Please recommend: free recording software on Mac

[Gert van Santen]

I'm glad all went well, Martin. Wish I could have been there, but during the concert we were in an over-airconditioned train from Zürich to Utrecht ;-)

gert van santen
www.gertvansanten.nl

Op 31 aug. 2010 om 13:36 heeft Martin Naef <mnaef at navisto.ch> het volgende geschreven:

> Bar,
> 
> Just a quick update on what happened there... The concert was on the 
> 22nd, and I followed the original plan of using the Goldchannel into a 
> Mac. I used Audacity in 48k 32bit float recording mode. I recorded the 
> gig in three major pieces - about 1.5h rehearsal, 1h first section and 
> about 45 minutes second half. Everything turned out to be plug and play, 
> and once I exported the audio into 32bit float WAV files, I could edit 
> them on the PC with Samplitude. I was pleased with the Audacity UI, it 
> provided me with the necessary feedback in the form of recording level 
> meters and the waveform display. The recording turned out to be 
> excellent (if you discount the rustling of the audience...), there 
> wasn't a single technical hickup.
> 
> Thanks again for the suggestions!
> Martin
> 
> 
> On 12.08.2010 09:27, Martin Naef wrote:
>> I want to record a classical concert in 10 days on site. I just need a
>> basic stereo recording at high quality. In the past, I had access to an
>> Edirol R4 recorder, but these days I'm out of anything truly portable,
>> and I don't want to invest into an audio interface for the PC laptop for
>> just this one gig.
>> 
>> So the current plan is to use my TC Goldchannel as Mic-Preamp and A/D
>> converter and feed its S/PDIF optical output to a recent Apple laptop
>> that has an optical digital input (I can borrow it from a friend for the
>> day). I think the hardware side should be sorted that way.
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> Martin
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