How to record an interview on a regular phone call

There are many ways to record a phone interview using tools like Skype, Zoom, and other video conferencing software. But sometimes you really just need to record an interview on a phone call. Maybe the person you are interviewing is elderly and simply doesn’t have a clue how to use these conferencing technologies. In these cases it’s ideal to set up the interview in a way where this person has as little to do as possible. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just call them on their phone? The good news is that you can.

You’ll need to a program called Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba (they have a fee trial) and you’ll also need a USB mic, and an iPhone.

Step-by-step how to record and interview on a regular phone call

STEP 1: Set your iPhone to allow for wifi calling. This lets you make regular phone calls on the computer through FaceTime.

STEP 2: Set up Audio Hijack to record the input from the FaceTime app and make a separate recording for the USB mic. See image below.

STEP 3: You’ll have two separate audio files that you can download from Audio Hijack

The sound quality won’t be perfect studio quality, but it should be good enough and free of clicks or hums. Even if you need to do a little adjustment after the fact, this process makes the whole process of capturing the recording so much easier.

That’s it! That’s how you record an interview on a regular phone call.