How to Record Audio from a YouTube Video

Having high-quality audio recordings of your favorite videos on YouTube has many benefits. You can keep a private audio collection for your listening pleasure, use those sounds and alter them to make new sounds, or download audio from your videos and analyze something.

Whatever the case, it is imperative to point out that downloading and using copyright-protected audio can result in a lawsuit. You should, therefore, be careful. Make sure that you only download and work with copyright-free audio.

Let's jump into the first section now. Suppose you want to record high-quality audio on your computer for your YouTube purposes. In that case, you will need some gear.

Key Equipment for Recording High-Quality Audio in Your YouTube Videos

Audio recording has been around for about a century at this point, and we have come a long way from the old, huge recording machines the Beatles used, as you can see in some of those famous documentaries about them. In today's tech world, you need three things.

A good microphone

Capturing audio requires a good microphone. You don't need a professional mic that Taylor Swift uses to record her voice. A good, budget microphone that costs anywhere between $50 and $100 should be a good option. As far as brands go, you cannot go wrong with Shure, Sennheizer, or Audio-Technica. Make sure that you also get filter pop and a stand for the mic.

A good sound card

Modern computers come with a good sound card out of the box, but getting an external audio card is advisable if you want to record the best quality audio. These sound cards are specifically designed to capture audio and have no other purpose. Again, a price range of $50-$100 should suffice here. As far as brands go, just go with something you are familiar with.

Good recording software

Last but not least, you need good recording software with an intuitive interface that is easy to use. Look for tools that offer other video editing functionalities so you can work on your audio and video editing all in one place. Speaking of good recording software for YouTube, we have something very neat in store for you. Check the following section.

3 Easy Methods to Record Audio from YouTube Videos

Let's get back to the topic at hand. We have prepared three methods to help you record audio from a YouTube video with ease.

Method 1: Record YouTube Audio on Mac and Windows

Use Wondershare Filmora

Wondershare Filmora is the very neat thing we talked about in the previous section. This is the best video editing tool with audio editing capabilities. It is packed with incredible features and AI tools, and the intuitive interface makes it ideal for beginners and professionals alike.

The first step is to download and install Filmora by going to the download page. When you download the installation file, open it and follow the prompts to install the software. Open the software and prepare the YouTube video link that features the audio you want to download.

Play the video on your screen and use the screen recording feature to capture the video. Here's how it works.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The screenshots below were taken on a Windows PC, but the same steps apply if you are using the Mac version.  

• Step 1: Open the Screen Recorder from Filmora's welcome screen.

• Step 2: Select Full Screen from the dropdown menu to record the full-screen video from YouTube.

• Step 3: Make sure that the System Audio feature is On.

• Step 4: Explore additional settings by clicking on Settings in the lower-left corner of the screen recorder window.

• Step 5: When everything is set up, simply click on the Record button. When the video is done, click the same button to stop recording.

• Step 6: Now that the video is recorded, click on the video in the timeline, and then click on Tools > Audio > Detach Audio to detach the audio track from the video file.

• Step 7: Now that the audio file is detached, you can use Filmora's awesome AI Voice Enhancer feature to enhance the audio if needed. Simply click on the audio file in the timeline and then go to Audio > Basic > AI Voice Enhancer, just like in the screenshot below.

Also, check the Voice Clarity and Voice Beautification sliders just below the AI Voice Enhancer toggle button. Play with those sliders until you get the result you were looking for.

• Step 8: In the screenshot above, you will see a green Export button at the top-right corner. Click on it, and you will be greeted with the Export window. Here, in the Format drop-down menu, you need to select MP3 and click on the green Export button again.

That's it. We should mention that Filmora also offers a ton of audio and video editing features that you can explore at your leisure. We should also mention that this method is by far the best method we can recommend, where you get the best quality audio.

Two other inferior methods have some merit, and we will talk about them below.

Method 2: Easily Record Audio from a YouTube Video Online

Use YTMP3

Using YTMP3 might be the easiest option. Simply paste the URL for the YouTube video where you want to extract audio and click on the Convert button, as seen in the screenshot above.

Even though it is easy and fast, it is not as good as Filmora, as the sound quality is much poorer here.

Method 3: Record YouTube Audio on Mobile

If you are looking to do this on your mobile device, don't worry. We've got you covered. We will cover how to do this on both Android and iOS devices.

Record YouTube audio on Android

For Android devices, you can use the built-in Screen Recorder feature. Here's how to do it.

• Step 1: Open the Screen record feature from the Quick Settings panel, as shown in the screenshot below.

• Step 2: Click on the Start button to start recording and make sure to toggle Record audio and select Device audio as the source. Then, play the video on your YouTube app, and when the video is done, click on Stop.

When this is done, you can open your Gallery, and you will see your recorded video file. You can then use the Detach Audio feature in Filmora to separate the audio. But, as you can see, it is simply much easier to do everything in Filmora.

Record YouTube audio on your iPhone

For iPhone users, the best method is to simply use the built-in Voice Memos app. You can open the Voice Memos app, then click on the Record button, then play your chosen YouTube video and record the desired audio, and finally tap Stop when the video is finished to save the recording.

It's a simple process, as is everything on Apple devices.

Conclusion

Out of the three methods mentioned in the article, the first one is by far the best choice for users who want to maximize their effort in recording audio from YouTube videos. Wondershare Filmora has an abundance of features for editing and improving video and audio files. You can immediately try the Demo version and see how you like it.