Audacity Alternatives for MacFiltered by 'Sound Effects'

There are many alternatives to Audacity for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is MixPad, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Audacity and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Audacity are TwistedWave, DaVinci Resolve Fairlight, Steinberg WaveLab and Sound Studio.

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Audacity alternatives are mainly Audio Recorders, but if you're looking for Audio Editors or Music Production Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPad, Android, Free, Linux, Open Source, Mac + Free and Android + Audio Recording. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Audacity.
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  1. MixPad icon

    MixPad

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    MixPad provides free audio mixing and recording with unlimited tracks, MIDI editor, low latency, various effects like EQ and reverb, and supports multiple audio formats and exporting. Perfect for creating professional audio with user-friendly drag and drop functionality.

    42 MixPad alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Shaun
    Negative
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    Not free, I was able to save 3 files then my trial expired.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    fernandomanuelrodrigues
    Negative
    -1

    This is NOT an audio editor

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    • Most users think MixPad is a great Audacity alternative.

    • MixPad is Freemium and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
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    TwistedWave

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    TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor.

    It supports Audio Unit plug-ins and many file formats, including wav, aiff, caf, mp3, mp4, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis and ambisonic sound files.

    Good multichannel support. TwistedWave lets you easily add, remove or reorder chan.

    46 TwistedWave alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Guest
    Negative
    -6

    you have to have a pre made file

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think TwistedWave is a great Audacity alternative.

    • TwistedWave is the most popular Web-based alternative to Audacity.

    • TwistedWave is Paid and ProprietaryAudacity is Free and Open Source
  4. DaVinci Resolve Fairlight icon

    DaVinci Resolve Fairlight

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    Every track includes real time equalization and dynamics processing to sweeten and fine tune your mix. This is in addition to your six real time track effects, making Fairlight far more powerful than other digital audio workstation software!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Steinberg WaveLab

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    Mastering is one of the most important parts of the music production process. It is a unique art and, for 25 years, WaveLab has been the number one choice for mastering professionals. WaveLab is a complete mastering solution, with every tool that you will ever need to cover your...

    44 Steinberg WaveLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    Sound Studio

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    Record, edit, and produce your audio with Sound Studio, an easy-to-use Mac app for recording and editing digital audio on your computer. Digitize tapes and vinyl records, record live performances, create your own mixes with crossfades, tweak the levels and EQ, apply digital...

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    Free Audio Editor

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    Free Audio Editor is a sound editor program for Windows. This software lets you make and edit voice and other audio recordings. You can cut, copy and paste parts of recording and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning

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