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Editing audio

The following are examples of programs that can be used to edit audio:

  • Audacity
  • Adobe Audition
  • GarageBand

Common features of audio editing software

Not all audio editing software packages share the same features, but most enable you do the following:

  • record, playback and edit audio
  • cut and trim - remove audio from the start or end, or choose the best bit and delete the rest
  • remove background noise, eg hissing
  • normalise or remove spikes and dips in volume
  • save or output audio in different file formats and at different quality settings
  • tag audio – add information about the audio to the file, eg author and credits

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