There are so many possibilities for digitally recording anything these days that finding an application as simple as Tapedeck is refreshing. It’s bringing back the ol’ tapes in a neat interface for storing or recalling any recorded bits. I grew up with tapes (it seems so long ago now). If you want to reminisce part of the analog era, rent The Conversation, a Francis Ford Coppola movie from 1974 starring Gene Hackman about recording gone wrong. Tapedeck is free.

There is also the Open Source Audacity, often buggy but improving. Less slick but it does the job. You can also buy Ambrosia’s WireTap Studio (the makers of the finest video capture soft on the Mac, SnapzProX).

For those of you who wish to record your Skype conversation, there’s a cool little plugin to do just that.

Of course you can record off Garage Band and iChat. You can Podcast at your heart’s content. You can use Soundflower 1.3.1 to redirect inputs into other applications. You can buy Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Highjack Pro, a classic. Try out Nicecast too if you’re into broadcasting (which we are currently discussing with Jonathan to let you hear our voices). Nicecast allows you to create your own radio station or stream your iTunes library on the Internet.

And if you want to get into professional editing and recording then you have quite a choice on a Mac.
SoundStudio3 by Freeverse
Sound Studio 3.5.5
Soundtrack Pro, part of Apple’s Logic Studio bundle
Peak Pro

Why is it that every time I start something simple, it gets complicated? It must be the sound of it that pleases me. And you know what, I probably left out a lot of other applications that allow you to record off your Mac. Are you recording this?

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