And I know that some people said, "it's kind of been stopped being supported, they haven't released updates", but I checked recently and they had an update on June 8th of 2017, so I know it's… and yup, that's still the most recent update. So if you want to try it out you can get the basic version, but just know you'll need the professional version. : And then on Windows, the most recommended option to record Skype is Pamela, and you'll need the professional version to get more than 15 minutes of call recording. So, a couple of other options if you don't want to go with eCamm. So, that same company has another program called Audio Hijack that lets you do some more advanced stuff and route different apps into different channels, and you can kind of do all kinds of crazy stuff. But the downside to it, is that it only saves a single audio file, it won't record both sides of the conversation separately.
: And there's another piece of software called Piezo by Rogue Amoeba and it lets you record basically any source on your computer, any app. So I would definitely check those out if you're on a Mac. But it gives you some really cool functionality to share your screen or add lower thirds or different images really quickly, and it's simple and seamless so, that's another one that's really awesome. And then they also have a tool called eCamm live and that lets you do Facebook "lives". They have a call recorder for FaceTime, and that one, it's pretty self-explanatory: it records FaceTime calls. : And they also have a couple of other really cool apps.
Yeah, you just install it, it'll give you a little record button right in the Skype app and you can record video as well as audio so you can, it's kind of nice, it gives you the option to record, you know however fits your workflow or your kind of content style. So if you want to check that out you can go to /ecamm that's E C A M M. It gave me both sides of the conversation and separate files, and I could put them in to my audio editor and kind of sync 'em up or mess with them from there. : I've used it several times in the past and it worked great. And actually they raised the price on this somewhat recently, and I think that's because of its popularity and ease of use. And then from there, you have it forever. And so we'll start with the Mac option, and the most popular one is eCamm Call Recorder for Skype, and it's a forty-dollar one-time purchase. So we'll kind of run through these, and the easiest option to record Skype calls is with call recording software. And then there's another option where you can use a mixer. : So we are going to talk about a few different ways to record Skype calls, and there are some different options for both Mac and Windows PCs.
But for now we're just going to highlight that one, and we'll get into the content about how to record your podcast interviews with Skype. : So, in a future episode I'll actually talk about some different options, double-ender options, as they're called, to record remote interviews. And it's used by big broadcasters and radio networks and stuff like that already. So there's kind of a couple of options there. Or it can save them as one file if you don't want to worry about the editing stuff. But I'm talking about Cleanfeed right now, and it is at and it's really simple it's free to sign up, and then you will basically send a link or a URL to the person that you want to talk to, and you can set it up so that it will save both ends of the conversation separately for you.
It's easy, a lot of people have it, and you know, if you can get some software to record or, we'll talk about that in this episode, but there are times where it is useful to use Skype. : But there are a lot of benefits to it as well, so I understand. And they said, "The equipment will be at one place, so what can we do for remote recording, Skype or something like Skype?" And they didn't want to sacrifice audio quality too much, and that's a big kind of downside with Skype, as their audio quality is just not great, and it's not designed for really recording interviews, so if you can avoid it I would. They said they're on a budget and they want to do a podcast with a friend that lived two hours away so they could really be together. And it's all done through the Internet and it's a completely free service, so that's really why I wanted to highlight it, because someone actually asked me on Facebook. And what it is, is it allows you to record remote calls or interviews. : But, first I'm going to highlight a tool today that I think is really cool and it is called Cleanfeed, and it's actually considered a Skype alternative. Today we are going to talk about how to record Skype calls for your podcast.
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