Note: With all of these options, once the files are created, they can be played on either a PC or a Macintosh.
Software
Availability
Lab
File formats
Comments
Audio Recorder
Available on Macs in LMC Free download: http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17392
Mac only
aiff, mp3
Easy to use; creates QuickTime movie
SoundRecorder
Comes with Windows
PC only
wav
Easy to use, but time limit for files is 60 seconds
PureVoice
Available on PCs in LMC
Free download: http://www.tucows.com/preview/205198
PC
Purevoice "qcp" format, wav
Creates very small files; can insert or overwrite in a file
Audacity
Available on PCs and Macs in LMC Free download: http://audacity.sourceforge.net
PC & Mac
wav, aiff, mp3
Allows editing; the most complicated;
version 1.1.1 available in several languages
Praat
Free download http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat
aiff, wav, many others
for speech analysis and synthesis
For more information, see this Guide to Audio Formats:
http://www.beatsuite.com/page/96/