July 30, 2020 • 3 min read • software

Audio Hijack

Audio Hijack is an audio recorder and streamer for MacOS. Learn how to use Audio Hijack to broadcast live radio for SHOUTcast and Icecast servers.

Audio Hijack is an audio recorder and streamer for MacOS. Learn how to use the software to broadcast live radio for SHOUTcast and Icecast servers.

Software information

Platform: macOS
License: Commercial ($59)
Server type: SHOUTcast and Icecast
Download Page: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/

About Audio Hijack

Audio Hijack is an audio recording program. It can capture any sound on your Mac computer. You can record your Skype or FaceTime conversations, sound from the internal microphone, and audio from all programs (iTunes, Chrome, and any DJ software).

What’s more, Audio Hijack can convert audio into data packages for streaming to your Shoutcast, Icecast, or Steamcast server.

What We Love

Well, everything about it! It’s very intuitive and surprisingly easy to use.

Do you want to broadcast to multiple servers in different bitrates? Just drag to add more encoders.

Want to add EQ, effects, switch, volume control, etc? There is no problem. You can add and link them together. The possibilities with Audio Hijack are endless.

It’s probably one of the best applications on macOS at the moment. Let’s get started:

Is there Audio Hijack for Windows?

Audio Hijack has become very popular with internet radio broadcasters and podcasters. Now, Rogue Amoeba has not made any strides producing a Windows version of their popular software.

Are they any good Audio Hijack Alternatives?

You can consider using:

Soundflower
Loopback
Voicemeeter + BUTT
Virtual Audio Cable
AudioBus
Black Hole

How to Broadcast Live Radio

1. How to install Audio Hijack

Download and extract the file.
Run the .dmg file.
Drag the .app file to your applications folder.

2. Getting started

Click New Session and select Internet Radio

You can rename your sessions with your radio name
Then open it

You will see the two inputs (Application and Input Device)
For Application, select your radio automation software or DJ program like Serato
Set your microphone as your Input Device
You can drag in more inputs as needed and remove them

Select Output Device to set your playback device

3. Encoder setup

Setup the encoder by clicking on Broadcast

You should see the broadcast window
Select Setup, as shown below:

For radios hosted on Cloudradio, you’ll find your server or connection details on the radio dashboard.

If you don’t have a radio hosting service, you can easily create Shoutcast or Icecast servers on our radio console.

Entering your server details

The software allows you to stream to an Icecast, Shoutcast 2, or Shoutcast 1 broadcasting server.

Icecast - Example

**Server Type: Icecast 2

Server Address: e.g. 10048.cloudrad.io

Port: e.g. 8000

User: e.g. dj_user

Password: e.g. n3t8zdwo0ka

Mountpoint: /live

Here are the setup instructions using Shoutcast.

Shoutcast 2

**Server Type: SHOUTcast v2

Server Address: e.g. 10048.cloudrad.io

Server Port: e.g. 8000

Username: (blank)

Password: e.g. n3t8zdw0oka

SID: e.g. 1

Press the round button at the bottom toolbar to connect your stream.

Depending on your input settings, you may be required to install an extra plugin. In such a case, you will be notified. You can proceed by clicking on install.