Audacityby SchoolForge updated November 23, 2011
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

Software Details

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
  • And more!

Requirements

Operating system: Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac OSX
Screen library: wxWidgets

Reviews

2
Excellent for podcasts, audio conversion
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)

Audacity is my go-to audio editor. It is powerful, and works on all major operating systems, which makes it easy to use in class assignments.

yay for audacity
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)

Audacity is a free audio editor that I thought would be useful in a number of ways, including capturing story telling, working on public speaking, or even creating songs or podcasts. I think Audacity might be a little complicated for my students, but with some practice, it might be something that could be very useful to them in the future. I think once you figure out how to input and highlight and splice, then everything else is just fun. This software leaves a lot of space for people to experiment and create new things. I am giving Audacity five stars because it is a quality software that can be used in a number of different ways and seemed to be easy to get started. I think it's suitable for 7th grade, but maybe not below that age. I did not have any trouble downloading or using this software, it worked really well and did not crash. I hope to use it in class some day with my students.