If you want more advanced audio recording, try using programs like GarageBand (which usually comes preinstalled), Audacity, or WavePad. These apps will record audio from your microphone, and allow simple editing. To make basic audio recordings on a Mac, you should use either the Voice Memos app or the QuickTime Player, both of which you can find using the Finder or Launchpad or download for free on the App Store. Sound Forge is a good tool but I suggest using Acid Pro 7. MacBooks and most Apple-brand monitors come with them preinstalled, but if you're running your Mac with a third-party monitor, you'll need to use an external microphone. I use FL Studio to write parts, Ableton to put my tracks together and mix, and Reaper to Master. Its built-in microphone might not capture ultra high fidelity sound, and the audio recording apps that come preloaded on the computer aren't complex, but at least it's simple to record sound on a Mac.īut remember: to make recordings, you'll need a microphone.

From dictating a note you want to share with a colleague about a project, to rattling off a grocery list, to recording a discussion that takes place in the conference room, your Mac can be used as a handy audio recording device.

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