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What are the best audio recorders for Mac OS X?

10

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311

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Aug 22, 2023

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6 Options Considered

Best audio recorders for Mac OS X	Price	Platforms	Last Updated
-- Ocenaudio	-	Windows, Linux, Mac	Aug 22, 2023
43 Audacity	Free	Windows, Linux, Mac	Aug 9, 2022
41 Audio Hijack	$49	-	Oct 11, 2021
-- Audio recorder	-	-	May 24, 2023
-- Streaming Audio Recorder	$39.95	-	Dec 7, 2021

Audacity

Top Pro

Free, open source and cross-platform

Audacity is available for free on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux with source code available here. See More

Top Con

Crashes all the time

MerryKarkinos's Experience

Cant wait to See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

Top Pro

Great for vocal track editing

Top Con

Doesn't support choosing what input to use on a multi channel interface

CoolSiliniez's Experience

nice experience See More

Top Pro

Well maintained

Audacity is constantly updated. See More

Top Con

Non-native behavior

As it is not native software written for macOS, the user experience (UX) is not very great. The usual system wide macOS commands (e.g. keyboard shortcuts) do not work properly. See More

Top Pro

Great community backing it

Top Con

The design of the software is not beautiful

This cross-platform coded Software does look quite awkward on a Mac system compared to applications written in Swift. See More

Top Con

Unable to use Synthesizers / virtual instruments

You can only use effect plugins or record live with this DAW. See More

Top Con

No real time effects

Users are unable to change effects in real time with Audacity. If effects are to be changed, no sound can be playing or recording. See More

Top Con

Doesn't retain audio integrity

Audacity uses destructive editing, meaning applying effects, cutting, etc is non-reversable after you've saved a project. See More

Top Con

Not seen as a full DAW

Audacity doesn't have the capabilities of popular Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and generally isn't considered to be good option. See More

Audio Hijack

Top Pro

Isolates the audio stream

And you can fine tune the download similar to when using the old reel to reel recorders. See More

MeticulousAngerona's Experience

Always works well and cleanly. Easy to use too. See More

Top Pro

Has realtime effects

Audio Hijack has some Audio Unit (AU) effects built in. See More

ThriftyAltjira's Experience

Best software for recording ANY audio that can be in or coming out of a computer... See More

TruthfulWadd's Experience

I record streaming audio frequently from Safari, Chrome, and iTunes. Over the years I have tried between 5 and 10 different applications. Audio Hijack is by far the best! They upgrade it regularly and have good tech support too. See More

MeticulousKisshoten's Experience

it's not free! See More

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Streaming Audio Recorder

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