Posted on The simplest audio editors
Content should be easy to read. The text is divided into paragraphs. Images should be of good quality. The sound is recorded clearly and loudly.
If you are going to create content that contains audio, you need to learn how to process it. And for this, you need to choose a suitable audio editor.
Decide why you need an audio editor. Based on this, you can figure out what features you need:
- Noise removal – the program determines which sounds are unnecessary and removes them. Sometimes human intervention is required.
- Restoration – for processing vinyl records, for example. You can remove clicks or rustling.
- Equalizer – adjusts the volume of different frequencies. For example, a man’s voice has more pronounced low frequencies. So, they are louder. But if you remove all the high frequencies, you’ll only get a mumble. If you remove the low ones, the voice will become quiet and mechanical. You need a balance.
- Effects: echo, distortion, delay, etc. Most often used in music, but you can also change the voice to your liking.
- Recording or creating sounds.
- Change the volume.
- Delete, drag, copy, paste, and other similar functions.
- If you’re going to record podcasts, audio or video tutorials, Audacity will be enough. But if you want to compose music, you’ll need sophisticated professional programs like Cubase or Adobe autdition.
Most of the time, audio processing will consist of removing unnecessary pauses and duplicates, removing noise, adjusting the equalizer, and applying effects like reverb or compressor, so don’t waste time learning complex programs unnecessarily.