Ardour
Get an audio interface. Plug in a microphone and a keyboard. You can add a track and press record. Cut, move, stretch, copy, paste, delete, align, trim, crossfade, rename, snapshot, zoom, transpose, quantize, swing, drag, drop. Import audio and MIDI from your hard disk or the Freesound database. All with unlimited undo/redo. All of these functions can be done in one window. Mute, solo and fader. Floating point fidelity, the most flexible mix architecture in the industry, hundreds plugins, and multiple control surfaces. Ardour's core user base is people who want to record, edit and mix audio and MIDI projects. Ardour is the right tool for you if you need total control over your tools or when other designs limit you, or if you want to spend hours, if not days, on a session.
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Adobe Audition
Professional audio workstation. The industry's most powerful digital audio editing software allows you to create, mix, and modify sound effects. Audition is a powerful tool that allows you to create, mix, edit, and restore audio content. It includes multitrack, waveform and spectral display. This powerful audio workstation was designed to speed up video production workflows and audio editing. It also delivers a polished mix with pristine audio. The industry's most powerful audio cleanup, restoration, editing, and precision tool for sound effect design, video, podcasting, or video. This tutorial walks you through Adobe Audition's robust audio toolkit, which includes its seamless workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro. Even if you are not a professional, the Essential Sound panel can help you achieve professional-quality sound. Learn how to record, mix, export, and export audio content for a podcast or other audio project.
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WavePad
This audio editing software can be used to edit audio on both Windows and Mac. Record and edit audio, voice, and other recordings. You can edit audio files by cutting, copying and pasting parts. Then you can add effects such as echo, amplification, and noise reduction. WavePad can be used as an MP3 or WAV editor. However, it also supports VOX, GSM and WMA file formats.
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MixPad
MixPad multi-track mixing and recording software allows you to access all the power and features of professional equipment and recording. It streamlines the process and makes mixing easy. MixPad multitrack recording software is free for non-commercial use. You can also download the free version if you're using it at home. Mix unlimited audio, music, sounds, voice, and other sounds. Record single or multiple tracks simultaneously. You can load any audio file. There are more supported formats than any other mixer. You can add audio effects such as EQ, compression, reverb, and more. This music library includes hundreds of clips and a royalty-free sound effect. You can create your own beats, or use a beat designer to create a sample. VST plugin support for additional studio effects and instruments. ASIO support is available for sample-accurate recording with very low latency. Supports sample rates of 6 kHz to 96%.
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