Audacity- Sound Editing Software

Background

It is a free software (open source).It supports WAV, MP3, OGG formatIt can cut, copy & paste , splice, insert and join sounds clips together Special effect such as fade-in/out, echo etc.

Interface of Audacity (1)

Panel

Interface of Audacity (2)

Sound Track

Interface of Audacity (3)Highlight

trackMove track

Interface of Audacity (4)Set Amplify of the track

Fade In & Fade Out

Remark: Before apply differenct effect, you must highlight the target audio first

How to install Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

How to install MP3 supporthttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

Default settings for AudacityUnder “File” -> “Preference”, for “Audio I/O”, the “Recording” -> “Channels” should be “2 (Stereo)”For “Quality”, please refer following settings:

Default Sample Rate – 44100HzDefault Sample Format – 32-bit floatReal-time sample rate converter – Fast Sinc InterpolationHigh-quality sample rate converter – High-quality SincInterpolationReal-time dither – NoneHigh-quality dither – Triangle

Free Sound Effect Website

http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.htmlhttp://simplythebest.net/sounds/index.html