Audio editors/converters

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#1

Hey techies: do any of you have any experience with audio editing software and/or MP3/.wav/OGG converter software? The program I use, “Audacity,” is a bit clunky and I’m having to jump through so many hoops that files are not getting uploaded to my web site. I’ve had one suggestion for a program, but it’s $45 if I want both the converter ($15) and the editing ($30) feature.

Obviously, I don’t need something like Pro Tools here either. Just something simple (and cheap, or, preferrably, free).

Thanks, oh great hive mind.

#2

Which platform? GarageBand is pretty intuitive, if you’re on a Mac.

#3

Sony’s SoundForge is a straight-forward tool for mono/stereo editing and conversions, EQ/envelope adjustments and the like, without all the more robust trappings that you may not need. I stopped updating versions at 7.0, but they may have gone farther – it had all I needed for quick work.

#4

Agreed. We only ever use Audacity here to do conversions to Ogg format. The piece here titled “Ubuntu Ad 1” is an example of such use of Audacity.

AudioSurgeon from TurtleBeach is a very good package that we use for straight recording. We have the LE version but as soon as the budget gets cleared up we’re looking at buying a license to the full version. Running a mixer into your computer to feed AudioSurgeon works quite well as we do that every week producing.

#5

Audacity has never given me any trouble. What, specifically, are you trying to do?