

To get around this I found that muting the input source from within System Preferences did the trick.īelow is a step-by-step guide using a simple AppleScript and Automator Service to create a keyboard shortcut mute-toggle. This is due to Audio Hijack Pro recording and mixing both the audio output from Skype and the local users input device. I also discovered upon listening back to our previous recording that with the transition to Audio Hijack Pro (which is amazing) the user recording the conversation losses the ability when muting their microphone in Skype to also occur recording. Within Skype there is functionality to mute your microphone input device during an active call, however, the location and size of the button can be a challenge to find throughout a full podcast recording. When recording our podcast there is nothing more annoying than playing it back only to find hearing yourself banging away on the keyboard when someone else is speaking.

Creating a Mac Microphone Mute Keyboard Shortcut
