Audacity is focused on processing multiple audio tracks. The editor performs sound recording from microphones or line inputs; digitization of analog recordings (vinyl records or cassettes); processing (trimming or cutting) music in WAV, MP3, OGG Vorbis formats.
Audacity is a professional audio file processing program that holds a leading position in this sector of the market among free software. The editor serves both beginners and professionals. Its arsenal includes a huge number of options and filters for working with audio compositions.
- Export and import of audio in Vorbis, WMA, AMR, WAV, AAC, AC3, MP3, MP2, AIFF, AU, OGG formats.
- Additionally, the program supports all file formats from the Libsndfile library.
Main functionality:
- Export and import of Vorbis, FLAC files; MP3, WAV (LAME MP3 encoder), and other formats;
- Recording from line input, microphone, and other sources;
- Recording with playback of existing audio tracks;
- Simultaneous recording of up to 16 channels (requires a multi-channel sound card);
- Extensions and effects included in the package and separately installed (LADSPA - Nyquist);
- There is an indicator for playback and recording levels;
- You can change the tempo while preserving pitch;
- Pitch can be changed while preserving tempo;
- Noise can be removed based on a sample;
- Spectral analysis is performed using Fourier transform with different window shapes;
- Simultaneous playback of multiple tracks is possible (without multi-channel sound — 2 channels are used, mixing all audio tracks into them);
- Merging tracks with different quality parameters with automatic setting of specified project characteristics in real-time;
- The result can be saved in many formats, using the libsndfile library.
