Audacity: Great Open Source Sound Editor (FREE)

Audacity is a well known, simple, open source Sound Editor available on multiple platforms. However on the Mac it is a little bit tricky to install for the unintelligible, but it is quite simple.

1. Download it (I recommend the Beta)
2. Open it up and drag it to your /Applications folder

Of course it is installed right now, but to do anything with mp3s you’re going to need LAME (mp3 encoder), and we’re going to use MacPorts:

1. Run: sudo port install lame
2. Now Audacity has little trouble finding the library files so you need to run: sudo ln -s /opt/local/lib/libmp3lame.dylib /usr/lib/libmp3lame.dylib

And that’s it, now you open, edit and export into mp3s.

Similar Posts:

• Unix Apps on Mac OSX with MacPorts
• How to use Symbolic Linking to Reference Files/Folders (Trust me, it’s Useful!)
• Finding and Installing Ports with MacPorts
• Ubiquitous Use of TextMate (Text Editor for Mac) in Cocoa Applications
• Edit in MacVim for Ubiquitous use in Cocoa Applications

I Like This Tip!

Written by Travis Jeffery on February 1, 2008 at 5:32 pm - Audacity: Great Open Source Sound Editor (FREE) has 6 comments - Categorized in Advanced Tips, Audacity Tips, Cool OS X Apps - Tags: audacity, free, opensource, sound editor

6 Responses to “Audacity: Great Open Source Sound Editor (FREE)”

1. 
   utech
   Totally LOVE Audacity. It blows GarageBand away! Especially the Mac Beta version. Have been using Audacity for over 2 years now for producing podcasts for our church and for editing our service recordings down for band members to listen to their songs. Have even used Audacity to make my own mp3 ring tones. Big fan of the program - thanks for posting about it. February 1st, 2008 at 8:33 pm
   
   
2. 
   Brad Jasper
   Great use of MacPorts. It always frustrated me Audacity didn't come bundled with LAME. February 1st, 2008 at 9:11 pm
   
   
3. 
   Michael Zhao
   mine could always edit mp3's I don't remember installing LAME February 1st, 2008 at 10:11 pm
   
   
4. 
   Brad Jasper
   Michael, I believe you can edit an MP3 without LAME, but to save (or export) as an MP3 you need the LAME library. February 1st, 2008 at 10:31 pm
   
   
5. 
   Michael Zhao
   Nope, I've done both. Maybe I'm just special :D February 2nd, 2008 at 2:39 am
   
   
6. 
   Aaron
   great simple program, you can use this to remove vocals from songs! really great for a free program. February 18th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
   
   

Post a comment to "Audacity: Great Open Source Sound Editor (FREE)"