Audio Recording program for MAC

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mikcheck

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Hello guys.

Can you recommend to me a good audio recording program for a MAC to record the audio from a Blue Yeti microphone?

Thanks a lot.
 
Depends on what you need to do... But GarageBand that has come bundled with every new Mac for the past 6-7(?) years records audio... So it should do the trick!
 
What, exactly, are you wanting to do? Record music? Simple voice recording? Do you need to multi-track? Audio post for video as well?

There are several options, but knowing exactly what you're wanting to accomplish will help figure out the best option.
 
Hey guys, thanks for the replies.

Alex, it's a simple voice recording for a webinar video. What should do the trick for that?
 
mikcheck said:
Hey guys, thanks for the replies.

Alex, it's a simple voice recording for a webinar video. What should do the trick for that?
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Well, the aforementioned GarageBand will record, but if you are recording voice for video (what are you using to record/edit the video?) then you may want something that will record 48kHz sound. Audacity is free, available for Mac, and may be a good option.
 
Well it's not for me, it's for a friend that asked for my help with the sound. The video will be edited in Premiere. Is Audacity easy to work with? Thanks.
 
If your friend is using Adobe Premiere, there's a chance that Adobe Audition is also on that computer. There's your answer.

Audacity is fairly straightforward.
 
If you need powerful editing , processing, restoration and such also, Sony's 'Sound Forge Pro Mac'. Though I haven't used the Mac version of SF yet.
If it's just recording, just about any low cost or free app would work. Of course, you still would want a high-quality (pro or semi-pro) soundcard no matter what software you choose... and a high quality mic/preamp or USB mic
 
Rick R said:
If you need powerful editing , processing, restoration and such also, Sony's 'Sound Forge Pro Mac'. Though I haven't used the Mac version of SF yet.
If it's just recording, just about any low cost or free app would work. Of course, you still would want a high-quality (pro or semi-pro) soundcard no matter what software you choose... and a high quality mic/preamp or USB mic
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Thank you for your help Rick!
 
mikcheck said:
I think Audacity it's the better choice because it's free.
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Start there if you are unsure of where this will take you in your hobby/career. It's enough to get started, and perfectly suited for the project you're on. Why spend money on something that you may end up using once?
 
mikcheck said:
Thanks John. Which one you think is more user friendly for someone noob in those programs? I think Audacity it's the better choice because it's free. Thanks.
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I have heard very many people praising Reaper as one of the best around.

For personal use the licence is only $60 (which is nothing, really) and this also covers commercial work for anyone earning less than $20,000 a year.

So, personally, I would get Reaper and use it for the 30-day trial.

If you like it, pay the $60 (£37.50 in the UK at the current exchange rate) - if you don't like it, then get Audacity. But I would say that Reaper is a far more powerful and professional program than Audacity.
 
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