Audio Editor or Creator/Recorder is one of the most common applications used in audio/sound productions – specifically in mixing/editing digital audio, although you can also use it to create digital content from a traditional audio storage media such as Record or Tapes.
Audacity : The Best Audio Creator/Editor
Audacity is a cross-platform open source software. Audacity is very easy to use and anyone can start audio editing using Audacity within a couple of minutes. it’s quite popular so in a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu (Latest stable version : 11.10, upcoming version 12.04), Linux Mint etc it’s there in the package repository, by default. Some special editions such as Ubuntu Studio includes Audacity installed by default, because it’s a great application – as Audacity is lightweight and fast with simple user interface (and of course Advanced Features).
What you can do using Audacity ?
For complete list of features, you should refer to its official website but here is a quick view on some of its great features –
- edit, cut or mix sounds together
- Record Live Audio
- it supports MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV or AIFF files
- live audio recording from Line or Mic (or other sources)
- control pitch or speed of recording
- very fast editing of larger files
- Easy import ‘n’ export of various file formats
- Edit/Mix unlimited number of tracks
- A lot of funky effects such as Echo, Reverser, phaser etc
- Plugins are available to add some extra features ‘n’ fun!
How to install Audacity in Ubuntu (11.10/12.04)
Fire up a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t) and execute the following commands –
sudo apt-get install audacity
Non-Ubuntu users can download the required package from the official website.
Hi there is some trubles with audacity, cant see any track or menue
That’s not Audacity’s fault. Works fine on my machines and has for years. Post in the forums to find out how you can fix this.