Audacity Alternatives for Mac

Audacity is a free and open source audio track editor available for every major desktop operating system.

Audacity's support for multiple operating systems while also being free and open source software is commendable, with highlighted features including the ability to correct pitch and reduce noise, alongside support for multitrack editing.

Many alternatives to Audacity have features such as support for frequency spectrum analysis, while some alternatives also support non-destructive editing, which Audacity does not.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 8/14/2019 10:03:00 AM
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Alternatives to Audacity for Mac with any license

  • WavePad

    WavePad is Music and Audio Editor for the Windows OS. WavePad allows you to create and edit voice, music and other sound recordings. You can duplicate sections of recordings and add echo, amplification, noise reduction and other effects. The following is a list of features for WavePad Music and Audio Editor. We recommend you download and install the software to give these features a try. The download is free.

    Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad Kindle Fire

    Audio Editing Audio Recording Noise Reduction Non destructive editing ... OGG Portable Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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    WavePad Audio, Music and MP3 Editor Equalizer
    WavePad Audio, Music and MP3 Editor Apply Effects

  • Ocenaudio

    Ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users. This software is based on Ocen Framework, a powerful library developed to simplify and standardize the development of audio manipulation and analysis applications across multiple platforms.

    • As opposed to Audacity's mess of a ui this is quite nice. Has all the effects I needed. Looks good even in a KDE environment. Cknight70 • Mar 2018 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Easy to use and stable. Auto noise reduction is an excellent feature not available in Audacity. But an equally missed feature is "Truncate Silence" that is found in Audacity. srinath1234 • May 2018 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It's free and multiplatform. Also it's easy to use and has a lot of features. EliasNS • Jan 2018 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Perfect for MAC users! Audacity is a WIN program adapted for mac, but is still to "win 98 style". I had troubles with the mic in audacity. Oceanaudio is very easy to use, the scrolling with the magic mouse works perfectly, it saves in so many audio formats (without putting the extension at the end, like in audacity). yesdino • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Free Mac Windows Linux

    Audio Editing Support for VST plugins Batch conversion Hot keys ... Lightweight Multi-selection Multiple files Spectrogram view Add a feature

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  • Adobe Audition

    Adobe Audition software delivers the professional tools you need to make your video and audio productions sound their best. Handle a wide range of audio production tasks efficiently, including recording, mixing, and sound restoration.

    • It has great frequency spectrum analysis features, a nice display and streamlined workflow. Guest • Oct 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • It is less buggy. Updated interface but not open source Guest • Dec 2016 • 3 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree   Agree

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    Audio Editing Audio restoration Effect automation controls M/S metering ... Multiple metering standards Multiple window layouts MultiTrack Music Composer Rack Effects Sidechain compression Spectral editing Task level chat Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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  • MixPad

    MixPad Music Mixer and Recording software is a free audio production and recording software that is perfectly designed to be your personal recording studio and music mixer. This music mixing software allows you to load or record audio clips and mix them together. It is the digital replacement of using a multitrack recorder and mixing desk. Expand your musical abilities with the built in MIDI editor. Create remixes, mashups, beats as well as add your own recorded audio.

    Freemium Mac Windows Android Android Tablet iPad ... Kindle Fire

    Mix Music Program Launchers Audio Recording Automatic Looping ... MultiTrack Multitrack editing Support for Multitracker Mix Music Music Composer Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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  • Ardour

    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Ardour's intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use. NOTE: Ardour source code is freely available but pre-built binaries are commercial free-libre software: users who download from ardour.

    • Ardour is a complete DAW, which is overkill when you simply need to cut some audio. Guest • Jun 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • it is not a proper audio editor as what audacity made for. rishabhistwal • Nov 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Ardour is a DAW, not an audio editor fernandomanuelrodrigues • Jun 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • While Ardour doesn't provide all the functionality of Audacity, it offers many features Ardour doesn't such as automation and non-destructive effects (unlike Audacity). Guest • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree   Agree

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    Mix Music Audio Editing Multitrack editing Non destructive editing ... Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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  • Reaper

    REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for Windows, Mac and Linux, offering a full multi-track audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering tool set. REAPER supports a vast range of hardware, digital formats and plugins, and can be comprehensively extended, scripted and modified. FEATURES: - Efficient, fast to load and portable. Can be installed and run from a portable or network drive.

    Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux

    Support for VST plugins Customizable Audio Editing Supports for MIDI ... Multi Channel MultiTrack Mix Music Music Composer Piano Roll Pitch shift engine Portable Scripting support Spectral editing Add a feature

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  • GarageBand

    Welcome to the school of rock. A Mac-sized practice space. Your own recording studio. If you want to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song, GarageBand can help — whether you’re a rookie or a rock star. GarageBand is a whole music creation studio right inside your Mac — with a complete sound library that includes software instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and virtual session drummers.

    Commercial Mac iPhone iPad

    Preset beats Audio Recording Audio Samples Easy installation ... Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Music Composer Works Offline Piano Roll Virtual instrument Add a feature

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  • Sound Forge

    Sound Forge Pro software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or field, it's the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and mastering, sound design, audio restoration, and Red Book CD creation.

    Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows

    Audio Editing Music Composer Add a feature

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  • Spek

    Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X. Features: - Supports all popular lossy and lossless audio file formats thanks to the FFmpeg libraries. - Ultra-fast signal processing, uses multiple threads to further speed up the analysis. - High number of frequency bands for the best spectrogram quality. - Shows the codec name and the audio signal parameters.

    • audacity is a full-blown audio track editor, spek is just a mere spectrum analyser Guest • Jul 2018 • 6 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

    Lightweight Spectrogram view Add a feature

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  • TwistedWave

    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 channels. You can also apply Audio Units to multichannel files, or to a selection of channels. Unlimited undo and redo which works instantly. Zooming in and out of the waveform is very fast.

    • you have to have a pre made file Guest • Jan 2018 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree   Agree

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    Audio Editing Music Composer Add a feature

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  • Radium

    Radium is a music editor with a new type of interface. - Compared to the normal sequencer interface editing is quicker and more musical data fits on the screen. - Compared to trackers, note positions and effects are edited graphically, which should be quicker, provide more vertical space and give a better musically overview. However, despite its unusual appearance, it's a design goal for Radium to be straightforward to use, and easy to learn.

    • This is a DAW, NOT an audio editor fernandomanuelrodrigues • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux

    Audio Editing Modular System Music Composer Piano Roll ... Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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  • Traverso DAW

    Traverso DAW is an audio recording and editing program which is very well suited to record a single voice, a band, an ensemble, a whole orchestra or any other source of music! Both the home and professional user will find Traverso attractive, it's clean interface is easy to learn, and enables you to work quickly and efficiently!

    • It's a DAW, NOT an audio editor fernandomanuelrodrigues • Jun 2017 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

    Audio Editing Audio Recording MultiTrack Add a feature

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  • Frinika

    Frinika is a free (licensed under GNU GPL) complete music workstation software containing sequencer, midi support, soft synthesizers, audio recorder, piano roll/tracker/notation editing and more. The goal of Frinika is to be a complete platform for making music with your computer, using the versatile Java platform to be able to run on several operating systems, and being open source to be able to embrace the best open source technology being available at any time.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

    Support for VST plugins Add a feature

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  • Wavelab

    Steinberg's WaveLab allows quick audio editing and professional mastering with sample-accurate precision. High-quality EQs, dynamics and effects are included, and the software can integrate additional effects processors.

    Commercial Mac Windows

    Audio Editing Spectral editing Add a feature

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  • Fission

    Edit audio in minutes, not hours. With Fissions streamlined audio editing, you can quickly copy, paste and trim audio, as well as split files. Fission also works with compressed MP3 and AAC formats to edit without the quality loss caused by other editors. Get perfect quality audio when editing natively in the MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV formats.

    Commercial Mac

    Audio Editing Edit metadata Add a feature

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  • Cinch Audio Recorder

    Check out our best Streaming Audio Recorder which can easily record any online music with just a click of a button. Try it for free! - Record Online radio/songs and save it as MP3 files (320kbp/s) separately - Automatical ID3 tagger (accuracy rate near 100%). Get the title, artist, and album for each of recorded song.

    Freemium Mac Windows

    Ringtone Maker Automatic Tagging Stream audio Add a feature

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