Audacity Features: - Free & simple to use!
- Very fast editing of large files
- Record at up to 96 kHz
- Import MPEG audio (mp2/mp3)
- Lots of built-in effects
2011 Editors' Choice
Audacity is a free and simple audio editor and recorder for multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and more. Audacity can be used to record, play, and edit (cut, copy, splice) a variety of audio file types including WAV, MP3, AIFF, OGG, Vorbis, and even live audio from microphone, line input, or other sources.
With ultra-sophisticated features for recording, importing/exporting, editing, sound effects, and supported sound qualities of 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit, Audacity is an extremely high quality, powerhouse audio editor. In addition to the plug-ins that are already included, various free plug-ins can be added pretty easily - including LADSPA plug-ins for adding new effects, VST plug-ins (with the optional VST Enabler).
Click here to Download Now! -- or check out some of the additional features: - Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files
- Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library
- Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD
- Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete
- Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps
- Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks
- Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises
- Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects
- Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa
- Record at up to 96 kHz
- Mix tracks with different sample rates or formats, and Audacity will convert them automatically in realtime
- Spectrogram mode for visualizing frequencies
- ?Plot Spectrum? command for detailed frequency analysis