Contents 1 For use with music 2 For use with speech 3 Table of audio editing software 4 See also

A digital audio editor is a computer application for audio editing, i. Application software is a subclass of Computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the Recording medium (analog or in RAM (digital e. manipulating digital audio. Digital audio uses Digital signals for Sound reproduction. This includes analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, storage

For use with music

Editors designed for use with music typically allow the user to do the following:

• Record audio from one or more inputs and store recordings in the computer's memory as digital audio

• Edit the start time, stop time, and duration of any sound on the audio timeline

• Mix multiple sound sources/tracks, combine them at various volume levels and pan from channel to channel to one or more output tracks

• Apply simple or advanced effects or filters, including compression, expansion, flanging, reverb, audio noise reduction and equalization to change the audio

• Playback sound (often after being mixed) that can be sent to one or more outputs, such as speakers, additional processors, or a recording medium

• Conversion between different audio file formats, or between different sound quality levels

Typically these tasks can be performed in a manner that is both non-linear and non-destructive. Input is the term denoting either an entrance or changes which are inserted into a System and which activate/modify a Process. Digital audio uses Digital signals for Sound reproduction. This includes analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, storage An audio filter is a type of filter used for processing Sound signals. Dynamic range compression, also called DRC (often seen in DVD player settings or simply compression, is a process that reduces the Dynamic range of Flanging is a time-based Audio effect that occurs when two identical signals are mixed together but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount Reverberation is the persistence of Sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed Noise reduction is the process of removing Noise from a signal. Equalization (or equalisation, EQ) is the process of changing the frequency envelope of a sound in Audio processing. Output is the term denoting either an exit or changes which exit a System and which activate/modify a Process. An audio file format is a Container format for storing audio data on a Computer system

For use with speech

Editors designed for use in speech research add the ability to make measurements and perform acoustic analyses such as extracting and displaying a fundamental frequency contour or spectrogram. The fundamental tone, often referred to simply as the fundamental and abbreviated fo, is the lowest frequency in a harmonic series. The spectrogram is the result of calculating the Frequency spectrum of Windowed frames of a compound signal. They typically lack most or all of the effects of interest to musicians.

Table of audio editing software

Name	Creator	Linux?	Mac OS X?	Unix?	Windows?	Is free software?	Note
Acoustica	Acon Digital Media	No	No	No	Yes	No
Amadeus Pro	HairerSoft	No	Yes	No	No	No
Ardour	Paul Davis	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	multi-track audio recorder
Audacity	Dominic Mazzoni	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Audiobook Cutter Free Edition		No	No	No	Yes	Yes	MP3 audiobook splitter
Audio Dementia	Holladay Audio	No	No	No	Yes	No
Audition	Adobe Systems	No	No	No	Yes	No	Previously known as CoolEdit
BIAS Peak	BIAS	No	Yes	No	No	No
Creative Wavestudio	Creative Technology	No	No	No	Yes	No	Bundled with Creative Soundcards. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Free software or software libre is Software that can be used studied and modified without restriction and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified Ardour is a Hard disk recorder and Digital audio workstation application Paul Davis (formerly aka Paul Barton-Davis) is best known for his work on audio software for the Linux operating system and for his role as one of the first two programmers Audacity is a Digital audio editor application Audacity is Cross-platform, using the WxWidgets software library to provide a similar Graphical Audiobook Cutter Free Edition is an easy-to-use tool which splits large MP3 Audiobook Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a Digital audio editor Computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee əˈdoʊbiː ( is an American Computer software company headquartered in San Jose California Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a Digital audio editor Computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack Peak is a full-featured professional stereo sample editor for the Macintosh computing platform Bias is a term used to describe a Tendency or Preference towards a particular perspective, Ideology or result especially when the tendency interferes Creative Technology Limited ( is a listed manufacturer of computer Multimedia products based in Singapore, where the firm was founded and now under the executive
Diamond Cut DC7	Enhancedaudio. com, Inc.	No	No	No	Yes	No	Noise Reduction, Editing and Audio Enhancement
Ecasound		Yes	Yes		No	Yes	audio recorder
Freecycle		Yes	No		No	Yes	beat slicer
Fast Edit	Minnetonka audio	No	No	No	Yes	No
Fission	Rogue Amoeba	No	Yes	No	No	No
FlexiMusic Wave Editor	FlexiMusic	No	No	No	Yes	No
Goldwave	Goldwave Inc. Ecasound is a Hard-disk recording and Audio processing tool for Unix-like computer Operating systems including Linux, Mac OS X Freecycle is a Free software beat slicer for Linux using the Qt toolkit, providing Amplitude domain and Frequency domain Fast Edit is an Audio Editor from Minnetonka Audio It allows non-destructive editing with unlimited undo-actions Rogue Amoeba Software LLC is a Macintosh Software company that produces audio software specializing in applications for audio capture FlexiMusic Wave Editor is a Digital audio editor Computer program from FlexiMusic for professionals and home users for Microsoft Windows GoldWave is a commercial Digital audio editing software developed by GoldWave Inc	No	No	No	Yes	No
Jokosher	Jokosher community	Yes	No		No	Yes	multi-track audio editor
LMMS		Yes	No		No	Yes	Intended as a replacement for Cubase-like software (DAW)
Mp3splt		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	splits MP3 and Vorbis files without decoding (see mp3splt-gtk and libmp3splt)
MP3 Stream Editor	3delite	No	No	No	Yes	No	Non-destructive audio editor
MusE		Yes	No		No	Yes	MIDI sequencer
n-Track Studio	FAsoft	No	No	No	Yes	No
NU-Tech	Leaff Engineering	No	No	No	Yes	No	Available free SDK
Pyramix	Merging Technologies	No	No	No	Yes	No	DSP Based version and Native version
Qtractor		Yes	No		No	Yes	A non-destructive multi-track audio and MIDI Workstation (DAW)
QuickAudio	Sion Software	No	No	No	Yes	No
ReZound	Davy Durham	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Graphical audio file editor
Rosegarden		Yes	No		No	Yes	MIDI sequencer and multi-track recorder
Snd (link)		Yes	Yes		No	Yes	audio editor
SndBite (link)	Bill Poser	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor for cutting a recording into many small pieces. Jokosher is a free, non-linear multi-track audio editor, the Source code of which is released under the GNU GPL. Linux MultiMedia Studio, or LMMS, is a free (licensed under GPL) Linux -based alternative to popular programs such as FL Studio, Cubase Cubase is a computer program for music production/recording The program offers recording producing and mixing of sounds in order to make music production for distribution on CDs or the A digital audio workstation (DAW is an electronic system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio Mp3splt is a free Digital audio splitter (often called a cue splitter that runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Vorbis is a free and open source, lossy audio Codec project headed by the Xiph Decoding is the reverse of Encoding, which is the process of transforming information from one format into another Mp3splt-gtk is a free Digital audio splitter that runs on Linux, and Microsoft Windows Operating systems The Source code Libmp3splt is a free Digital audio splitter library that runs on Linux, and Microsoft Windows Operating systems The In Greek mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek, hai moũsai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * men- "think" are MIDI ( Musical Instrument Digital Interface, ˈmɪdi is an industry-standard protocol that enables Electronic musical instruments Computers NU-Tech is a DSP platform to validate and Real-time debug complex Algorithms, simply relying on a common PC. A software development kit ( SDK or " devkit " is typically a set of development tools that allows a Software engineer to create applications Pyramix is the first remix album and sixth album by rapper/DJ Egyptian Lover. Qtractor is a Hard disk recorder and Digital audio workstation application for Linux A digital audio workstation (DAW is an electronic system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio ReZound is an Digital audio editor primarily for but not limited to the Linux operating system Rosegarden is a Free software Digital audio workstation program developed for Linux with ALSA and KDE.
Sound Forge	Sony	No	No	No	Yes	No	Formerly from Sonic Foundry
Soundbooth	Adobe	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Intel only
SoX		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	command-line multi-track audio editor/processor
Sweep	Conrad Parker	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Total Recorder	HighCriteria	No	No	No	Yes	No	Available for no cost evaluation
Traverso DAW link)		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	multi-track audio recorder/editor/mixer
WaveLab	Steinberg	No	No	No	Yes	No
Wavosaur	Wavosaur Team	No	No	No	Yes	No	freeware version available
WavePad	NCH Software	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	freeware version available
WaveSurfer	Centre for Speech Technology at KTH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
XO Wave	XO Audio	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

See also

• Audio processing
• Digital audio workstation
• Music sequencer
• Software synthesizer
• Free audio software
• Software effect processor

Sony Sound Forge, formerly known as Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, is a digital Audio editing and creation suite aimed at the professional as well as the is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Adobe Soundbooth is a Digital audio editor by Adobe Systems for Mac OS X and Windows XP and Vista. Adobe bricks are a Natural building material made from Sand, Clay, water and some kind of fibrous or Organic material ( Sticks, Sound eXchange, abbreviated SoX, is a free Cross-platform Digital audio editor, licensed under the GNU General Public License Sweep is a Digital audio editor and live playback tool for Linux, BSD and compatible systems Total Recorder is Digital audio editor software which is able to record any sound coming through a computer soundcard WaveLab is a Digital audio editor by Steinberg aimed at the professional as well as the semi-professional market Steinberg is a German Musical equipment and Software company It mainly produces MIDI Music sequencer software Freeware is computer Software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee Freeware is computer Software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee Wavesurfer is an audio editor widely used for studies of Acoustic phonetics. The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga Tekniska högskolan ( KTH) is a University in Stockholm, Sweden. Audio signal processing, sometimes referred to as audio processing, is the processing of a representation of auditory signals, or Sound. A digital audio workstation (DAW is an electronic system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio A music sequencer (also MIDI sequencer or just sequencer) is software or hardware designed to create and manage computer-generated music A software synthesizer also known as a softsynth or virtual instrument is a Computer program for Digital audio generation This list of free software for audio lists Free software for use by sound engineers audio producers and those involved in sound recording and reproduction The software effect processor is a computer program which is able to modify the sound coming from a source of sound in real-time

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