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I'm looking for a piece of simple software that'll allow me to easily :
People talk about Audacity, but I find it a bit too complicated. Can any one recommend a lightweight and cheap Audio Recorder / Editor for OSX?
seanyboy
Posted 2009-09-04T16:16:47.750
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I find Amadeus Pro easy to use. It costs US$40.
Richard Hoskins
Posted 2009-09-04T16:16:47.750
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1Why to pay when you have already inbuilt GarageBand? – Sagar R. Kothari – 2010-01-30T19:41:18.060
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GarageBand is another option. It's fairly easy to use and will let you do more sophisticated things as your needs increase.
David Smith
Posted 2009-09-04T16:16:47.750
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Does it export to MP3? – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-04T21:19:54.113
Yes, select "Export Song to Disk..." from the "Share" menu. – David Smith – 2009-09-08T14:23:38.313
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EDIT: I now recommend officially Quicktime X if you got 10.6. It's blazing fast - Volume boost can't be done though.
OLD : Fission by Rogue Amoeba Software - BIG BIG ICONS. :)
caliban
Posted 2009-09-04T16:16:47.750
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Good Software Fission +1 – Sagar R. Kothari – 2010-01-30T19:42:41.347
Does Fission record audio? – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-04T16:30:41.140
No it doesn't. :| Quicktime X to take care of that part mayhaps? Wait wait... I just tried with Quicktime X... IT RECORDS AND TRIMS. :) Volume boost no though... – caliban – 2009-09-04T16:48:25.113
Quicktime Pro on Leopard records and allows edits, but does not do MP3. – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-04T17:08:29.237
1Not an answer, but Quicktime for recording and editing, the Levelator for automatic leveling, and iTunes for conversion to MP3 is a very easy podcast workflow for Mac. – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-04T17:11:01.743
http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-04T17:12:06.313
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I don't use them, but try Podcast Maker or Podcaster for audio podcast or Boinx TV for video podcast.
Some people use Wire Tap Studio.
Tiago Veloso
Posted 2009-09-04T16:16:47.750
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podcast maker doesn't allow you to record, but it looks like it has a great interface for publishing podcasts. – seanyboy – 2009-09-07T10:19:24.967
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I'd highly recommend Sound Studio by Freeverse. It's a good all-around audio editor, with the standard bread-and-butter audio editing tools and also support for AU plugins if you need something special. Also, it comes with a few automation tools to make publishing podcasting easier, such as adding intro/outro files, mastering for voice, etc.
Nik Reiman
Posted 2009-09-04T16:16:47.750
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How important is the MP3? Would you accept an answer that included an extra step of encoding with lame or iTunes? – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-04T16:35:02.363
It's important. I wanted to be able to create MP3 files immediately. – seanyboy – 2009-09-07T10:17:21.633