Because of Audacity's free license, dozens of people around the world have contributed code, bug fixes, documentation, and graphics.” Īudacity is a completely free, and open source software that people can download for whatever purpose they want (educational, commercial, or personal), people can sell and modify it as they wish as well.Ī not-for-profit volunteer group developed Audicity and the source code is available for people to use. Yet another reason is to encourage collaboration. “One reason Audacity is free is so that it will be more popular and useful.

If the user has the correct hardware they can record more than one channel at the same time.

Can create multi-track recordings by dubbing over existing tracks.

Can record from many different devices-including microphone, line input, and USB/Firewire.

Audio level meters that allow the user to asses the volume of the audio they are recording-can help user see clipping before they hear it.

Device toolbar can control multiple recordings.

Audacity facilitates a new, and easily accessible form of storytelling in today's digital society. Furthermore, the program is featured in the section about creating and editing audio and video in Digital Literacy for Dummies. Users can copy cut, splice or mix sounds together, numerous effects including changing the speed or pitch of a recording.” Several university English departments use Audacity in teaching subjects like digital writing, and rhetoric class when exploring digital and multimodal composition. In addition, AC3, M4A/M4R (AAC), WMA and other formats are supported using optional libraries. It can also convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files. Audacity can record live audio, record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine.

Screen Shot of Audacity running on a Mac OS X, provided by Audacity TeamĪudacity is a freeware, open source, cross platform software for recording and editing audio.

Audacity program