Audio recording for OS X

[solrac]

I am looking for an audio recorder for OS X. I cannot use the iPod's audio recording feature, because every 2 minutes the hard drive spins up for 10 seconds and it is LOUD. It drowns out everything else being recorded for those 10 seconds, EVERY 2 minutes.

I also bought a Sony mini digital recorder, but it saves all audio in some proprietary format and it's PC only.

Isn't there a mini digital recorder for mac, that uses USB or Firewire, and saves audio files as WAV or MP3, and just uses a standard storage filesystem, not some proprietary one?

Thanks,
-Carlos-

 

[SatCure]

Steve Borsch did some reviews of audio recorders in his podcast "Connecting The Dots" last year. http://borsch.typepad.com

 

[Giaguara]

QuickTime Pro.
Also Wiretap ...
Amd Sound Studio all do recording.

 

[sinclair_tm]

giag- it looks like he wants a portible type recorder, not sw. but those are good choices.

 

[solrac]

QuickTime Pro.
Also Wiretap ...
Amd Sound Studio all do recording.

Thanks but I'm looking for hardware, lol.
Unless I can clip my PB 17 inch to my belt, quicktime pro won't really work for ME...

;-)

 

[Natobasso]

Use whatever recorder you want and get an iMic from http://griffintechnology.com. Play back the recording and record it using Audacity and a 1/8" to 1/8" (headphone sized male plug) connector cable.

 

[solrac]

it's the iRiver iFP 899 for the win!
Just got one on eBay... it's not even being shipped anymore