Please recommend: free recording software on Mac

[Joost Schuttelaar]

On Aug 12, 2010, at 9:27 , Martin Naef wrote:

> So what I need is a RELIABLE piece of software to record the digital 
> output in 48kHz/24bit. It needs to run straight for about 1.5h, or 
> probably two parts of 45 minutes each. All I need is a proper WAV or 
> AIFF file at the end that I can later edit on my tried and trusted 
> system. What software should I use that's painless to install, easy to 
> use (I won't have to time to actually learn the thing), keeps the 24 
> bits intact, doesn't choke on a long continuous recording session and is 
> free?

QuickTime. Just start it up, go to the menu and select 'new audio recording', then choose 'maximum quality' (this makes it 24-bits) and there you go...

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Joost Schuttelaar
The Hague, NL