Imagine a scenario where you need to capture only the audio from any video source. We have reviewed several free video recording tools in the past using which compelling videos can be created easily. However, we never reviewed a software tool that can automatically fetch only the audio from sources like YouTube, Vimeo, and from your local PC. We recently stumbled upon Tuneskit Audio Capture, which automatically fetches the audio from any video source. We decided to take the tool a shot for the purpose of educating users about the various free software products. In this article, we will examine the features and working of Tuneskit Audio Capture in detail.
Tuneskit Audio Capture Features
With the help of Tuneskit Audio Capture, you will be able to record any sound on PC losslessly. The free Audio Capture tool provides support for not only multitrack recording but also save them to MP3, FLAC, WAV, and much more. You can also split, merge, and edit audio recordings as per your requirement. The smart Tuneskit Audio Capture automatically detect and fix ID3 tags for manual editing. The software is designed to record any audio that plays on the PC. It could be music tracks, live radios, game sounds, online meetings, content from web browsers like Edge/Chrome including media players such as Windows Media Player, QuickTime, VLC, iTunes, and much more. The tool is designed to capture audio from any source. You can also download songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and other music streaming destinations.
Fix ID3 Tags with Tuneskit Audio Capture
Tuneskit Audio Capture is capable of recording audio without around quality loss to provide an unparalleled music recording experience. The tool preserves 100% original quality of the audio files including the audio codec, channel, sample rate, and much more. The embedded ID3 tag editor easily fix ID3 tags of your audio. You can also edit the tags manually.
Simplify multitrack recording
TunesKit Audio Capture provides support for a wide range of audio profiles. You will be able to save the recorded audio in any file type and format as per your requirement. The free TunesKit audio recorder tool supports popular output audio formats such as MP3, AAC, M4A, WAV, M4B, FLAC, and much more. You can record audio from any source and listen using any of your favorite devices irrespective of any limits. You can easily configure the length of the records by trimming them into small segments. The multitrack recording provides an efficient way to capture multiple music tracks simultaneously. The integrated silence detection module not only captures multitrack recording sessions brilliantly but also saves all recorded audio independently.
The TunesKit audio recorder also provides the ability to mix multiple tracks into one via the merge functionality. It’s also possible to combine an unlimited number of audio, music, and voice tracks as per your requirement. The embedded audio editor enables users to edit the output audio quality, audio codec, channel, sample rate, bit rate, and much more. The output profiles vary from 320kbps to even 512kbps. Even if you playing the sound, the TunesKit Audio Capture will capture audio in real-time. Moreover, the free audio recorder is compatible with both macOS and Windows.
Working with TunesKit Audio Capture
To work with TunesKit Audio Capture, you should either double-click on the desktop icon or select the program by navigating to Start | All apps. You will view a screen as shown below
You should note that the free trial version can only capture one minute of audio. You will view a message dialog as shown below when you select an icon from the dashboard.
By default, TunesKit Audio Capture enables you to extract content from Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Firefox. You can also add apps by selecting Add Programs icon. The product team should replace IE with Microsoft Edge because Windows 11 ships with the Chromium-based Edge browser.
Let’s open Chrome and test drive TunesKit Audio Capture tool. We opened Chrome and played the latest video from YouTube. The app immediately started to capture the audio emitted from the video and displayed the progress of the audio capture as shown below.
If you point your mouse over the relevant audio capture row, you will view options as shown below.
The program will assign a name for the audio capture but you can modify it with a meaningful name by selecting the Rename option.
You can playback and edit the captured audio by selecting Edit icon. You can select the start and end times from the displayed dialog.
You can also add relevant tags such as Title, Artist, Composer, Grouping, Copyright, Year, Genre, and Cover by selecting Tag option.
You can also combine multiple Audio capture files by selecting Merge all into one file option. This feature will be useful in case if you need to extend the audio recorder file because of the file size limitation in the free trial version.
Use TunesKit Audio Capture with Windows Media Player
Let’s examine how to extract audio from Windows Media Player. The first step is to select wmplayer from the TunesKit Audio Capture dashboard. You will view both Windows Media Player and Capture List dashboards respectively.
You should double click the relevant audio file from the Media Player. The TunesKit Audio recorder will automatically start capturing the audio from the selected video. The progress will be displayed inside the Capture List dashboard.
The free audio recorder will stop upon reaching 60 seconds. You can continue to capture audio and merge them using TunesKit Audio Capture tool.
Downloading videos from Firefox
You can also capture audio from Firefox browser by selecting the Firefox icon from the dashboard. You can then capture audio that are being played from any source inside the Firefox browser. The process is same for capturing audio using any app. You just need to change the relevant app through which you need to capture audio.
Changing Options
You can change the file format, Codec, Channel, Sample Rate, and Bit Rate including Preset options by selecting Format icon from the TunesKit Audio Capture dashboard.
You can also modify preferences by selecting Preferences menu option. You have to select Menu icon from the top right-hand side Toolbar to view the Preferences option.
The General section enables you to modify Automatic updates and close settings.
You can also configure the deletion of recordings and split recordings. Do you want to shut down your PC after conversion? Then you have scroll down to the Convert options page and select “Shut Down My Computer” option from the “Conversion Completed” drop-down box.
The company has provided detailed step-by-step documentation regarding the working of the free multitrack recording tool that can fix ID3 tags. You can access the documentation by selecting Menu | Help. You can also manually check for the presence of update by selecting Menu | Check for Updates.
Conclusion
TunesKit Audio Capture is an ultimate multitrack recording audio recorder companion for users who would like to create audio from video content. The app will be useful if you would like to create audio podcast from a video that you created. In this way, you can easily create podcasts without spending too much time for the creation of podcasts using other third-party software tools. The app is easy to use without any complicated dashboard. You just need to select a program and fire up the relevant video content from sources such as YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and much more. You can also produce audio content from the videos stored inside your local drive. Moreover, you can also trim the generated audio in case if you would like to fine-polish the audio output. The free trial can be used to generate audio with a time space of 60 seconds. However, you can create multiple audio files and combine with the bundled merge module from within the tool. The company provides detailed documentation using which beginners will be able to understand the functioning of the product quickly. We highly recommend TunesKit Audio Capture in case if your task involves the generation of audio from an existing video source.
