TapeDeck 1.5 Launches – Retro Mac Audio Recorder

Go ahead, have a good ole’ time recording digital audio, you deserve it.

The enabler: TapeDeck 1.5, the sequel to the Mac OS X recorder from SuperMegaUltraGroovy and toastycode. Designed to be powerful and fun fun FUN, 1.5 works and plays hard with added support for high-resolution Retina displays, and improved YouTube uploading with high definition output.

There’s also a significant holiday special going on: TapeDeck 1.5 can be purchased for $4.99 US (the regular MSRP is $19.99 US) for a limited time at tapedeckapp.com, or from the Mac App Store. A free trial is available from tapedeckapp.com which limits recordings to 5 minutes at low quality.

A GUI you can get your head around.

Here’s how TapeDeck’s creators enthusiastically enthuse on their audio muse:

“‘When TapeDeck first launched in 2008, we worked hard to make an application that took full advantage of Core Animation to deliver a delightful user experience,’ said Chris Liscio, SuperMegaUltraGroovy’s founder. ‘Now with the new Retina displays, we can continue delivering that experience at an even higher fidelity.’

As its predecessor, TapeDeck 1.5 features the cool retro interface reminiscent of an 80’s tape recorder. It offers a quick-capture workflow, allowing you to automatically save your recording as soon as you hit STOP. Using the Apple Lossless Audio Codec, TapeDeck captures its High Quality recordings with full fidelity, ensuring that your musical ideas are kept intact when moved to Garage Band or Logic.

’TapeDeck is such a popular application with songwriters, physicians, students, musicians, teachers,’ says Liscio. ‘The user base is very diverse, and always growing. This release embraces Apple’s newest OS technologies in order to continue delivering its delightful and unique experience to a growing pool of diverse Mac users.’

TapeDeck 1.5 requires a Mac running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and also adds support for Apple’s Sandboxing security feature while also adopting other new technologies under the hood. In addition, this update includes many performance and stability improvements.”

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