Capture the Sound and Picture You Need
Choose the sources that carry the meeting, call, demo, class, or media playback. Before the session, play each source separately and confirm that its sound appears in the live captions.
Choose each source by what it carries
- Microphone: your voice and sound in the room.
- System audio: calls, media, and other sound played by macOS.
- Specific app: sound from the selected app.
- Camera or video: the picture saved with the session.
Use a clear combination
Meeting or remote call
Use the microphone for your side and system audio for the remote speakers.
Product demo
Use the microphone and the demonstrated app. Add the camera or screen recording for the picture.
Media review
Use system audio or the selected media app, then follow the playback in the live captions.
Confirm every source before the session
- Speak into the microphone and watch the caption text update.
- Play system audio and confirm that new lines appear.
- Play sound in the selected app and confirm its text.
- Start the camera or video layer and confirm that it belongs to the same session.
These checks show that each selected source reaches the saved session.