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 (9 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

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