[X-Unix] Record Audio from Terminal

[Stroller]

On Jun 24, 2004, at 6:21 am, Kansas Territory wrote:

>
> On Jun 23, 2004, at 11:17 PM, Sephee wrote:
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>> Would anyone know of a Unix application or another way to record 
>> audio from a microphone from within a the terminal? Or is there a way 
>> of controlling another audio app via the terminal to record? I have a 
>> kind of unique setup where I think this capability would be the best 
>> way to go. I dont know if I did the best job of explaining that 
>> clearly but, please let me know if you know anything.
>
>
> This may not be of any help.. But I think maybe the easiest thing to 
> do would be to find a recording app
> that supports Applescript..  then I believe you could write a script 
> to start recording..  and execute the applescript from the command 
> line  ?
>
> unless of course there is already some command line app that supports 
> this already...

I can't find any relevant command-line app by Googling, which surprises 
me. I would have expected a CLI interface to be shipped with the o/s.

So your suggestion to find an app which supports AppleScript seems 
best. I use Audio Recorder to create my voicemail messages, and it 
seems to come with 3 sample scripts. Might be worth a look.
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/mac/17392>

HTH,

Stroller.