Documentation:Audio Editing Tools

Commercial Audio Editing Tools

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ **YouShow Recommendation**
- Install the LAME library so you can export to MP3
- Audacity Manual
- TRU Soundcamp Guide
- Audacity Tutorial from the Audacity site
- Audacity Wonder How To a great collection of tutorials
- Using Common Effects a Lynda.com tutorial
- Audacity tutorials on YouTube
- Creating a simple podcast with Audacity (this has good basic editing instructions)
- Screencast of basics of recording and using layers, effects. envelope tool in Audacity showing the steps one might do for a Sound Effect Story
- Dispatch from the dark: Audio layering Paul Bond shows use of sound layering

Let's Make Music (Mac, PC, Linux) https://lmms.io/ music creation and mixing tool

Audiotool http://www.audiotool.com create music right in your browser, export to YouTube, SoundCloud
Soundation http://soundation.com/ music editor, has capability to collaborate through Google Hangout
Soundtrap https://www.soundtrap.com record, edit music collaboratively, exports to SoundCloud

MP3 Cutter http://free-mp3-cutter-and-editor.en.softonic.com/ quickly trim audio
The Levelator (OSX, Windows) http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator A powerful tool for improving audio recordings, especially when voices have dramatically different audio levels
eCamm Movie Tools (OSX) http://www.ecamm.com/mac/free/ free, handy drag and drop audio tools to convert to MP3 or AIFF
ID3 Tag Editor (Windows) http://id3tageditor.com/
ID3 Editor (OSX) http://id3-editor.en.softonic.com/mac
Vocaroo http://vocaroo.com/

Audioboom (iOS, Android, free and paid upgrades) http://audioboom.com/
AudioCopy (iOS, free) http://retronyms.com/audiocopy/ Audio content manager, manage audio for many iOS apps, record, edit, and publish audio to SoundCloud
iTalk (iOS, free and paid versions) http://italksync.com/
Recordium (iOS, $): http://recordiumapp.com/
Smart Voice Recorder (Android, free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrwq.recorder&hl=en

TRU Sound Camp http://trusoundcamp.net/
Transom http://transom.org/ all about audio astorytelling from NPR Radio
Using a Closet as a Recording Booth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8t3smUx8Xk
The Awesome Vocal Booth You Already Own "It is a small space, lined approximately 60% with sound-absorbent foam and fabric. It has no parallel surfaces that could set up standing waves. And it is shockmounted from the floor, to prevent capture of mechanical vibrations." Your car! http://recordinghacks.com/2013/07/28/the-awesome-vocal-booth-you-already-own/