Audio track editor. Programs for cutting music

• Audio editing features include trim, copy, paste, delete, silence, auto-trim, and more.
• Audio effects include audio boost, normalization, equalizer, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse and many others.
• Built-in support for VST plugins gives professionals access to thousands of additional instruments and effects.
• Supports most audio file formats including mp3, wav, vox, gsm, wma, au, aif, flac, real audio, ogg, aac, m4a, mid, amr and many more.
• Batch processing allows you to apply effects and/or convert thousands of files in a single function.
• Search audio recordings and bookmark them for more precise editing.
• Create bookmarks and regions to make it easier to find, recall, and collect segments of long audio files.
• Tools include spectrum analysis (FFT), speech synthesizer and voice changer.
• Sound restoration features include noise reduction and crackle removal.
• Supports sampling rates from 6 to 96 kHz, stereo or mono, 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit.
• Works directly with the MixPad multi-track audio mixer
• With an easy-to-use interface, you'll be editing in minutes

When choosing a program for editing audio files, each user already knows what exactly he wants to do with this or that track, therefore, he roughly understands which functions he exactly needs, and which ones he could do without. There are quite a few sound editors, some of them are aimed at professionals, others - at ordinary PC users, others will equally interest both, and there are also those in which audio editing is only one of many functions.

In this article we will talk about programs for editing and processing music and any other audio files. Instead of wasting your personal time choosing the right software, searching it on the Internet and then studying it, just read the material below, you will definitely make the right choice.

AudioMASTER is a simple and easy-to-use audio editing program. In it, you can trim a song or cut a fragment from it, process it with audio effects, and add various background sounds, called atmospheres here.

This program is completely Russified and, in addition to visually editing audio files, you can use it to burn a CD or, even more interesting, record your own audio from a microphone or other device connected to a PC. This audio editor supports most well-known formats and, in addition to audio, can also work with video files, allowing you to extract an audio track from them.

This audio editor is slightly less functional than AudioMASTER, however, all the basic and necessary functions are present in it. Using this program, you can trim tracks, cut fragments from them, and add simple effects. In addition, this editor allows you to edit information about audio files.

You can't burn CDs in mp3DirectCut, but such a simple program doesn't need it. But here you can also record audio. The program is Russified and, most importantly, is distributed free of charge. The biggest drawback of this editor lies in the truth of its name - besides the MP3 format, it does not support anything else.

Wavosaur is a free, but not Russified, audio editor that is noticeably superior to mp3DirectCut in its capabilities and functionality. Here you can also edit (cut, copy, add fragments), you can add simple effects such as smooth fading or increasing sound. You can also record audio in the program.

It is also worth noting that with the help of Wavosaur you can normalize the sound quality of audio, clear any audio recording of noise or remove fragments of silence. A distinctive feature of this editor is that it does not require installation on a computer, which means it will not take up memory space.

Free Audio Editor

Free Audio Editor is a simple and easy-to-use audio editor with a Russified interface. It supports most current formats, including Lossless audio files. Like mp3DirectCut, you can edit and change track information here, however, unlike AudioMASTER and all the programs described above, you cannot record audio here.

Like Wavosaur, this editor allows you to normalize the sound of audio files, change the volume and remove noise. In addition, as the name implies, this program is distributed free of charge.

Wave Editor is another simple and free audio editor with a Russian interface. As befits such programs, it supports most popular audio formats, however, unlike the Free Audio Editor, it does not support Lossless audio and OGG.

As in most of the editors described above, here you can cut out fragments of musical compositions and delete unnecessary sections. A couple of simple effects are available, but necessary for most users - normalization, fading and increasing volume, adding or removing silence, reverse, invert. The program interface looks clear and is easy to use.

Wavepad Sound Editor

This audio editor is noticeably superior in functionality to all the programs we reviewed above. So, in addition to the banal trimming of songs, there is a separate tool for creating ringtones, in which you can choose the quality and format based on what mobile device you want to install it on.

Wavepad Sound Editor has a large set of effects for processing and improving sound quality, there are tools for recording and copying CDs, and audio extraction from CDs is available. Separately, it is worth highlighting the tools for working with the voice, with the help of which you can completely suppress the vocal part in a musical composition.

The program supports VST technology, due to which its functionality can be significantly expanded. In addition, this editor provides the ability to batch process audio files, regardless of their format, and this is very convenient when you need to edit, convert or simply change several tracks at once.

GoldWave is similar to Wavepad Sound Editor in many ways. Although different in appearance, these programs have an almost identical set of functions and each of them is quite a powerful and multifunctional audio editor. The only drawback of the program in question is the lack of support for VST technology.

In Gold Wave you can also burn and import Audio CDs, edit, process and modify audio files. There is also a built-in converter, and batch processing of files is available. Separately, it is worth noting the advanced tools for audio analysis. A distinctive feature of this editor is the flexibility of customizing its interface, which not every program of this kind can boast of.

OcenAudio is a very beautiful, completely free and Russian-language audio editor. In addition to all the necessary functions that such programs have, here, as in GoldWave, there are advanced tools for audio analysis.

The program has a large set of tools for editing and changing audio files; here you can change the audio quality and change track information. In addition, like Wavepad Sound Editor, there is support for VST technology, which significantly expands the capabilities of this editor.

Audacity is a multifunctional audio editor with a Russified interface, which, unfortunately, may seem a little overloaded and complicated to inexperienced users. The program supports most formats, allows you to record audio, trim tracks, and process them with effects.

Speaking of effects, Audacity contains quite a lot of them. In addition, this audio editor supports multi-track editing, allows you to clear audio recordings of noise and artifacts, and also contains tools for changing the tempo of musical compositions. Among other things, it is also a program for changing the key of music without distorting its sound.

Sound Forge Pro

Sound Forge Pro is a professional audio editing, processing and recording program. This software can be used for working in recording studios for editing (mixing) music, which none of the above programs can boast of.

This editor was developed by Sony and supports all popular audio formats. A batch file processing function is available, CD burning and importing is possible, and professional audio recording is available. Sound Ford has a large set of built-in effects, supports VST technology, and has advanced tools for analyzing audio files. Unfortunately, the program is not free.

This brainchild of a popular developer is much more than just an audio editor. Ashampoo Music Studio contains in its arsenal all the necessary functions for editing and changing audio, allows you to import Audio CDs, record them, and also contains basic tools for recording audio. The program looks very attractive, it is Russified, but, unfortunately, it is not free.

What sets this program apart from all the others described in this article is the wide range of possibilities for working with a user’s music library on a PC. Ashampoo Music Studio allows you to mix audio, create playlists, organize your media library, and create CD covers. Separately, it is worth noting the program’s ability to find and add information about audio files on the Internet.

Transcribe! is not an audio editor, but a program for selecting chords, which will clearly be of interest to many beginners and experienced musicians. It supports all popular formats and provides basic capabilities for changing the sound (but not editing), which, however, are needed here for something completely different.

Transcribe! allows you to slow down played compositions without changing their key, which is especially important when selecting chords by ear and not only. There is a convenient keyboard and a visual scale, which displays which chord is dominant in a particular section of the musical composition.

Sibelius is an advanced and most popular editor, although not for audio, but for sheet music scores. First of all, the program is aimed at professionals in the field of music: composers, conductors, producers, musicians. Here you can create and edit musical scores, which can later be used in any compatible software.

Separately, it is worth noting the support for MIDI - musical parts created in this program can be exported to a compatible DAW and continue working with it there. This editor looks quite attractive and clear, it is Russified and distributed by subscription.

Sony Acid Pro

This is another brainchild of Sony, which, like Sound Forge Pro, is aimed at professionals. True, this is not an audio editor, but a DAW - a digital audio workstation, or, in simpler terms, a program for creating music. However, it is worth noting that in Sony Acid Pro you can quite freely perform any tasks of editing audio files, changing and processing them.

This program supports MIDI and VST, and contains a huge range of effects and ready-made musical cycles, the range of which can always be expanded. There is the ability to record audio, you can record MIDI, the function of burning audio to a CD is available, it is possible to import music tracks from Audio CD and much more. The program is not Russified and not free, but those who plan to create professional, high-quality music will clearly be interested in it.

FL Studio

FL Studio is a professional DAW, which in its functionality is in many ways similar to Sony Acid Pro, although outwardly it has absolutely nothing in common with it. The interface of this program, although not Russified, is intuitive, so mastering it will not be difficult. You can also edit audio here, but this program was created for something completely different.

Providing the user with the same capabilities and functions as the brainchild of Sony, FL Studio is noticeably superior not only in its convenience, but also in unlimited support for everything that may be needed when creating music. There are many libraries of sounds, loops and samples for this program that you can use in your tracks.

Support for VST technology makes the possibilities of this sound station almost limitless. These plugins can be both virtual musical instruments and tools for processing and editing audio, the so-called master effects. In addition, it is worth noting that this program is widely in demand among professional producers and composers.

Reaper is another advanced DAW, which, despite its small volume, offers the user very wide opportunities for creating your own music and, of course, allows you to edit audio. This program has a large set of virtual instruments, many effects, and supports MIDI and VST.

Reaper has a lot in common with Sony Acid Pro, although the former looks more attractive and understandable. This DAW is also in many ways similar to FL Studio, but is inferior to it due to fewer virtual instruments and sound libraries. If we talk directly about the capabilities of audio editing, then this trinity of programs as a whole can do everything that any advanced audio editor can.

Ableton Live

Ableton Live is another music creation program that, unlike the DAWs listed above, can also be used for musical improvisation and live performances. This workstation is used by Armin Van Bouren and Skillex to create their hits, but thanks to the simple and understandable interface, although not Russian, every user can master it. Like most professional DAWs, this one is also not free.

Ableton Live also copes with any everyday tasks of audio editing, but this is not what it was created for. The program is in many ways similar to Reaper, and “out of the box it contains many effects and virtual musical instruments that can be safely used to create unique, high-quality and professional musical compositions, and support for VST technology makes its possibilities almost limitless.

Reason is a professional recording studio packaged into a very cool, powerful and feature-rich, yet simple program. Moreover, it is a recording studio both functionally and visually. The English-language interface of this workstation looks very attractive and understandable, clearly providing the user with all the equipment that could previously be seen exclusively in studios and in videos of popular artists.

Many professional musicians, including Coldplay and the Beastie Boys, use Reason to create their hits. This program has a huge variety of sounds, loops and samples, as well as virtual effects and musical instruments. The range of the latter, as befits such an advanced DAW, can be expanded with third-party plugins.

Reason, like Ableton Live, can be used for live performances. The mixer presented in this music mixing program, in its appearance, as well as in the range of functions and available capabilities, is noticeably superior to a similar tool in most professional DAWs, including Reaper and FL Studio.

We told you about audio editors, each of which has its own strengths, similar and radically different features in comparison with analogues. Some of them are paid, others are free, some contain many additional functions, others are designed exclusively for solving basic tasks such as cropping and converting. Which one to choose is up to you, but first you should decide on the tasks that you set for yourself, and also read the detailed description of the capabilities of the audio editor that interests you.

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With new technologies, working on audio recordings is no longer the sole responsibility of professionals. Now every home PC user has the opportunity to trim, mix and apply effects to sound files.

What can we say about transcoding them into various formats. Along with installed programs, online services also allow such actions. The most convenient of the programs and services will be discussed further.

Downloadable editors

The traditional way to edit audio is to use installed programs.

Such programs provide ample opportunities, but for solving simple tasks, such as transcoding a file or trimming a composition, there are “too many” of them. However, many users prefer to use programs.

"People's" program for sound processing. With a free distribution model, it offers a solid toolkit.

The first version of the software became available to the public in 2000. Since then, the project has been continuously developed and improved. The latest version for today was released on March 29, 2015.

Audacity supports reading and writing many formats, and various codecs, including: WAV, AIFF, AU, Ogg, MP2 and MP3. A wide range of options for transcoding audio signals between formats is available.

In fact, any source file can be recoded into any format supported by the program.

Among other features, it is worth mentioning an unlimited number of tracks for mixing and a large number of additional filters and effects.

Audio editor: Wavosaur

A free music editor that can seriously compete with other audio processing programs. In this case, the program does not require installation and does not make any changes to the system registry. A special feature is the ability to display a detailed track in 3D mode.

Wavosaur supports the most common formats: WAV, MP3, OGG, AIF, AIFF.

Ample opportunities are available for signal transcoding between formats, editing an unlimited number of tracks and processing in real time.

A significant drawback of the editor is that the supported operating systems are limited to the range from Win XP to Vista. Owners of the common 7, 8 and 8.1 will have to look for an alternative.

Audio editor: Audio Editor Gold

Audio Editor Gold, unlike previous programs, is not distributed free of charge. Trial access is limited to 30 days and a constant pop-up window reminds you to register. It features a friendly interface.

Track editing is done on a wave model, which can be scaled in detail to more accurately highlight sections of the track. You can edit each channel separately.

The software supports free transcoding between all supported formats, including WAV, WMA, Ogg and MP3. Any file can be freely recoded into one of the available formats.

Online audio editors

Network technologies are evolving. Their current level makes it possible to transfer the functionality of many programs to the browser. Editing audio and video using network resources is no longer fiction, but a reality accessible to any network user.

Audio editor: TwistedWave

With TwistedWave, there is no need to download and install proprietary audio editing software. The service offers the ability to trim, re-encode or add a filter to an audio recording using a browser.

Among the possibilities are about 40 VTS effects, fading effects over the entire track or sections of it, transcoding and saving the finished track in the cloud.

The service supports working with many formats: WAV, MP3, FLAC, Ogg, MP2, WMA, AIFF, AIFC, Apple CAF. TwistedWave allows you to freely transcode files between supported formats.

For the saved recording, you can manually set the bitrate from 8 kB/s to 320 kB/s. That is, the service turned out to be a good audio converter.

Info! Free processing is only possible for mono mode. You will have to pay extra for processing a recording in two or more channels.

Audio editor: Online MP3 Cutter

With this service, cutting music will turn into a simple process that takes a minimum of time. To get the required segment of the composition you will need only three steps: open the file, determine the segment and download the finished piece of the song.

The saved segment can be recoded into a more convenient format. The service supports five formats: MP3, AMR, WAC, AAC and Apple CAF. It is also convenient to use for simple audio transcoding.

It is enough to simply not define the segment to be extracted from the composition, and choose to save it in a different format. That is, despite the fact that cutting music is the main purpose of Online MP3 Cutter, it can be used to successfully reformat audio.

Payment will not be required at any stage of using the service. A simple and intuitive interface with a minimum of necessary features is ideal for everyday use.

Audio Editor: Make Your Own Ringtone

A convenient online service designed to create your own ringtones. Unlike the previous audio trimming service, it has 16 effects that can be applied to the recording.

Six audio encoding formats are supported: MP3, OGG, AAC, M4R, MPC and MP4. The finished file can be saved either to a computer or to a mobile device. It is possible to send the finished cut by email.

Make Your Own Ringtone can also be successfully used as an online music converter. All supported formats are freely convertible. That is, it is not necessary to trim the composition, you can simply save it in the desired format.

If you are passionate about music and would like to practice creating interesting mixes yourself, then you should definitely check out the advanced Virtual DJ program. It is used not only by beginners in this business, but also by experienced DJs. The application resembles a real DJ console, but unlike it, it provides much more opportunities for mixing audio compositions.

Virtual DJ can replace an audio studio; it contains everything you need for professional DJing. With multi-deck support, you can mix multiple tracks at once, and the built-in multi-band equalizer allows you to always achieve excellent sound. It is noteworthy that the program is compatible with external controllers, mixers and other DJ equipment, making work in it easier.

With it, you can mix not only audio, but also video files in real time, using various audio and video effects, transitions, samples and other DJ bells and whistles. Many DJs know how important the speed of playing tracks is, so this product has built-in automatic adjustment of the sound speed, of course, if it does not work as you would like, then you can always adjust everything manually.

ocenaudio 3.6.0.1

ocenaudio is a cross-platform audio editor. This free program provides users with ample opportunities for audio processing. With its help, you can edit not only musical compositions, but also audio recordings made with a voice recorder, etc. For ease of use, audio files in the application are presented in the form of waves, i.e. visually.

Of course, the editor supports common audio formats. By loading a file into it, you can process it entirely or select the area you need to edit. It provides all the necessary tools for trimming, joining, deleting, copying and pasting audio fragments.

Effects and filters deserve special mention; thanks to them, it becomes possible to do noise reduction, normalize sound, add echo, convert frequencies, etc. In addition, to evaluate the applied filter or effect, and indeed after any changes, you can immediately listen to the result.

Wave Editor 3.8.0.0

The Wave Editor program was released specifically for beginners; it is a small audio editor with a very friendly interface. With its help it is possible to perform the most necessary operations on audio files.

For example, thanks to this application you can easily create a cool ringtone for your phone or increase/decrease the volume of your favorite musical composition to achieve a suitable sound.

Wave Editor has the usual functionality for such programs; it allows you to select, copy, delete, paste or cut the desired fragment of an audio file, tracks of any audio format are supported, and the result is saved in mp3 or wav.

TagScanner 6.0.32

TagScanner is a useful program for music lovers; with its help you can create and edit music collections. As the name suggests, the utility allows you to work with tags and supports the following types: APEv2, ID3v1, ID3v2, MP4, Vorbis Comments, WMA. In addition, if necessary, using this application you can batch rename audio files.

Thanks to support for Amazon and FreeDB databases, Tag Scanner automatically searches and collects information for your music compositions. In addition, if you need to change tags in several files, the program allows you to use batch mode, which significantly saves the user’s time. The built-in tag editor provides extensive capabilities, for example: changing the case of letters, searching and replacing text in track names and tags.

mp3DirectCut (mp3 Direct Cut) 2.25

Very often, users need to quickly cut a piece of audio from an MP3 file, for example, to create a ringtone. The mp3DirectCut program is perfect for these purposes; it is an audio editor in which you can perform various operations with MP3 files.

A distinctive feature of mp3 Direct Cat is the preservation of the original audio quality, i.e. after editing the song, it will not be re-encoded; this approach makes it possible to obtain a musical composition without loss of quality.

The application allows users to: cut a specified piece of an audio track, create an effect of increasing or decreasing sound volume, copy a section of a song for subsequent insertion, record a signal directly from a sound card.

Audacity 2.3.0

To work professionally with sound, you need a powerful digital audio editor, which is exactly what the free Audacity program is. This software provides users with enormous opportunities for editing and processing audio tracks, and in its functionality it is practically not inferior to such audio editing giants as Adobe Audition and Sound Forge. It is worth noting that the product in question is cross-platform, so it can be used on all popular operating systems.

Audacity supports recording and digitizing sound from different sources and can work with both one and many tracks simultaneously. Using this editor, you can perform the most common operations on audio files, for example, cut or copy part of a track and paste it elsewhere, change the playback speed and pitch of a musical composition, convert audio tracks to the required formats, listen to the result without interrupting other operations (recording, processing, etc.).

Initially, the application can open and record files in MP3 and WAV formats, but after connecting the FFmpeg, LAME and libsndfile libraries, it begins to work with AAC, AC3, WMA, etc. formats. In general, despite the large number of functions, the editor’s capabilities can be further expanded thanks to using various plugins. Also worth a special mention are the effects, the use of which will allow you to get exactly the sound that you need.

MuseScore 2.3.2

If you are a musician and are looking for a convenient application for working with sheet music, meet MuseScore. It is a sheet music editor for convenient visual management of musical scores.

MuzSkor allows you to add notes to a specially marked page in a ruler from a PC keyboard and MIDI keyboard; in addition, you can use a computer mouse for the same purpose.

Speaking about musical lines, it is worth noting that you can change their number; there are no restrictions in this regard. Those. if necessary, you can add or remove them, creating the desired page layout.

Free Audio Editor 2015 9.2.7

Free Audio Editor is an advanced audio file editor. The program allows you to edit two audio tracks at once. The editor will help you process the required audio material.

The Free Audio Editor application can capture sound from various sources (microphone, headset or line-in). After recording, the track opens in the program window, where you can immediately edit it.

That is, thanks to this software, it becomes possible not only to import and export audio files, but also to create them. The audio recording in the work area looks like a sound wave and its selected segment can be stretched or compressed.

Free Audio Editor 1.1.36.831

Free Audio Editor (formerly Free Audio Dub) is a small audio editor with which you can perform simple editing of audio files. A special feature of the application is editing files without losing quality.

The program allows you to cut certain parts from audio. This can be useful when you want to create a ringtone for your phone. This product can work with the following audio formats: aac, m4a, mp2, mp3, ogg, wav, wma.

Using the audio editor is quite simple and to cut a track the user must perform the following operations: select the source and output audio file, determine the part of the track that needs to be cut (this can be done using the built-in audio player), indicate what needs to be done with the selected part of the track (cut it and leave everything else or vice versa).

Audacity is a free and open source audio editor. Audacity can be used to: Record audio. Digitization of analog recordings (cassettes, records). Editing files in Ogg Vorbis, MP3 and WAV formats. Physical editing of several files (cutting, gluing, mixing). Changes the speed and pitch of the recording. Lots of other things! Additionally, you can download plugins for Audacity: FFmpeg - the library allows Audacity import/export in several additional

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ocenaudio v3.6.0.1 19.02.2019

Cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. This is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without any hassles. ocenaudio also has features that will please more advanced users.

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