Audacity Reviews & Product Details

Twenty-eight years ago, when I wanted to mix audiotracks, it required asking a friend who had equipment with a CD player and a microphone. Hardly anyone could suggest a way to work with music for one's own needs and not waste extra time.

Now, Audacity has simplified the mastering. It places functions that the user requires in a single panel with numerous drop-down menus. When the main track is recorded via, e.g., through the smartphone, you upload it and use it as a basis to create a project. Then, it works as a constructor where you compile tracks and use effects on them. This simplicity is what I like best, and furthermore—what I make with soundtracks using effects and filters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sporadically, the result is not the same as what you expected, e.g., some noise appears in the track, making it sound like an old gramophone's sound. When I was making a musical greeting for my parents' wedding anniversary, it was so. But this effect may be a benefit if you intend to create a nostalgic mood. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a music teacher, I am always looking for innovative ways to keep my middle-schoolers engaged. I had discovered Audacity through a college course years ago, and I had used it for my own personal projects, as well. Naturally, I knew this would be of benefit to my students, so I requested that our IT department add it to my computer (as permission was needed). They complied, and I was able to get started creating units for my students to utilize it! The best part of all of it is that it is free software... but it works! It is easy to create, upload, download, and work through everything.

Because it is so easy, neither I nor my students had any difficulties. Implementing it into our music studies routine has been a breeze. While they didn't get to use it extremely frequently, it was great for a project and to keep my students engaged.

We use it for one unit, approximately a few days; however, I have new students each marking period. This means it does get used pretty regularly.

I cannot attest to customer support, as I have yet to need it. However, the level of care they put into this program makes me believe that customer support would be of great help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I cannot say enough good things about Audacity. I don't think that it would be fair to say there is something I dislike. I imagine if I delved deeper into the programming, I could find flaws. However, I'm not interested in finding flaws. It works great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As someone with extensive experience using various professional audio editing programs throughout my career, I can confidently say Audacity holds its own against many paid alternatives. Having worked with industry-standard software, I appreciate Audacity's straightforward approach to audio editing.

What I like most:

Despite being free, Audacity delivers professional-quality results. The interface is refreshingly clean compared to some bloated commercial programs I've used. It handles multiple audio formats flawlessly - something I've seen expensive software struggle with. The program's stability is exceptional; I've never experienced crashes or data corruption, which unfortunately can't be said for all professional-grade alternatives.

Key strengths from a professional perspective:

• Reliability: Rock-solid performance that rivals paid software

• Format versatility: Seamless import/export across all major audio formats

• User interface: Intuitive design that doesn't sacrifice functionality

• Price point: Unbeatable value - completely free with professional capabilities

• Learning curve: Quick to master, even for complex editing tasks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Professional limitations:

While Audacity excels at core editing functions, it lacks some advanced features found in high-end professional suites. The visual effects library and certain specialized filters aren't as comprehensive as premium alternatives like Pro Tools or Adobe Audition. However, for 90% of professional audio editing tasks, these limitations are negligible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Best professional software for music recording and editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Newer add ons are more commercially inclined but that is not a bad thing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is software that is easy to obtain, simple to install, and offers a myriad of functions that are not even provided by others at a cost. Being free not only saves us an expense, but it is also widely distributed software, making it easy to find usage tutorials on various video platforms. Another feature to highlight is its versatility with formats, which makes me use it very frequently to enhance all kinds of audio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its aesthetic looks a bit old-fashioned, however, I like that it doesn't change much, as I work faster since I already know its structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the comfort and easyness. It is very easy to remove noise and edit your audios. Anyone can operate this software without any knowledge. It gives you full control to manually edit your voice like a pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There should be some Ai feature which can make the process more easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's free! Also, it does 90% of things that any other audio editor does. Features are easily laid out and easy to access. You can get up and running on this within an hour with a couple of youtube tutorials. We use it every week for our videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is a bit dated, but it's understandable because the functionality is amazing. It's kind of a good thing, actually, because you don't have to re-orient yourself to the program with each update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Audacity is a great tool to edit podcasts with noise cancellation, and for basic sound and music editing. Can easily mix multiple tracks and adjust tempo, pitch, cut and paste the sounds to make it complete etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface is not at all user friendly. Audacity does not have a lot of features required for proper audio mixing and mastering, and even the existing features are not easy to find because of the poor user interface. For example, audio automation, automation for panning to adjust settings within a single track is not possible. Not an easy tool to use. Cannot import a file which is not in mp3 format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am constantly using audacity to record audio for our companies help videos. It makes it so to record and then add effects to really make the audio pack a punch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The layout of the buttons could be a little more user friendly but it still works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the fact that Audacity is free and easy for audio editing, however, there are some things about it that we would need to do in order to make it a great tool for producing our own music. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the fact that you have to insert your own plugins in order to make it more like music production software,but it'd still a good start for beginners. I started using Audacity in 2010 and ever since then I have learned how to mix and master music. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.