As of Nov 10, 2026: DOT Audio Recorder has a confirmed Black Friday 2026 deal: $29 instead of $49, one-time purchase, no code. Nov 9 to Dec 1, 2026, 11:59 PM PT. Confirmed to us directly by the maker, last checked Nov 10, 2026. Black Friday 2026 is Nov 27 and Cyber Monday is Nov 30.

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Capture system audio on a Mac and send a trimmed clip, plus detected key, tempo and chords, into your DAW.

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What does it do?

DOT lives beside the clock on a Mac and records the sound an app is playing, or everything the computer is outputting, without installing a virtual audio driver. Each take arrives already trimmed, and for music it also estimates the key, the tempo, and a chord every half bar. You can drag the audio into a DAW as WAV, AIFF, MP3 or M4A, or export those chords as a standard MIDI file and replay them with your own instruments. A microphone, guitar or turntable can be added when you want a live source.

Who is it for?

Producers and songwriters who hear a useful phrase in a video, a reference track or a plugin demo and want that moment in their session, already labeled with musical context, without leaving the DAW.

When would you use it?

• Sampling a reference: Start a capture from the menu bar while a YouTube or Spotify track plays, then drop the trimmed clip onto a track and use the detected key and tempo to line it up.
• Saving a plugin preset idea: Play a patch in a demo or in your own session, record only that app, and keep the result as audio plus a MIDI chord sheet you can replay later.
• Logging a live idea: Plug in a guitar or a microphone, capture the take, and snap the edit handles to the beat before you drag it into Logic, Ableton or FL Studio.

Why pay for it?

It removes the usual routing setup for internal audio, and the clip is already cut and annotated so you spend less time finding the key of something you just heard. Files stay on the Mac and recording works offline. The license is a single payment covering up to three of your Macs, with updates included and a 30-day refund.

What should you know?

• The free build has no time limit and includes the first ten recordings and three chord MIDI exports.
• A paid license is normally $49 and is $29 through December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. It needs macOS 14.4 or later on Apple silicon or Intel.
• The Mac will ask for Screen and System Audio Recording permission. DOT uses the audio only, not the screen, and microphone permission is requested only if you add a mic.

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