Audacity is a powerful free and open source app, but the interface is clunky in my opinion. I find Adobe Audition so much better, but it's also very expensive..

It was real easy to get going with this application. Even though I couldn't mic properly, I was able to record some simple things through the pc mic. Also has filters that you can apply etc.

It's simple open source and does the job well.

Really important audio cutting tool for me.

For everyone that doesn't have a 'stereo mix' button on the drop down, choose the Wave/MP3 button instead if you have it. It works in recording the live stream of whatever you have playing in? the background.

I used this a lot on Windows. It is a nice program that lets you edit audio quickly and easily.

It's nice that there's a free, cross-platform audio recording/editing software, but it's very limited and the interface really sucks.

It's not a multi-track editor like Audition and many others, but is more similar to Soundbooth. (Although Soundbooth CS5 has added multi-track editing.) Anyway, Audacity is an AWESOME program. Download the 1.3 beta or newer if you have windows vista/7, and make sure to download all of the extra effects plugins at the Audacity website. As far as I'm concerned Audacity is better and faster than many other audio editors of it's kind, and all that for free!!!