What is Audacity?
Audacity is a free to use multi track audio editor and recorder that allows you to record sound and edit clips.
Benefits of using Audacity
- Easy to use
- Runs on Windows, Mac OSX, Linux
- Relatively small program size
Audacity tools and features
- Record live audio
- Import files to edit
- Device toolbar to manage multiple recording and playback devices
- Level meters – monitor volume levels before, during and after recording
- Cut, copy, paste, delete and mix sounds together
- Remove static and other background noises
- A range of effects to select from
- Export files in different formats (WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC and Ogg Vorbis)
Useful Links
Audacity basics: recording, editing, mixing