# Pause Live Audio

Use Intermission to pause audio, even streaming content, from any application.

# Jump Back

Did you miss something? Intermission lets you jump back and hear it again.

# Hours of Buffering

Create a buffer of content, then jump past songs, ads, or anything else you don't want to hear.

Read the Intermission overview or just dive right in! You can always return to this manual via the Support sub-menu, right in Intermission's menu.

# Intermission: Pause & Rewind Live Audio

With Intermission, you have full control of audio on your computer. Intermission creates a buffer of audio, allowing you to pause and rewind live audio. Pause streamed content while you take a call or use the restroom. Jump back and replay something you missed, then jump forward to the live audio. You can even start streaming audio playing on services like Pandora, iTunes Radio, or Spotify, pause it to build a buffer, then skip right past the songs you don't want to hear.

### Getting Started

We recommend having a quick read-through of this manual, but you can also just dive in if you like. You can refer back to the full manual for assistance at any time. Just click the Intermission icon in your menu bar, then select "Intermission Manual" from the Support sub-menu.

### Updated in Intermission 1.1.2

- An emergency update, necessitated by immediate changes Apple has made to their Gatekeeper system, restores compatibility on Mac OS X 10.9.5 and higher.

- The ability to capture Text to Speech audio has been restored, after being briefly broken by recent changes.

### What's New in Intermission 1.1

- Intermission has been heavily optimized, and its energy usage has been drastically reduced. Mother Earth thanks you for updating!

- When audio is live, Intermission now removes itself from the equation entirely. That means it introduces no latency at all, rather than the minimal latency added by previous versions. It was difficult to implement, but this updated design is cleaner and better all around.

- Thanks to the above, Intermission will no longer interfere with higher-end mixers and multi-channel audio output devices during live playback.

- Non-stereo audio output devices (such as higher-end mixers and more) will now work better with Intermission when it's playing back non-live audio. Do note that non-live playback is limited to stereo.

- Intermission now interacts better with secondary user accounts when Fast User Switching is in use. When Intermission is live in Account A, Account B will be unaffected. Note that pausing or playing non-live audio in Account A will still result in no audio in Account B, and is thus not recommended.

- This update also features several other small fixes and improvements.

### System Requirements

- A Macintosh computer

- Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

### Installation and Removal

To install Intermission, drag it from your download folder to the Applications folder. On its first launch, Intermission will install its audio-handling component.

If you wish to remove Intermission, choose Uninstall from Intermission's Options sub-menu. After that uninstallation is complete, you can simply drag Intermission to the Trash.

### Purchasing Intermission

We provide a free trial of Intermission for you to test. During the trial, buffered audio from Intermission is overlaid with noise after ten minutes of playback. Live audio is never affected. The full version of Intermission can be unlocked with a license key from our online store.

When you're ready, head over to http://rogueamoeba.com/store/ to purchase Intermission.

For more information, see the Purchasing page.

# Using Intermission

Get started with details on the main Intermission controls.

Intermission can be accessed by clicking on its menu bar icon. This icon can be found in the upper right of your menu bar, near the clock:

Intermission's menu bar icon

Clicking this icon will reveal Intermission's main menu, which contains all of its information and controls.

### Intermission's Main Menu

Intermission's main menu

At the top of Intermission's menu, you'll see the visual representation of the audio buffer, which holds up to the past three hours of audio from your Mac. The slider can be adjusted to move around the buffer. Just click and drag the knob to move around in the buffer. Above the knob, you'll see the current position in the audio. In the screenshot, audio playback is 7 minutes and 6 seconds behind live. When audio playback is occurring live, the bubble simply reads "Live".

Below the buffer, you'll see Intermission's main controls. Select these to pause or resume playback, jump backward or forward in the audio buffer, or jump all the way to live audio playback.

Finally, at the bottom of the menu you'll find secondary controls and information, including access to Intermission's Preferences and License windows, as well as the Quit option.

### Global Keyboard Shortcuts

In addition to dragging the buffer's position knob, and using the menu options, you can rapidly move around Intermission's audio buffer using the global keyboard shortcuts. With these shortcuts, you can pause or resume playback, jump back or forward in the buffer, and jump to the present.

The keyboard shortcuts can be set in the Preferences window, accessible via the Options sub-menu in the main Intermission menu.

# Preferences

Intermission's preferences can be accessed from the Options sub-menu, in the main Intermission menu.

Intermission's Preferences window

### General

Start Intermission at login: Turn this option on to have Intermission run automatically when you login to your computer. With this on, all audio will be buffered, and you'll always be ready to pause audio or jump back.

### Jump Times

Jump Back: This setting adjusts the length of time Intermission will jump back in its buffer when "Jump Back" is selected from its menu, or the keyboard shortcut is pressed.

Jump Forward: This setting adjusts the length of time Intermission will jump forward in its buffer when "Jump Forward" is selected from its menu, or the keyboard shortcut is pressed.

### Keyboard Shortcuts

Setting global shortcuts enables you to use Intermission rapidly without needing to access the menu. You'll want to be sure to set unique shortcuts which aren't used by any other applications.

Pause/Resume: This global keyboard shortcut toggles audio playback, pausing if audio is set to play, and resuming playback if audio is currently paused.

Jump Back: This global keyboard shortcut jumps back in the audio buffer by the amount specified in the Jump Times section.

Jump Forward: This global keyboard shortcut jumps ahead in the audio buffer by the amount specified in the Jump Times section.

Jump To Live: This global keyboard shortcut jumps to the present ("Live") in the audio buffer.

### Software Update

Automatically check for software updates: With this option activated, Intermission compares itself to the most current version available from our server and alerts you when a new version is available. Leave this on and Intermission will help you stay up-to-date.

# Purchasing Intermission

Quick Link: To buy a license key for Intermission, visit our online store.

### Why should I buy Intermission?

Put simply, you should buy Intermission because it isn't free - we give you a chance to test out the program and all its features before you buy it. It's like test driving a car, for as long as it takes you to decide.

In trial mode, all of Intermission's features are available to try, but it won't work for full-time use. During the trial, buffered audio from Intermission is overlaid with noise after ten minutes of playback. Live audio is never affected.

If you use Intermission and find you like it, please purchase a license key - support the software you use and love!

To purchase your license key, just visit http://rogueamoeba.com/store/.

## After Purchase

### How do I unlock the full version?

When you download Intermission from our site, you're receiving a free trial of the software. To get the full, unlimited version, you just need a valid license key to unlock it. When you purchase through our store, you'll immediately receive a license key in your browser, as well as via email. This key will allow you to unlock the full version of Intermission. Simply enter your key into Intermission as instructed, and you'll be all set.

### What's your upgrade policy?

Our philosophy regarding paid upgrades is simple: We try to do what's right for you and what's right for us.

Rogue Amoeba doesn't have a hard and fast upgrade policy, just a great track record. Since 2002, across our entire product line, we've provided dozens of major updates and hundreds of new releases total, free of charge.

If we add substantial new functionality, we may charge an upgrade fee. However, we do not make most of our income from recurring sales, and we provide nearly all updates free of charge, including both bug fixes and new features. Finally, when an upgrade fee is charged, we even grandfather in a generous amount of recent purchases with free upgrades.

### What's your refund policy?

All Rogue Amoeba products are available as demos for an evaluation prior to purchase. We believe that no customer should have to buy software in order to find out how well it works. Our software can be fully evaluated with no limitations in capabilities, prior to purchase. Customers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of these trials prior to purchase. You may also seek any needed technical support from us - we answer support emails rapidly and responsively for current and potential customers alike.

If you would like a refund, please contact hello@rogueamoeba.com within 14 days of your purchase. Because we cannot recover the license key that was sold, refunds are issued on a case-by-case basis.

# Recording Audio

With Intermission, you can turn back time to hear audio you've missed. When you team Intermission up with our audio recorder Audio Hijack Pro, you get the power to record audio from the past as well. Not too shabby!

Pair Audio Hijack Pro and Intermission to record audio from the past.

### Preliminary Setup

Before you can record from Intermission, it needs to be running. Sobe sure to install Intermission and leave it running. Once you've done this, you'll be all set to record from Intermission at any time.

### Recording

When you want to record, queue the audio up in Intermission, and pause playback, then open Audio Hijack Pro. Create a new session and set "System Audio" as the input source, then click "Record". Now, resume playback in Intermission, and its audio will flow through Audio Hijack Pro and be recorded!

### Getting Audio Hijack Pro

You can download a free trial of Audio Hijack Pro right from our site. Test it out, then purchase right online.

If you also want to edit the audio recording you've made, you should check out our fast and lossless audio editor Fission. Of course, you can test that out for free as well.

# Using Intermission alongside Airfoil

To avoid creating bizarre and confusing audio loops, Intermission automatically excludes audio from our application Airfoil from its buffer. However, we know some users will want to use Intermission's functionality of pausing and rewinding audio alongside Airfoil. This can be done with relative ease, though it requires a bit of a different setup.

### The Setup

1) Once Airfoil and Intermission are both installed, open Airfoil and set its source to "System Audio" as pictured, then transmit to your desired output(s).

Set "System Audio" as your source in Airfoil

2) Play audio as you normally would, in any applications. If you wish to pause or rewind the audio, just use Intermission to do so. That audio will flow through Airfoil, just as you'd expect.

That's it! You should now be set getting current or past audio with Intermission alongside Airfoil.

### Getting Airfoil

If you don't yet have Airfoil, you can download a free trial right from our site. Test it out, then purchase right online.

# Contact Information

#### Intermission Homepage

http://rogueamoeba.com/intermission/

#### Rogue Amoeba Homepage

http://rogueamoeba.com

#### Intermission Support

Check out our Support Center first.

If you still need help, choose "Contact Support..." from Intermission's Support menu to get in touch!

#### Rogue Amoeba Mailing List

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# Intermission Rights and Restrictions

### Distribution

Unless explicitly stated in writing, Rogue Amoeba Software does not grant permission to sell Intermission ("The Software"). Non-profit distribution of The Software in its trial form is acceptable provided that The Software is not modified in any way, and the complete works of The Software are included in the distribution package. If The Software is to be included in a distribution package, Rogue Amoeba requests but does not require that one complimentary copy of said package, sent to the following address:
Rogue Amoeba Software
Marketing Department
25 Wheeler St. #314
Cambridge, MA 02138

#### What that said:

Don't sell this software directly for profit. If you want to distribute it, great! Just make sure it's unmodified from the download from our site. If you create a distribution package, it'd be cool if you sent a copy to the address above, though this is not required.

### Disclaimer

Intermission ("The Software") is provided as is. Rogue Amoeba Software ("The Author") is not responsible for any damage to the user's computer system or data and in no event will The Author, its officers, directors, employees or agents be responsible to the user for any consequential, incidental, or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use the The Software, even if The Author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. Further, the consumer agrees that using this software in any way illegal, or even for the purposes of assessing its viability for illegal usage, is prohibited.

#### What that said:

Be safe when you use the software. Be aware that it's simply a tool designed to make your life better. Don't use it to do illegal or evil things. If you do, be ready to take responsibility for your own actions.