Recording Sound to Computer

I have a USB microphone for my iMac. I need an app that will record sound from it, and allow me to save that file for later use. Preferrably free. So far, I can't really find anything. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Hi, Aaron —
I used the freeware app Audio Recorder for a long time in OS 9.x, etc. It's nothing fancy, but does the job — really depends on your objectives. This versiontracker page indicates that the current version is Tiger compatible. I haven't tried it out, but plan to...
No harm in checking it out.
Good luck!
Dean

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