Recording audio from outside sources—such as a microphone, a guitar, a record player or a USB turntable—is fairly easy with Audacity, though fine-tuning the input sound may take some work.

Like Garageband, Audacity is a well-known free audio recording and audio editing software for starting musicians. Audacity is best known for its ability to record and edit audio with endless amounts ...

Audacity 3.0 has been released with a new AUP3 file format that makes it harder for projects to become damaged and to increase performance while editing audio.

In Audacity's case, clones that aim to take advantage of customers who don't realise Audacity is a free piece of software, and masquerade as the real deal in order to scam $4.99 from your parents.

The policy will only come into force with the next version of the software, 3.0.3. Current and older versions don't have any networking features and they won't collect any data.

Audacity, the free, open-source, and completely cross-platform audio editor, took the top spot with close to 57% of the overall vote. In second place with 14% of the votes cast was Adobe Audition, ...