For audio editing, look no further than open source wonder Audacity. You can
record live, convert old records and tapes to digital, cut, copy and splice
files and much more. This stable version is no longer under development and
will no longer be updated. Whether you choose the stable or beta series,
Audacity is not very attractive, and can at first look complex. However, with
a little experimentation it soon becomes a very usable application. For live
sound and digitizing old media, you need to feed audio into your computer via
a cable. Your audio-in, or mic should be set up by default, but otherwise can
be found in Preferences. Recording is then as easy as hitting the red button
on the Audacity interface. What makes Audacity great in this regard is that
editing recordings is really simple, and not pedantic like some professional
apps! Using the Highlight tool you can quickly cut, copy, or add effects to
parts of tracks. Make a mistake and you can undo as many steps backward as
you like, meaning you can experiment knowing nothing can be broken! As you
can use up to 16 channels at once, Audacity gives users lots of flexibility.
Editing MP3 and other digital files is just as easy. Drag them into Audacity
to open, and then do what you like with them. Adding fade-ins or outs is
easy, and you can save in whatever format you like. Audacity supports ID3
tags, so you can add all the meta data you like to saved tracks. There is
lots more to Audacity, and luckily it has extensive documentation available
online or to download. Audacity is the best free audio editing tool around.
It's an incredibly useful application, whether you're recording live or just
editing audio files. Despite it's unattractive interface, Audacity is an
essential download. However, we recommend the beta release.Download *Audacity
2.0* in Softonic
