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I'm after some inexpensive audio editing software to enable me to create an intros round for a charity quiz night I'll be hosting.
All I need to be able to do is chop off a few seconds from a track and then form the chopped off bits into a CD with a separate track for each bit.
I've used free online ones before but they're a bit clunky and I'd rather have a piece of software that I can keep on the laptop (running Windows 7 if that makes any difference).
We hold the quiz at a PRS registered venue and I provide the venue with the details of the tracks used so it's all above board.
(If anyone's in Newcastle at the end of next month and wants to enter a team just let me know 😉 )
Audacity. Very simple to use. You can import in various formats or record directly. Basic editing is very intuitive (cut, trim, paste fade in/out etc.). Export as mp3
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
I am a fan of Wavepad by NCH.
http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html
It is not free but is fairly cheap and there is an evaluation available on the site.
I find it easier to use than Audacity and, as I occasionally need to edit files for work, felt it was worth the cost.
Not that cheap! I find Audacity is easy and works just fine even for doing far more complex stuff than the OP wants to do - it's remarkably good for free media software.
+1 for audacity
Definitely Audacity for what you want.
+ many potatoes for Audacity.
I use a prog called Wavelab, but it ain't cheap. I'd go with Audacity.
Audacity again. Very straightforward to use
Has anyone suggested Audacity yet? Perfect for what the OP wants - and free.
From memory you need to download an MP3 dll but its free and the instructions are on the Audacity website.
Cheers
Danny B
There's a program called audacity which is quite good. Others on here don't seem to have heard of it but I can heartily recommend it
LAME .dll plugin needed for mp3 export:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#lame
One-off installation
You might want to check out audacity.
Audacity, you say?
Absolutely, Audacity.
yep, audacity. it's free you know
Thanks for all he replies.
I asked a couple of friends about just this issue last night, one of them recommended a free to download programme called Audacity, is it any good? There appears to be a lack on consensus here 😀 😉
Can't believe no-one has mentioned Audacity yet.