Audacity is a program that has been developed to allow us to edit all audio files, as long as they are in the most popular formats, so we can then share them in our social networks or pass them to other software and playback devices. However, it is an application that adds all kinds of functions, which we will analyze below to know in detail.

In general terms, we can say that some of the tools that this program offers us have to do with importing music files in particular or audio files in general and adding different sound effects to the files. If you want, you also can join songs or audio tracks, and if you intend to make a podcast, which is so fashionable, this service will also help you.

Just the option to record live sounds is one of the most preferred by users regarding Audacity. This application has sound recording functions, which we can then modify to transform into a track or audio file like any other, either to make the modifications we consider necessary or to share it with the followers we may have on the web.

Audacity is compatible without problems with some of the most common formats when talking about music and audio files in general, for example, the following:

• AIFF
• AU
• Ogg Vorbis
• MP3
• WAV

You have to remember that when you're done editing a sound file from this platform, you'll be able to store it in one of the same formats we mentioned above, according to your needs. Perhaps it is here, in the lack of compatibility with other formats, one of the debts we can highlight of this program. However, we see that the most common formats are compatible with it.

And no matter whether it is a personal recording of yours or a file that you have uploaded on your own, you should know that the editing possibilities for the tracks of this program are the same. For example, you'll always find an innumerable number of effects, an equalizer, and even a spectrum analyzer.

This software also has a list of add-ons that we recommend you look at, considering that most of them improve the system's performance, providing solutions for specific cases. The interesting thing is that all these add-ons are free, so you will not have to spend money on them to get a better user experience.

And we have not mentioned it before because, in a way, we take it for granted, but it is not superfluous at this point; note that you will also find the classic functions of Cut, Copy and Paste for each of the files or audio tracks. Note that, if you want, you can add different voice recordings that you have made and songs that you have recorded from the microphone connected to your computer.

Like other similar programs, Audacity uses classic graphs containing a timeline through which we can see the breakdown of the recordings or music files we are working on. This way, each of your modifications can also be analyzed in detail. If you make any mistake, remember that you can undo it with the option of the same name without problems.

Although it is not very elaborate or modern, this interface is fine for what we can expect from a simple application. It is very simple to remove the background noise that sometimes has some recordings. The truth is that it is enough to make the necessary changes, slightly lowering the volume of the file in general, to eliminate the noise that sometimes appears in the background completely.

In what cases can Audacity be useful? It is a great option if you are looking for a basic audio or sound editing program that is easy to intuit most of its functions and downloaded to your computer in just a minute. Although it has additional add-ons, as we mentioned, do not expect professional results or a lot of options or features typical of more advanced programs.

A use for which we could recommend downloading this application has to do with the modification of the notes that work as ringtones on mobile. If you do not want to edit your sounds or music on the phone, you can always do it from this platform and send them to your iPhone or Android device. For this rather basic task, it is undoubtedly a very functional option.

Beyond that, our tests with this program were highly positive. Without looking for overly accomplished results, we quickly and easily edited all kinds of audio tracks, obtaining the files we were looking for. The application didn't freeze or hang at any time, and its installation and execution were really fast. Perhaps we would have liked that it was compatible with more audio formats, but by downloading a format converter, you can solve this problem.