RSS| frankwick | Sep 1, 2009 | 1.3.9 Beta |  3 out of 5 |
A little complex for new users. The UI seems "old" but I have had no problems getting any of the betas to work in Win 7. The vocal remover feature is hit and miss. |
| enrom | Jul 17, 2009 | 1.3.8 Beta |  5 out of 5 |
No entiendo el puntaje de 2 estrellas del lector anterior. Si no le funciona con el Windows 7 puede ser más una falla de este sistema operativo que no está todavía muy probado. |
| pjb | Jul 17, 2009 | 1.3.8 Beta |  2 out of 5 |
Nice app. For some strange reason this version will not load up in Windows 7. Running it in vista SP2 compatibility mode - no issues. Previous beta 1.3.7 was ok in native Windows 7. Strange... |
| anomoly | Jan 28, 2009 | 1.3.7 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Amazing how the exe compresses down to 1.5 from 6.5MB. Speak english u can delete the lang folder too. |
| boaz | Jan 28, 2009 | 1.3.7 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
This is a great free "Poor Man's" audio editor. Has a lot of features for a free editor. |
| DudeBoyz | Oct 20, 2008 | 1.3.6 RC1 |  4 out of 5 |
I like this app a great deal. However, between 1.3.5 Beta and this new 1.3.6 RC1, there are some significant changes to the User Interface, from Menus to Toolbars to Default Values and Preferences. I'm frustrated by this continual change of direction in regards to the interface, menu systems, etc. because I'm not sure if they are based on any sort of usability studies or are a result of arbitrary preferences from a rotating array of contributors to the project. I'd also appreciate better docs and detailed changelogs. So, even though this is a very good and free alternative, I don't feel comfortable giving it a full-on rating of 5 at this point. In fact, I'd rather give it a 3.5 than a 4, but that's not an option. |
| UniversityofKentucky | Oct 20, 2008 | 1.3.6 RC1 | 5 out of 5 |
Meets my podcasting needs. |
| alshawwa | May 9, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
superb , advanced , stable & a freeware. |
| anomoly | May 8, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Review from 2002-funny i am so on this bandwagon. simple, yet effective. just the way things should be. I use the zip version. |
| tarrith | May 8, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
This is an excellent open source sound editor. Simple enough GUI that you don't need to be a rocket scientist to use with multiple tracks so you can splice and dice various streams easily. Worth a try. Tarrith. BTW, if you want it to be like another program that costs money...go buy the other program or become one of the open source developers instead of whining. |
| madmike | May 8, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
The Best Freeware for Music Edit. Nuff said |
| LRN | May 8, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Want changes? Ask the developers, don't post it here! Seriously, do you really expect them to read your thoughts? Because they probably don't read Betanews. Shorter release cycle: Audacity team promised to release new alpha-version every two weeks in following 3 months. 1.3.6 is expected in fall 2008. And let me tell you that 1.3.6 will ROCK. About MDI: Microsoft says that MDI is obsolete. And it isn't supported on all platforms anyways. |
| RWW | May 7, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Leave Audacity's GUI alone!! Always a joy to work with....simple controls, so easy to use. Definately would like to see a separate Audacity with video capabilities as long as the same simplicity is carried over. But separate! |
| DudeBoyz | May 7, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
UPDATE: Per an above suggestion, I have submitted feature requests to the Audacity team via their project web site. They really need to do a much better job of documenting and separating the last official stable version, 1.2.6 It can be confusing, to say the least, and as can happen with Open Source projects, sometimes the coding gets ahead of the rest of the work. A clear and detailed comparison page, including graphics where appropriate, might help make things easier in trying to articulate what the advantages may be with the new app and how, specifically, users will benefit. Documentation can be a real pain - just look at Spin Rite 6, which never really did get good documentation of its own - but it's always good to have a clear understanding of what these new versions bring to the table vs the 1.2.6 release. I still like it and use it, but at this point I'd rather see them take a breather on the code and put out a final, fully documented package. I also wish that the project window was "dockable" so that as you moved it to one of the edges of the display, it would sort of "snap" into place. Unlike 1.2.6, at least this version remembers the window location, but if you accidentally drag the project window one pixel too far to the right, for example, it resets the project window to the upper left corner. If it auto-docked, it'd be a bit easier to handle, especially if you have multiple windows open and are working on a project. I'd also like to see some sort of improved MDI code for handling multiple tracks. It's one of the things we often take for granted in apps like Paint Shop Pro, where you can tile or cascade the contents. When you have to open multiple instances of the app, lots of screen space is taken up by the interface buttons being repeated for each window. Better support for standard keyboard selection of the audio file would be great too. For instance, s*** PAGE UP and s*** PAGE DN. Yeah, that's a lot to ask, but this is the premier open source app in its field, and I'd like to see the developers ramp it up a bit so it can compete with Sound Forge Audio Studio (the $69 little brother of the big Sound Forge app) A faster development cycle would be welcome for fans of the app as well. |
| Ryusennin | May 7, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Hey Ulmo. So you think that overhauling Audacity's GUI is the matter of a few hours of work? That's good to hear, because Audacity just happens to be open source. Now go get cracking. You sounds like someone who knows what he's talking about.... Right? Right? Naah. |
| Darkman00 | May 7, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
I don't mind the GUI :) Sometimes the simpler the GUI the smoother the proggie works ;) Other than that - the proggie works excellent and it's FREE! |
| Ulmo | May 7, 2008 | 1.3.5 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
kucinghitam is right : good program, but BEURK, what a GUI. Need only a fiew hours of graphical work. |
| Avion Airplane | Dec 24, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
just tried this program ......... I LOVE IT ! Does exactly what I need it to do |
| kucinghitam | Dec 5, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
the gui needs re work.. |
| analphatester | Nov 19, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Perfect, but language translate must be work |
| Golden Falcon | Nov 14, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
If your not a "professional recording engineer". Notice the quotes. This Open Source Gem is perfect for anyone. |
| RWW | Nov 14, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
One of the very best freeware apps I have ever used!! |
| darkripper | Nov 14, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
great and free |
| Ian C. | Nov 14, 2007 | 1.3.4 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Great program, powerful and easy to use. |
| DudeBoyz | May 19, 2007 | 1.3.3 Beta | 4 out of 5 |
Audacity is a very good free app. But, it needs some key features, including a simple "Punch-In" feature that lets you set a specific length when recording. That way you don't have to baby sit cassette recordings and manually end the recording process after the tape stops. Your tape is 43 minutes per side? Set it to record for 45 or 46 minutes and then stop and maybe auto-save. Sound Forge Audio Studio 8 ($69 retail) can do that, and it would rock if Audacity could. It does have a Timer Recording feature, which can be used for this - sort of - but it is a bit awkward to try to get the recording to start in coordination with the PLAY button on the tape recorder. It would be nice if you could avoid having to specify a time and could instead just set the length of the recording and click a "START" button to begin the process. That way you can set it up, press the PLAY button on the tape recorder and then click the START button on the interface. There is a workaround for 1.2.x, but again, it's less than elegant. I'm grateful they added a batch feature, but it is not nearly as intuitive / user-friendly as it should be, in my opinion. I'd love to be able to set it to equalize a batch of audio files to add more bass, for example. It's not terribly easy to figure out how to do. I also wish that development was being done at a faster pace. I do appreciate the program and that it is free, I just want it to be a bit better, faster so folks can have a competitive multi-platform audio app. Open Source is a great thing to support, and I'd rather use free / Open Source software than commercial stuff when possible, as many others might as well. Thanks, and keep up the good work please. |
| bigmama | May 18, 2007 | 1.3.3 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
before you pay another software for audio editing etc. check this... has many filters, tools -everything to do your job - great piece of software thnx audacity devs. continue the good job. |
| drumcat | May 18, 2007 | 1.3.3 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
CHANGELOG: since it's not on their site, and only in the beta license agreement... Opening/saving formats: * Import of audio from QuickTime (mov, aac, m4a) files is now supported on OSX * Metadata may be added to OGG files * Improved export option selection * Importing of Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) wave files now tolerated * Additional export options added to MP3 and FLAC file formats * Command line exporter now supported on Windows and OSX Effects: * EQ effect responsiveness improved * Several enhancements to the EQ Effect * Batch support added for the EQ effect * New Auto Duck effect * Added previewing to AudioUnit effects * Much improved Noise Removal effect * Effects previewing may now be canceled * New DTMF Tone Generator effect * Additional options available in Noise effect * Improved the Tone Generation effects Other features: * New built-in screen capture utility * Major speed improvement in Spectrogram rendering * Increased support for drag and drop on OSX * Support added for building against wxWidgets 2.8 * Support opening multiple Audacity Projects at once from Explorer on Windows * Improved main window sliders * New support for snapping while selecting and sliding * Improved track focus handling and visual feedback * Speed improvements and handling of resizing/zooming in tracks * Spectrum view may now be zoomed * New internal file cache to improve handling of project files over networks Also: * Many improvements to language specific translations * Numerous stability improvements |
| stisev | Apr 8, 2007 | 1.3.2 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
The BEST free solution out there. You can even make it PORTABLE!!!! http://audacityteam.org/...title=Portable_Audacity Create a "Portable Settings" folder in the same directory as the executable and it will store its settings there! If you don't care of bloating up your system, Sony Sound Forge is the best "payware". |
| DudeBoyz | Nov 1, 2006 | 1.3.2 Beta | 4 out of 5 |
I think the interface needs a serious overhaul to be more space efficient and look more professional. But for free, it is a nice bit of software. |
| JEdwardP | Oct 31, 2006 | 1.3.2 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
I still don't like it as well as GoldWave, but it's a lot better than Reaper, and unlike those, it's freeware. If you like GoldWave, but can't or don't want to pay for it, Audacity should be your choice, without reservation. |
| zridling | Apr 21, 2006 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Wow. Just found this and am impressed. As you say, even as a newbie, it's not complex, and it offers options to grow with. Just for basic editing of .wav files, it allows me to come off as far more polished than I ever thought. |
| womfalcs7 | Mar 14, 2006 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Awesome application, I love it and I've been using it for a long time. I definitely recommend it. |
| ayrtonx5 | Feb 16, 2006 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Audacity is an excellent audio application for either beginner or sophisticated audio users. Check out an example at www.enough-for-everyone.com/mp3soundstream.htm |
| DJ-HP | Feb 10, 2006 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Powerful and feature rich |
| LeXTeRiTY_X | Dec 1, 2005 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Excellent editor for linear editing, although for power editing use WaveLab. |
| lordnaastik | Nov 30, 2005 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Audacity is not as powerful as soundforge.And this is an update after a long time. in any case it is open source, free, and a great tool for audio enthusiasts |
| bugmenot | Nov 30, 2005 | 1.3.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Totaly Awsome Audio editor i use this to transfer my old cassette's over my PC in wave and re-edit them into mp3. Audacity is still work in progress and worth the wait when the final RC come out. keep up the good work! |
| fourte3n | Nov 19, 2005 | 1.2.3 | 4 out of 5 |
Great program, but could do with an update. :D |
| PSXp-ONE | Nov 16, 2005 | 1.2.3 | 5 out of 5 |
I used this one a lot for my music editing, it is a great tool and easy to use, definitely a 5 * |
| stisev | Nov 11, 2005 | 1.2.3 | 5 out of 5 |
The best free (Open source!) audio editor for windows. My personal favorite is Sony (ugh) Sound Forge 8. |
| the_lord_almighty | Feb 4, 2005 | 1.2.3 | 5 out of 5 |
Wonderful free program. Obviously doesn't do as much as the big boys (Cubase, Sonar, Live) but for free who can complain? Would like to see MIDI and VSTi support in the future! |
| spiffyjeff | Dec 20, 2004 | 1.2.3 | 5 out of 5 |
Perfect for all my editing needs, including save selection as (aka export), silence selection, fade in and out, noise removal. to -Lord-: I have not installed the mp3 support, but I can change the sample rate of the ogg files, try going to File> Preferences, then choose File Formats tab. You'll see a section in there for mp3, again, i dont know if you can change it from 128. |
| H_TeXMeX_H | Dec 11, 2004 | 1.2.3 | 5 out of 5 |
In my opinion, this is the best audio recording and editing tool out there that is FREE !!! In fact it is better than most ones you have to pay for. If you don't think so, try it. I think it deserves no less than a 5 out of 5. |
| -Lord- | Nov 20, 2004 | 1.2.3 | 4 out of 5 |
I really like the program. It's a big help if you want to create your own ringtones out of mp3 files (if your phone supports it), but one thing I would like to see is the ability to resample the mp3's. Most phones can only use something less than 192 or 128 k bit rates. Add that feature, and it's a solid 5 for me. |
| ModderXManiac | Nov 20, 2004 | 1.2.3 | 4 out of 5 |
Works pretty well, gives you lots of freedom when it comes to editing. You might want to also look at JetAudio for conversion, its seems to work alot better than this. |
| kmleow | Nov 20, 2004 | 1.2.3 | 5 out of 5 |
The best open source sound editor. 5 stars for it. |
| robmanic44 | Sep 23, 2004 | 1.2.2 | 5 out of 5 |
Haven't tried it in Windows, but have run it on Linux and it smokes. If it functions on Windows anything like the Linux product, it's worth trying out. |
| Erator | Sep 7, 2004 | 1.2.2 | 5 out of 5 |
This program is SUPERB! If you're looking to record streams, create or edit sound files, then you NEED to download this. Fast, Simple, and POWERFUL. |
| christoofar | Aug 26, 2004 | 1.2.2 | 4 out of 5 |
would give 5 stars if DirectX compatibilty would be an option. Light & tight! |
| dreamz | Jul 16, 2004 | 1.2.1 | 5 out of 5 |
It rocks, it rolls. Five stars! |
| roj | Jul 16, 2004 | 1.2.1 | 5 out of 5 |
The GoldWave of freeware. I never liked CoolEdit 2000 - too many bugs. After it was subsumed by the Evil Empire (Adobe), there was only one shining star left for consumers and that was GoldWave (a fine Canadian product at a great price). This now gives us TWO shining stars. Byte me, Adobe! |
| viserov | Feb 16, 2004 | 1.2.0 Pre4 | 5 out of 5 |
A great audio editing program! |
| Microshaft | Feb 13, 2004 | 1.2.0 Pre4 | 5 out of 5 |
After eating some toast the other day, I thought to myself: Who would have the "Audacity" to make yet another sound recorder and editing software, well... The Audacity Development Team did, they are that good.. |
| wagner reatto | Sep 30, 2003 | 1.2.0 Pre2 | 4 out of 5 |
this program will be one of the best. in my opinion, it needs accept directx too. |
| BillBraskey | Sep 30, 2003 | 1.2.0 Pre2 | 5 out of 5 |
Can't beat the price. Open source rules. Does the job quickly and effectively. Keep it up. |
| tannman1 | Mar 20, 2003 | 1.1.3 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Excellent!!! Awsome, simple and effective...not bloated nor skimpy. It works! |
| Qlib | Mar 20, 2003 | 1.1.3 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
yeye its great and all but it doesnt deserve a 5 at least not in its present form. |
| NULLedge | Nov 13, 2002 | 1.1.1 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
i am so on this bandwagon. simple, yet effective. just the way things should be. |
| grn | Sep 30, 2002 | 1.1.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
This makes me cry it is so good for recording. |
| anthonyroberts | Jun 12, 2002 | 1.1.0 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
The best free audio program I have found. |
