On 14/01/2010 15:01, Keith G wrote:
D.M. Procida wrote:
Keith G wrote:

Any Mac users here who can point me straight the no-question best (free
would be nice) audio recording software for my Mac mini?

I downloaded Audacity the other day but took fright from the look of it
and unloaded it again, but might give it another go if anyone told me it
was the best option...??

GarageBand is already on it.



I looked at it and it didn't look suitable....??




I have no idea what 'best' means in the context of your requirements.



Creating wavs (and possibly MP3s as a bonus, but not essential) from
microphone recordings and 'digitising' vinyl.

I'd probably give Audacity a while. Maybe Wavepad but I didn't get on
with the multiple windows/floating toolbars. Twistedwave looks good -
but pricey.

I can't fathom GarageBand, at least for the stuff I do (similar to you).
Curiously, it does work with a Yamaha keyboard I have, but I haven't
gone beyond noticing.

Or there's:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/

and

http://www.pure-mac.com/audio.html

Or Mac's own Logic Studio/Express - people speak highly, but I can't
seem to get into their whole 'workflow' way of going things. I think it
works well if you do things a lot, as a job for example, but it just
seems like too many steps to do one thing to me.

I've stuck with Audacity.

Rob