When you want to organize family voices, church or meeting recordings, or sounds from old cassette tapes recorded on your phone, there are often times when you don't need paid editing software. Free and open-source audio editing tools AudacityIt is a tool that has been widely used for a long time because it can handle both recording and editing in one program.
What kind of tool is it?
- It is completely free and open source, and can be used on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- You can record directly with a microphone, or import existing sound files to cut, copy, paste, and overlap multiple tracks (mixing).
- You can import and export in widely used formats such as WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3. Some formats may require a separate library (FFmpeg).
- It includes basic effects such as noise reduction, speed and pitch changes, and volume control, and you can also add plugin effects like VSTs.
- You can use the Undo function in multiple steps, so even first-time editors can practice without worrying about making mistakes.
Try starting like this
- Download the installation file from the official website (audacityteam.org) and install it. There are many advertising sites with similar names, so please make sure to check that it is the official address.
- After loading the recording file you want to organize, try cutting out only the blank parts at the beginning and end, as well as the unnecessary sections, first.
- Save (export) the edited version separately with a different name from the original, and keep the original file as is.
It is a particularly useful tool for digitally organizing recording assignments made by children at school or old recordings containing parents' voices.
Source: Introduction to Audacity (Softexia) — https://www.softexia.com/multimedia/audio-editing/audacity
Introduction to Audacity 4 (Mixdown Magazine) — https://mixdownmag.com.au/news/audacity-4-rebuilds-the-free-audio-editor-from-the-interface-up/ |
