Audio Extractor for Mac OS X?

Hey everyone,
Just wondering if there was a program where you can extract audio from a CD in the separate L-R channels like 'Toast Audio Extractor' used to do?
I remember Toast v.5 used to have an Audio Extractor where you could extract audio from a CD and only select the left or right audio channels if applicable. I have upgraded to Toast v.7 but it does not retain this feature.
Hopefully someone out there knows of similar software that can do a similar function to that of 'Toast Audio Extractor'. I have GarageBand but I'm not sure if that is able to do the same functions as I'm not familiar with the program.
Looking forward to hearing any replies, if you can be of help would be glad to hear from you.
Regards, Shaun.

Mike,
Thank you for your reply, I downloaded the 'Audacity' program and it works well so far, I am able to split the left and right channels and save them as AIFF files so I will be able to use them.
May as well explain the method behind the madness, I am learning to play guitar and there are some tracks on the CD that I am learning from that are duets. It is a split-track recording with one part of the duet on the L channel and the other on the R channel. This way I can split them up individually and listen to each part by itself!
Unfortunately my stereo does not have a balance control on it, so I have to go the long way around...
Regards, Shaun.

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