Free and Open-Source Software for Free Radio II: Audio Editing

In our last post we already mentioned the cost-effective reasons to use Linux and FOSS. But we haven't really given much attention to the quality of the audio editing programs. There is a big choice in Ubuntu and if you want to find the program of your choice, you'll just have to try a lot.
There a few key player: audacity is a cross-platform program, so you could also use it under Mac OSx or Windows. It's really easy to use it is a good introduction to sound editing. If you are used to Pro Tools, this is your alternative. It's a really nice program with a lot of bells and whistles, that's why it's maybe not so suitable for new users. So we chose to install both these programs, one for the beginner and one for the more advanced producer.

www.ardour.org

www.audacity.sourceforge.org