- Company or Source:
- Audacity
- Skill Level:
- Basic
- Platform:
- Windows, Mac, and Linux
Requirement(s):
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
- Mac OS X 10.1 and later
Audacity is a popular free program to edit sound files such as music and podcasts. It has a large user and developer base, and can support multiple formats for multiple platforms. (Note: You will need to install an encoder if you need to encode to MP3 format, check this FAQ for more detail)
Average Rating: 
Based on 3 Ratings
- Rating:
- Pros:
- I love this software. It's easy to use with great results!
- Cons:
- none
- Rating:
- Pros:
- Free, easy to use, rich in features, AWESOME
- Cons:
- None
I used this application extensively for a client ripping old cassettes into MP3 format for an educational site I built in Drupal. It proved to be fabulous.
- Rating:
- Pros:
- Relatively straightforward to use. I have recorded and edited MP3 records of meetings. I have not explored all of the filtering options but what I have used, work well. You export both MP3 and WAV files. The WAV's can make a std. CD.
- Cons:
- I have a program that I purchased for restoring vinyl records to CD, and it has features which are not in Audicity. But Audicity was not made to do this. To get WAV or MP3 files from a CD, a program like CDex is needed. Also from Source Forge as is Audicity.
If you want to fix or modify sound files, this is a good option. Price is right.
