#Audacity audio editor reviews software

Either way, IвЂ™m not left with a great experience in creating my MP3 for my podcast.ДЄfter I worked through the MP3 issues and was satisfied with my final recording, it was time to publish it.

#Audacity audio editor reviews software

Depending on your point of view, either software patents are out of control, or open source has some flaws, or maybe both. Now IвЂ™m left with questions on the legality of downloading an MP3 encoder that circumvents the patent. Instead, Audacity helps you navigate to a website in Argentina to download a DLLВ where the MP3 encoding patent doesnвЂ™t hold up. Why? Because Audacity cannot legally distribute MP3 encoding software unless they license it from Thomson Consumer ElectronicsвЂ“which would be difficult to do given that Audacity is free. Audacity will prompt you for the location of lame_enc.dll. When came time to save my audio as an MP3, I had to venture deeper into the geek jungle. As an audio recorder it did well, so long as you are familiar with other audio recording software. I hit Record and was able to slice and dice the result, splice in music, and add multiple tracks. It was simple enough to record a podcast. I found Audacity to be a passable audio recording solution, but it really comes up short when you use it for podcasting.

I am reviewing version 1.3.3, but like any active community project, you can expect frequent updates. Why Use Audacity?ДЄudacity is the Swiss army knife of audio editing from Dominic Mazzoni and the open source community.

EditorвЂ™s Note: This article was originally published Sep 2007 and recently updated for archival purposes.