Cut and paste

[badseed1980]

Can anyone recommend a music editing program that will allow me to take two long tracks, cut them to a length I choose, and then combine those cut bits into a single track? That's free? And won't make me download junk onto my computer when I download it?

Comments

[pir.livejournal.com]

For what operating system and what format of music file?

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Windows XP is what I have at home.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the music files are MP3s.

[nepenthedreams]

I paid for mine but it was well worth it. It's in the Roxio package of DVD-burning, ripping, movie creation, etc - their "suite". It's called "Sound Editor". I use it alllll the time, and it's easy to use.

I know I have heard of people using Audacity but I never figured it out myself.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Was Audacity not user-friendly, then?

[nepenthedreams]

Not for me, or maybe I just had trouble with the install? Either way, I never got it up & running.

I know other bellydancers use it so it can't be that hard to use.

[cuddlycthulhu.livejournal.com]

Audacity: Free, easy to use, awesome.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Hmm. That makes two votes for Audacity. Thanks.

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I'm a Mac girl with GarageBand. But I've heard other PC users mention Audacity before without cursing.

[lensman.livejournal.com]

I have use Audacity as well (but then I'm a bit of a power user So I think its pretty easy to use). The install I think is the hardest part. You have to also remember to add the LAME MP3 library in order to be able to export the edited audio file as an MP3.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip about the MP3 library. I think I'm going to go with Audacity because it's had lots of recommendations, so I figure if I run into problems, I know plenty of people to ask for help. :)

[brontosproximo.livejournal.com]

Definitely audacity. Long time user, even messed with a bit of composition with it.

[frater-treinta.livejournal.com]

Also here to push Audacity. You will need the LAME encoder, but that's really the only trick part I've noticed in it.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/latest/audacity-win/audacity-win-1.2.6.exe
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3


For absolutely no setup whatsoever there's Myna, which is web based:
http://aviary.com/tools/myna . Never used it, though, so I don't know if it has those features.