Audacity is a free audio editing software that allows users to record live audio, convert tapes and records to digital formats, and edit common audio file types like MP3, WAV and AIFF. It provides basic functions for cutting, copying, splicing and mixing audio, as well as changing the speed and pitch of recordings.

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Audacity Site Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and
multilingual audio editor and recorder. You
Tutorials can use Audacity to:
Record live audio.
Demo Convert tapes and records into digital
recordings or CDs.
Edit OggVorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound
files.
Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a recording.