Editing Music

WavePad Audio Editing Software Studio Audio Editing Software Anyone Can Use This audio editing software is a full-featured professional audio and music editor for Windows and Mac. It lets you record and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files, you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings, and then add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav or mp3 editor, but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, wma, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg, and more. Download WavePad Audio Editing Software for Windows Get it Free. A free version of WavePad audio editing software is available for non-commercial use only. The free version does not expire and includes most of the features of the normal version. If you are using it at home, you can download the free version here. You can always upgrade to the master's edition at a later time, which has additional effects and features for the serious sound engineer. Download NowPurchase See more sound editing screenshots >>> Audio Editor Features Sound editing functions include cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, auto-trim and more Audio effects include amplify, normalize, equalizer, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse and many more Integrated VST plugin support gives professionals access to thousands of additional tools and effects music file formats including mp3, wav, vox, gsm, wma, au, aif, flac, real audio, ogg, aac, m4a, mid, amr,  Scrub, search and bookmark audio for precise editing Create bookmarks and regions to easily find, recall and assemble segments of long audio files Tools include spectral analysis (FFT), speech synthesis (text-to-speech), and voice changer Audio restoration features including noise reduction and click pop removal Supports sample rates from 6 to 196kHz, stereo or mono, 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits Works directly with MixPad multi-track audio mixing andExpress Burn CD Recorder Easy to use interface will have you editing in minutes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform software for  recording and editing sounds. Audacity is available for Windows®, Mac®, GNU/Linux® and other operating systems. Check our  feature list, Wiki and Forum for more information. Download Audacity 2.0.3 for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 Other Audacity Downloads for Windows All Audacity Downloads January 21, 2013: Audacity 2.0.3 Released The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 2.0.3. It replaces all previous versions. Audacity 2.0.3 now uses the libsoxr resampling library by default, instead of libresample, for higher quality  and speed. Time Trackshave been improved and bug fixed, and new effects include an accessible  Adjustable Fade. See the 2.0.3 Release Notes for details. More news items... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best free audio editing software: 9 programs we  IN DEPTH Quick and easy audio processing - without  By Mike Williams  March 12th COMMENTS Tweet WavePad offers straightforward editing and lots of special effects Related stories Best free DVD burning software: 8 programs to burn media and backups Best free software for writing: 10 programs to unleash your creativity Best free recovery software: 10 top programs to get your deleted files back If you'd like to edit a few audio files then there's a vast selection of free tools which claim  they can help - but the reality is often very different. Some packages are too old, for instance, and don't work reliably (or at all) on modern  PCs. Others are too basic, or horribly complex. And many just promise way more than they  actually deliver. Don't worry, though, there's no need to investigate every audio editing option, because  we've done it for you. We've cut, pasted, trimmed, normalised, re-encoded and generally  played around with a host of audio tools - and these are the very best free audio editing programs  there are. 1. Wavosaur If you're tired of bloated software then Wavosaur will appeal immediately: it's a 269KB  download, no adware, no installation, just unzip and go. The program is amazingly powerful, too, despite its small size. It can open all the usual file  formats; displays the usual waveform view of your file; can trim, cut, copy or paste wherever  you like; and has plenty of useful effects (fade in and out, normalize, remove vocals, tweak  volume, auto trim, a silence remover and more). Elsewhere, expert users will appreciate extras like the ASIO and VST effect plugin support.  And while the interface is a little dated, it's easy to use, and you'll soon feel at home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Waveshop Work on a sample in most audio editors and it'll be changed in various ways, perhaps  affecting sound quality. WaveShop, though, is different. It's bit-perfect, which means it only alters your files when  absolutely necessary. And so you can trim one section of the file without affecting anything  else, while copying and pasting audio won't affect its contents at all. That's not all, though. WaveShop also supports a wide range of audio formats, has some  useful effects (amplify, fade in and out, adjust sample rate and size), and includes plenty  of tools for working with channels. You can swap, insert of delete them, extract individual channels to mono files, and even  work with surround sound audio, reassigning channels to another speaker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Acoustica Basic Edition Acoustica Basic Edition is the free version of a commercial product - but don't let that  put you off, it still has plenty of features to explore. You can open multiple files via an excellent tabbed interface, for example; standard cut,  copy, paste and mix editing is easy - you can even drag and drop your selection around  - and it's all non-destructive, no re-encoding required. There's good volume control (normalize, adjust, multiple fades, freehand volume curve),  and the program can record audio, too. Effects are more limited, but support for VST and DirectX plug-ins means you can extend the  program, if necessary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. MP3Gain While this list is mostly about general audio editing software, there are some more specialist  tools which you might like to try - and MP3Gain is one of the best. The program has only one purpose: to normalise MP3 files so that they all have the same  loudness. Others claim to do something similar, but MP3Gain uses smart statistical analysis to  produce better results. The program works directly with the MP3 file, which means there's no re-encoding, and  absolutely no loss in quality. It's extremely easy to use (although if you do have any  problems, there's a local help file which explains everything), and you can even undo your  last changes if you don't like the results. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Audacity Audacity first appeared back in 1999, and is still being developed, so it's no surprise  that the program comes packed with features. It can record live or streaming audio, imports multiple file formats, has all the usual editing  options (cut, delete, copy, paste, mix). A lengthy list of effects helps you change sample  pitch, adjust frequencies and volume, and you can remove many background noises, strip  off vocals and more. Support for LADSPA, Nyquist, VST and Audio Unit plug-ins means you can extend the  program even further. Don't be put off if you're an editing beginner, though. You don't have to delve into the detail  unless you want to, and for the most part Audacity is very simple to use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Music Editor Free Another free version of a commercial package, Music Editor Free comes with a significant  restriction: it can only save WAV files. If you can live with that, though (you can always use a converter to get the format you need),  there are plenty of compensations, lke a modern, ribbon-based interface; CD ripping and  burning; quick and easy view control, with lots of mouse and keyboard shortcuts; powerful  noise reduction tools; plenty of useful effects, an ID3 tag editor and more. We found one or two issues, too (the YouTube downloader didn't work for us), but Music  Editor Free still offers more functionality than most of the competition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. MP3 Quality Modifier If you'd like to adjust the quality of your MP3 files to save disk space, there's no need to use  a full-strength audio editor - MP3 Quality Modifier is much easier to use. At a minimum, all you have to do is add the folder containing your files, choose a quality  setting and click "Process". If you need more, it's possible to choose your preferred bitrate, sample frequency, channel  settings, MP3 Quality Modifier by default preserves your original ID3 tags and folder structure, and the  program even tries to automatically repair any broken MP3s it finds. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Wavepad WavePad is free for non-commercial use only, and the program will remind you of this every  time it launches. After that hassle is out of the way, though, there's plenty to like here. You get a clean, modern interface, wide file format support, straightforward editing and lots  of special effects. There are plenty of extras, too, including CD ripping and burning, a tag editor, batch  processing support (transform lots of files in a single operation), even a text-to-speech module. And it's all very configurable, so for example you could set up the program to run any sequence  of commands when you press a particular key. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. mp3DirectCut mp3DirectCut is a tiny (122KB) dedicated MP3 editor and recorder while allows you to  cut, copy, paste or adjust volume without re-encoding (which means there's no loss in  sound quality). The program interface is a little basic, and it doesn't have the same range of effects you'll  see in some of the competition. mp3DirectCut can adjust gain, create simple fades or normalise audio, though, and there  are auto crop and pause detection tools, as well as an ID3v1.1 tag editor. And if you're  looking for a straightforward MP3 editor then it could be a very good choice.