Comments on: mac audio editing program

Question: mac audio editing program

benkolb — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:47:58 -0800

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

By: nicwolff

nicwolff — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:05:08 -0800

Audacity is free.

By: jimfl

jimfl — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:53:14 -0800

Check out Amadeus II.

By: i love cheese

i love cheese — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:08:50 -0800

I second Audacity. It is surprisingly powerful and easy to use. Plus it's Free (and free).

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:14:18 -0800

Definitely Audacity.

By: hellomynameisphil

hellomynameisphil — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:25:43 -0800

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.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:23:35 -0800

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.

By: neuron

neuron — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:48:36 -0800

I use MP3 Trimmer. Very simple interface.

By: kindall

kindall — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:03:29 -0800

Felt Tip Sound Studio is another worthy choice.

By: hellbient

hellbient — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:48:57 -0800

Peak is excellient.

By: dpcoffin

dpcoffin — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:46:25 -0800

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; its Apple innovation and elegance at its best, imo. And its much less $$ than Peak.