Audacity: Open source, free, audio recording and editing
On occasion, most of us need to record a little bit of audio. Whether that be a quick note to self or even a full blown podcast audacity can do just that. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux, not only that, it’s also completely free! It’s top features include the ability to record from microphone, line input, or other sources. The ability to dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings and the ability to record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware) .
Apart from the awesome recording possibilities Audacity offers, there are also editing features and effects built in! For me the best feature by far is the possibility to undo and redo an unlimited amount of times, how cool is that? The best effects Audacity offers are; pitch change (without changing tempo), background noise remover, Equalization, Amplification and Normalizer along with tones of others great effects.
Even with all the features Audacity manages to keep the program lightning fast and simple. Really all you need to do is open the program with little to no experience in audio and you will probably be able to find your way around pretty easily. So for all of the reasons I have mentioned, I definitely recommend you try out this program.
Lets just admit it. Audacity is cheap and cheerful. It does record, yes – but it is very limited in it’s possibilities and quality.
If you want quality and professionalism, then go for Logic Pro – if you can afford it that is.
Sources: Used Audacity for 2 years back when I was poor. Currently use Logic Pro and have never looked back.
Lets just admit it. Audacity is cheap and cheerful. It does record, yes – but it is very limited in it’s possibilities and quality.
If you want quality and professionalism, then go for Logic Pro – if you can afford it that is.
Sources: Used Audacity for 2 years back when I was poor. Currently use Logic Pro and have never looked back.