Use Skype to make Free Video Calls:

• www.VideoCallTips.com

Feb 2008 - Updated

Author: Michael Gough

I have been asked many times "How to record Skype Calls" and so here are some ways to do it....

Audio vs. Video

For the sake of this article we are only talking abut recording audio.  Recording Video is a future article and is more tricky, so we will focus only on the audio portion in this article for posting interviews, Podcasts, recording TeleSeminars, or conversations for any reason you need.

Software

There are several software add-ons specifically for Skype and that is what we will focus on.  You also have the option of using solutions that are generic that record anything on your screen and audio card, but as I stated before, these are more sophisticated and costly solutions and we are focusing on Skype voice calls only for this article.  Something to point out is many audio recording solutions install a shim between the audio card driver so the recording application can listen to what is going in and out of the audio card driver.  These solutions can play havoc with other solutions that do the same thing or modify your audio card drivers, so be careful to understand how these recording applications interact to avoid crashing your system.  If you are trying solutions, uninstall one and reboot before installing another one to avoid conflicting solutions.

The object is to make it easy to record calls and save it in a format that you can edit (crop and cut) and post on your website.

Here is a short list of software programs you can use to record Skype Calls.  There are many, but these are simple and easy to use.

EasyVoipRecorder Recorder (Windows)

• http://www.easyvoiprecorder.org/

Hot Recorder (Windows)

• http://www.hotrecorder.com/

Call Recorder (Mac OS X)

• http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/

Using Audacity to record a call

We were sent this article on how to use the recording software 'Audacity' to record Skype Calls. 

• http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20030930/265/

Hardware

Radio Shack makes a device "Wireless Phone Recording Controller Part No.17-855" that allows you connect a recording device like a cassette recorder into your headset jack onto your telephone and a headset so you can record telephone or Skype calls.

• http://www.radioshack.com

Conclusion - You can easily record Skype Calls

So if you have a need to record Skype Calls, we have given you several ways to accomplish this task.

References:

Here are a couple other articles discussing several applications to record audio on Windows and Mac systems, even Skype specific.  Remember the Audio Shim issue, only test and use one of these apps at a time to avoid crashes.

• www.voip-sol.com/15-apps-for-recording-skype-conversations/
• http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-to-record-skype-conversations.html

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MG