Audacity

Audacity is a multi-track audio recording and editing software package which is open source and is available for many different computer platforms including PC, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux.

Some of Audacitys features include:

• Recording up to 16 audio channels. simultaneously (if your hardware is capable of this).
• The ability to dub over existing audio tracks.
• Import various audio formats for editing.
• Export various audio formats.
• Exceptionally fast editing for larger audio files.
• Fading the audio with envelope tools.
• Add FX to recordings including changing the pitch / tempo / compression / equalization and much more…
• Record at up to rates of 32 bit.
• The ability to mix various audio tracks whose sampling rates are different.
• Add more fx from various libraries.

Audacity runs particularly fast on any platform and is considered a professional application by many users.

Audacity Limitations

Although audacity is FREE there are some limitations:

• You cannot add FX as a plug-in and change it at a later point in time
• While adding an effect you effectively burn it into the audio
• There is no control of individual volumes or other pan controls throughout the audio track only a master controls for each track