Recording audio on my iMac

This may sound like a simple/dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway!
How do I record audio that is playing on my iMac? For instance, say I wanted to record the audio from a video on YouTube? I've tried downloading a couple of programs (the last being Audacity), but I can't figure out how to select the internet audio as a source for recording.

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