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3.  [Studio](https://clacky.app/features/#studio)
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StudioLive

# Mic and Mac audio

Mac audio is on, so your clicks and everything the Mac plays are in the video. Add your microphone when you want it.

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![The recorder bar: No Mic, No Camera, Mac Audio on, Spotlight and Record](https://clacky.app/features27/mic-audio-light.webp)![The recorder bar: No Mic, No Camera, Mac Audio on, Spotlight and Record](https://clacky.app/features27/mic-audio-dark.webp)

## What it is

Mac Audio is on by default, so your clicks and everything else your Mac plays end up in the video. Add your microphone from the recorder bar when you want your voice too.

If a microphone drops mid-take, like an iPhone’s, Clacky switches to the Mac’s own mic without a gap and switches back when it returns. After the take, Clacky checks the sound and tells you if the video came out silent.

## How to use it

1.  1
    
    Open the recorder
    
    In Studio, click Record.
    
2.  2
    
    Check Mac Audio
    
    Mac Audio is on in the recorder bar. Click it to record no Mac sound.
    
3.  3
    
    Add your mic
    
    Click No Mic and pick a microphone. macOS asks for microphone access the first time.
    
4.  4
    
    Record
    
    Click Record. Your voice and your Mac’s sound are both in the video.
    

## Tips

-   Studio’s Clean Up Voice removes hum and room noise from your voice afterwards, on your Mac.

## Questions

Why are there no click sounds in my recording?

Mac Audio must be on, and Clacky’s sounds must be playing. If the video is silent, the preview says No sound was captured with what to check.

Is the microphone always on?

No. It is off by default and only records when you pick one in the recorder bar.

Related features

-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/recorder-bar-light.webp)
    
    [Screen Recorder](https://clacky.app/features/screen-recorder/)
    
    Record the full screen, one window or an area, with your clicks heard and their ripples seen. Saved to Movies › Clacky. macOS 15 or later.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/camera-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/camera-dark.webp)
    
    [Camera bubble](https://clacky.app/features/camera-bubble/)
    
    Your camera in a bubble over the recording: built-in, Continuity Camera or external, with shape, size, border and mirror.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/clean-up-voice-light.webp)![](https://clacky.app/features27/clean-up-voice-dark.webp)
    
    [Clean Up Voice](https://clacky.app/features/clean-up-voice/)
    
    Hum, hiss and room noise gone, your voice at an even level, processed on your Mac. Clicks stay crisp.
    
-   ![](https://clacky.app/features27/teleprompter-light.webp)
    
    [Teleprompter](https://clacky.app/features/teleprompter/)
    
    Your script right under the camera. It never shows in recordings.
    

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