{"id":31592,"date":"2021-02-08T15:55:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=31592"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T01:09:15","slug":"call-recorder-succumbs-to-apple-silicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/08\/call-recorder-succumbs-to-apple-silicon\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Recorder Succumbs to Apple Silicon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ecamm<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Call Recorder for Skype is not<\/i> compatible with Apple’s M1 Macs. […] Call Recorder for Skype will not<\/em> be updated for compatibility with M1 Macs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Over the past year, nearly every Skype update has broken compatibility with Call Recorder, requiring Ecamm to issue repeated updates and even change how the app behaves so that it automatically reinstalls itself after Skype kicks it out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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With the exception of unusual episodes recorded with my guest(s) in person, I’ve recorded every episode of The Talk Show using Call Recorder. It does one thing and does it well, and I love the option to record all Skype calls automatically.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Stephen Hackett<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Call Recorder not surviving the Apple silicon transition is a real bummer, as it was the easiest way to record but local audio and<\/em> audio from a Skype call, all automatically.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In fact, if I’m being honest, Call Recorder hasn’t been my primary audio-recording tool for years. That distinction goes to Audio Hijack<\/a>, which works with any app (not just Skype). But I have kept Call Recorder running for every Skype call I make, sometimes as my primary recorder, more often as a backup.<\/p>\n

There’s a broader issue here, though. We rely on tools, and we build whole workflows around those tools. Remove the core tool from the bricolage of software, hardware, and mental calculation that forms a computer workflow, and you might end up never noticing—or the whole thing might collapse like a wobbly Jenga tower.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

David Sparks<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I can’t recall Audio Hijack ever failing me. Nevertheless, I really felt good knowing I had that Skype Call Recorder backup. With its demise, I can make a backup of me alone using QuickTime, but it’s really not the same. I’m not capturing the entire call. I’ve been talking to other podcasters about this dilemma and the collective wisdom seems to be leaning toward moving the entire recording process over to Zoom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I wish software were more durable over the long term, but that comes with its own baggage. That has long been the wrench in the spokes of Microsoft’s bicycle: some companies depend on software written when I was learning to walk.<\/p>\n

On an individual level, we have to be okay with adaptation, but it is hard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n