Simplest Ways to Record Audio on a Mac

I'm looking for some simple and inexpensive apps to use to record audio on my iMac running Mavericks. Mostly I'd want to record streaming radio broadcasts, much like using a DVR for TV. Someone showed my Audio Hijack Pro, but it was costly and seemed very complex to use. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I did think of that after I had posted. so now when working on video if I have the dv device with me Ill use the haedphone jack if not Im assuming I do what I did?
what I mean is if I dont have the device with me its just me and my mac book pro and external drive and Im viewing video on the mac on its screen
thanks for pointing this out other wise I would have been posting again when I was trying to get it to tape!!!

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Ok might have to do that. I could then get the mic nearer to myself and my interviewee without having to thrust the Mac at him/her. Would you think that the basic Quick Time Player software would be good enough to handle this? I would guess that we would be at either end of a sofa with the mic between us for example.
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Whenever I try to record audio into my Mac Mini, whether it be through garageband, or audacity or the like program, my recording pics up this weird noise.
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