Editing and manipulating audio has never been easier and it's now possible to download a free application that's more powerful than what professional tools were not so long ago. Audio editing doesn't just have to be for the professionals, or even for making music. There are numerous applications for even the most basic audio editing software, from the more practical tasks such as cleaning up and cropping ripped audio files to creating snippets of audio for video clips or creating your own ringtones.  

Audacity 1.3.7 Beta is a powerful freeware tool for editing audio. You can import a wealth of different audio formats which can then be edited and manipulated in all the ways you'd expect, as well as including various effects to add something extra to your recordings. This is a powerful tool that's well worth a try, especially as it's free.

Audacity 1.3.7 Beta link.

29 Jan 2009