How do I stop running programs.

I am using my Imac for recording purpose so I would like to stop the programs which are not needed.that may be running in the background.On my pc I go to the tak manager & find what is running.Is there a task manager type thing where I can go & stop running programs that use up CPU & cuase clicks & noises during recording.

You can use the Activity Monitor located at the Applications/Utilities.  You can also access this by simultaneous pressing on your keyboard the following keys: Command Option and Esc.  That would prompt you to a window called Force Quit.  There you would see  applications that are running.
Another option is like what is stated above, that you can see in your Dock what applications are running.  You would see a little blue shining circle/oval below the open applications.  Just left click for 1-2 sec the icon of the program you want to close and click on Quit.
Hope this would help you and good luck with your recording!

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