilisk · Post by **PLacidBasilisk** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:44 am

o0o wrote:what about your current method/media convert don't you like, i just found out about media convert and was about to give it a try.

The media convert method works just fine but it requires an extra step, downloading the video from youtube. With hijacker it seems to be a much simpler process as I can source the audio track directly from the website without the need to deal with the video.

However I am going to wait a while before I register with hijacker which means I'll be using the media convert method for any clips over 10 minutes

liveISlife · Post by **liveISlife** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:03 am

dhilsabeck wrote:Sounds like you're situated, but for the record you could also use soundflower:

http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower

It's free and handy.

Set your internal sound to soundflower 1,2

Set your ableton inputs to soundflower

activate inputs 1,2

Record anything on the internet.

Amazing. I always wanted a way to do this.

jerico · Post by **jerico** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:06 am

http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower

This is cool.

I didn't see a windows version, is there one????