Audacity

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Free, open-source, cross-platform audio recording and editing application.

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Overview

Audacity records and edits audio, imports and exports common formats, supports third-party plugins, and provides spectrogram and analysis tools. The official site says it remains free and open source.

Key Capabilities

  • Multitrack audio editing
  • Recording and format conversion
  • Plugin support
  • Spectrogram and analysis tools

Ideal Use Cases & Goals

  • “Podcast editing”
  • “Audio cleanup”
  • “Music recording”

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