AUDACITY

What is it?

Audicity is a free, open source, cross-platform audio software.

Who is it for?

For those looking to use audio content.

What can it do?

Recording

• Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from other media
  

Export/import

• Import, edit, and combine sound files. Export your recordings in many different file formats, including multiple files at once
  

Sound quality

• Supports 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit. Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering
  

Plug-ins

• Support for LADSPA, LV2, Nyquist, VST and Audio Unit effect plug-ins. Effects can be easily modified in a text editor – or you can even write your own plug-in
  

Editing

• Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete. Also unlimited sequential Undo (and Redo) in the session to go back any number of steps
  

Effects

• Real-time preview of LADSPA, LV2, VST and Audio Unit (macOS) effects. Plug-in Manager handles plug-in installation and addition/removal of effects and generators from the menus
  

Accessibility

• Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Large range of keyboard shortcuts
  

Analysis

• Spectrogram view mode for visualizing and selecting frequencies. Plot Spectrum window for detailed frequency analysis. Support for Vamp analysis plug-ins

How do I access it?

https://www.audacityteam.org/

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