mac audio editing program

October 20, 2005 5:47 PM

does anyone know of a good audio editing program for the mac?

i just need to do some basic splicing. also i need there to be a free trial or freeware

posted by benkolb to computers & internet (10 answers total)

Audacity is free.
posted by nicwolff at 6:05 PM on October 20, 2005

Check out Amadeus II.
posted by jimfl at 6:53 PM on October 20, 2005

I second Audacity. It is surprisingly powerful and easy to use. Plus it's Free (and free).
posted by i love cheese at 8:08 PM on October 20, 2005

Definitely Audacity.
posted by Thorzdad at 8:14 PM on October 20, 2005

I like Amadeus much better than Audacity, but I like the fact that Audacity is free/open-source. Aside from some minor bugs in writing headers for .aiff files (so people tell me), Audacity is fine for how you want to use it. I find Amadeus a little less clumsy for most things, but it's not free in either sense, though there is a free trial.
posted by hellomynameisphil at 8:25 PM on October 20, 2005

A tip for using Audacity: When you're trying to choose some menu option, but it isn't active even though you expect it to be, be sure to click the Stop button to get out of 'play mode', so the software will allow you to pick the items.
posted by odinsdream at 9:23 PM on October 20, 2005

I use MP3 Trimmer. Very simple interface.
posted by neuron at 10:48 PM on October 20, 2005

Felt Tip Sound Studio is another worthy choice.
posted by kindall at 11:03 PM on October 20, 2005

Peak is excellient.
posted by hellbient at 9:48 AM on October 21, 2005

I love Peak, too, but since I got SoundTrackPro, I hardly ever even open it any more. The automated restoration tools alone are life-changing if you do much audio work.

Granted, mentioning Peak or STPro is taking this OT, but anyone with a Mac and a growing interest in editing audio should check STPro out; it’s Apple innovation and elegance at its best, imo. And it’s much less $$ than Peak.
posted by dpcoffin at 10:46 AM on October 21, 2005