# Real-World Loopback Usage Examples

Loopback's virtual audio devices provide incredible power and control over your audio. Below, we've listed a few examples to help you get started using these devices.

#### Play Audio to All Podcast Guests

Create a Loopback device combining your microphone with music and sound effects sources like iTunes and QuickTime Player, then select that Loopback device as your source in Skype. Presto! Your guests will hear both your voice and your audio add-ons.

#### Live Podcast Broadcasting

If you want to broadcast your podcast live as you record it (with a Rogue Amoeba's own Nicecast, perhaps), just create a device for it! Have Loopback mix all the audio you want together, then capture that device in your broadcasting tool and play it to the world.

#### Recording Multiple Hardware Audio Devices

Apps like GarageBand, Logic, and Ableton Live only record from a single audio device at a time. Thankfully, they record from nearly infinite channels. Use Loopback to combine multiple input devices into one virtual device for easy recording.

#### Create Top-Notch Screencasts

Screen recording tools like QuickTime Player tend to allow you to include either microphone audio or all system audio at once, neither of which tends to be ideal. Use Loopback to create an input device consisting of the microphone and the app’s audio, so you get just the audio you need.

#### Recording Gameplay Videos

Using an Elgato Game Capture device, and want to record both mic and game audio? Loopback to the rescue, with a device that combines both!

### Tell Us More

We hope the above examples help you get started with Loopback. We'd love to hear more from you though. Get in touch to let us know how Loopback helps you!